Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
A regulator has an input of V, a series resistor of and a V Zener diode. The Zener current must stay above mA to keep the diode in breakdown. Find the greatest load current that the regulator can supply and the smallest load resistance that it can regulate. Then a load of is joined. Find the output voltage.
Have you tried it?
Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. The series current. mA.
Step 2. The greatest load current. The Zener diode must keep mA, so mA.
Step 3. The smallest load. .
Step 4. A load of . This is below , so the Zener diode is off. The series resistor and the load divide the input: V.
Answer: mA, mA, and V.
Check. V is below V, so there is no regulation, as we expected.
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In a Zener regulator, , the series current is , the load takes , and the Zener diode takes . The Zener current must stay between and .