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Zener Diode
Simple zener diode
Description
The ZenerDiode component consists of a diode model in parallel with a resistor. It has the following piecewise equation:
Connections
Name
p
Positive pin
n
Negative pin
heatPort
Conditional heat port
Variables
Symbol
Units
Voltage across the component
Voltage at pin
Current flowing through the component
Current into pin
Heat flowing out of the heat port depending on the power loss of the component
Parameters
Default
Modelica ID
Bv
5.1
Breakthrough voltage
0.7
Breakthrough knee current
Ibv
Saturation current
Ids
Voltage equivalent of the temperature ()
Vt
-
Maximum exponent for linear continuation
Maxexp
0.74
Breakthrough emission coefficient
Nbv
Parallel resistance
R
useHeatPort
Enables the heat port
Fixed device temperature if useHeatPort is false
T
Initial Conditions
Voltage drop between the two pins
v(0)
Current flowing from pin to pin
i(0)
See Also
Diodes (Single-phase Systems)
Electrical Analog Components
The components described in this topic are from the Modelica Standard Library. To view the original documentation, which includes author and copyright information, click here.
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