Zeners are commonly used as low-current sources for bias voltage functions, but the proper voltage reference can give the same result and with much-lower dissipation and no performance ...

Flyback design options: RCD and Zener diode clamps Every time the controller turns the switch off, the leakage inductance of the transformer generates a voltage spike at the junction between the ...

The circuit is simple enough: it uses a capacitor, a resistor, and a pair of diodes (one of them a zener diode). He uses this basic circuit to drive simple regulators with input and output filter ...

In production, this may be replaced with a zero Ohm resistor. The open circuit protection circuit shown utilizes R9, causing it to serve an additional function, in conjunction with Zener diode D2. In ...

This Design Idea illustrates a way to make use of MOSFETs’ parasitic body diodes in a power circuit that can be used in UPS and energy-recovery (e.g., regenerative braking) designs. The circuit can ...