Circuit a day: V-I curves of common components

Prepared by Dr. Aaron Scher
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Oregon Institute of Technology

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Resistor

Circuit 1

Diode

Circuit 1

Diode with resistor: load line analysis

The point of intersection gives the actual current and voltage.

Circuit 1

Verification of load line analysis aboe

Circuit 1

BJT

Circuit 1

References

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