GATE EE · 2021 · EE
Question 25: Power Electronics
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Question 25
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In the circuit shown, a 5 V Zener diode is used to regulate the voltage across load
. The input is an unregulated DC voltage with a minimum value of 6 V and a maximum value of 8 V. The value of
is 6
. The Zener diode has a maximum rated power dissipation of 2.5 W. Assuming the Zener diode to be ideal, the minimum value of
is _____
.

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GATE EE 2021 · Paper 1
Electrical Engineering · Original paper archive
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- Electrical Engineering
- Question type
- Numerical answer (NAT)
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- 1 mark
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