Assertion: diode's voltage | /r/CapableOf | reach its breakdown voltage
Facets:
value: in reverse bias
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: A Zener Diode is a special type of diode that is used most extensively as a voltage regulator; this is because, in reverse bias, once the reverse voltage supplied to a zener diode reaches its breakdown voltage, referred to as VZ, the voltage across the diode remains constant at this voltage even if the current through the diode continues to increase or vary.
text: Then, when the voltage reaches the breakdown voltage (Vz), suddenly current can flow freely through it.
text: A Zener Diode is a special type of diode that is used most extensively as a voltage regulator; this is because once the reverse voltage supplied to a zener diode reaches its breakdown voltage, referred to as V Z , the voltage across the diode remains very constant at this voltage even if the current through the diode continues to increase or vary.
text: First produced by Clarence zener in 1934.It is similar to normal diode in forward direction, it also allows current in reverse direction when the applied voltage reaches the breakdown voltage.