This diode is used in out put stage of a rectifier block in combination with capacitor and resistance
2006-12-09 03:43:46 · 3 answers · asked by M J 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
Quite frankly, I've been doing electronic design for a long time and never knew there was a difference. Perhaps they're using that term to differentiate between that and a snap recovery diode that's used in frequency multipliers.
2006-12-09 04:21:54 · answer #1 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zener diodes behave differently from ordinary diodes when reverse biased. If a zener diode is reverse biased it up to a voltage (this is called zener voltage and is property of a specific diode), it will not conduct, once applied voltage reaches zener voltage, there will be large current but the voltage remains same. This property is used to get a constant voltage source. If ordinary diode is reverse biased it will not conduct but if you keep increasing reverse voltage you will reach a point where the diode breaks down.
2016-05-22 22:54:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would venture to say it was just refering to the application of the diode, not the diode type itself.
2006-12-09 05:58:17 · answer #3 · answered by B W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋