Temperature compensated zener diode arrangement

A zener diode is disclosed which is temperature-compensated for a special application. If a zener diode is operated with a switch shunted across it, and its on-off ratio is variable, its dissipation will vary. It is proposed to form on the zener diode crystal an additional dissipative component whic...

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Main Author BURTH, ROLF D
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 16.10.1979
Subjects
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
CONTROLLING
ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
ELECTRICITY
PHYSICS
REGULATING
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
SYSTEMS FOR REGULATING ELECTRIC OR MAGNETIC VARIABLES
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Summary:A zener diode is disclosed which is temperature-compensated for a special application. If a zener diode is operated with a switch shunted across it, and its on-off ratio is variable, its dissipation will vary. It is proposed to form on the zener diode crystal an additional dissipative component which is switched on/off in an opposite sense to that of the zener diode. Thus, the total dissipation remains constant.
Bibliography:Application Number: US19770826445