What is an Electric Dipole?

Electric Dipole

Introduction to Electric Dipole What is an Electric Dipole? In order to understand the basis of behavior of dielectric materials in electric field, dipole fields are used. Dipole fields are also helpful for understanding the concept of imaging. When the Read More …

What are the Applications of Zener Diode?

Introduction to Zener Diode  What are the Applications of Zener Diode? Zener diode is the type of the diode that is designed for special purpose which is regulation. By the regulation we mean, maintaining constant voltages across its terminals. So Read More …

Ideal, Complete and practical Diode Models with Solved Examples

complete diode models

This is the most simple approach where we treat the diode as an ideal element. By ideal we mean,  we will ignore the barrier potential of the diode that is 0.7v in case of silicon and 0.3 v in case of germanium when it is forward biased. So, when diode is forward biased, we will say infinite amount of current is flowing with zero voltage drop across its terminals. When it is reverse biased, we will say it has infinite resistance and hence zero leakage current across its terminal.