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zener diode website - a comprehensive collection of information about zener diodes.
Zener diode General Information
Here are links to some of the most informative introductory articles on
zener diodes available online:
Zener Diode -
Wikipedia article introducing zener diode characteristics and their uses in voltage regulation.
What is a Zener Diode? -
REUK.co.uk introductory article to zener diodes and their uses.
Zener Diodes - from
All About Circuits.
How to Use Zener Diodes - from
Elliott Sound Products
and here are some shorter articles which may also be of interest despite being rather limited:
What is a Zener Diode? - a summary of zener diode basics, and some simple zener diode circuits.
The Zener Effect and Zener Diodes.
Zener diodes? - from
Avtech.
The zener diode
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Zener Diode Datasheets
ON Semiconductor - Datasheets for hundreds of
zener regulation diodes.
Zener Diode Voltage Regulators
Zener diodes are most commonly used to make simple
voltage regulators as shown in the circuit diagram below. To use our
zener diode voltage regulator calculator, enter the requested values below and click the
Calculate button. The required value and minimum power rating of the
resistor and
zener diode will then be displayed.
Zener Diode Voltage Regulator - from
REUK.co.uk. Includes another
voltage regulator calculator with an explanation of the underlying calculations.
Zener Diode Regulator - Explanation of how resistor and zener diode should be selected for a reliable voltage regulator.
Obtaining Lower Fixed Voltages - Basic explanation of using
zener diodes in voltage regulators. Also includes information about the use of standard diodes, fixed regulators, and resistors in order to obtain a desired output voltage.
Zener Diode Lecture Videos
Here is a link to an excellent introductory university
lecture entitled
Zener Diode Characteristics from the
Indian Institute of Technology of Madras, India. This video is 1 hour long: