{"id":38510,"date":"2020-12-22T19:02:08","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T11:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=38510"},"modified":"2020-12-22T19:02:10","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T11:02:10","slug":"introduction-to-diodes-what-is-it-and-how-it-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/22\/introduction-to-diodes-what-is-it-and-how-it-works\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to Diodes \u2013 What is it and How it works"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you&#8217;re familiar with capacitors and resistors, then you&#8217;ll know that a diode is basically the simplest semiconductor that is able to perform a variety of functions, thus they also come in different forms. Today, we will be addressing everything you need to know about diodes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.seeedstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Introduction-to-Diodes-\u2013-What-is-it-and-How-it-works-1030x579.png\" alt=\"Introduction to Diodes \u2013 What is it and How it works\" class=\"wp-image-38520\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Introduction-to-Diodes-\u2013-What-is-it-and-How-it-works-1030x579.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Introduction-to-Diodes-\u2013-What-is-it-and-How-it-works-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Introduction-to-Diodes-\u2013-What-is-it-and-How-it-works-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Introduction-to-Diodes-\u2013-What-is-it-and-How-it-works-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Introduction-to-Diodes-\u2013-What-is-it-and-How-it-works-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Introduction-to-Diodes-\u2013-What-is-it-and-How-it-works-1024x576.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>However, before we can jump right into our main topic of the day, let&#8217;s look at the basic concepts you should know that would help you better understand diodes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Voltage<\/strong>: Difference in electric potential between two points.<\/li><li><strong>Resistor<\/strong>: A passive two-terminal electrical component that implements electrical resistance as a circuit element.<\/li><li><strong>Capacitor<\/strong>: A passive component that stores electrical energy in an electric field.<\/li><li><strong>Transistor<\/strong>: A semiconductor device that\u2019s built with three terminals for amplifying or switching electronic signals and electrical power purposes.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like more information with regards to these concepts, do check out these blogs to find out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/30\/introduction-to-electronic-component-what-is-capacitor\/\">Introduction to electronic component: What is Capacitor?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/11\/what-is-a-transistor-types-uses-working-principle\/\">What is a Transistor? Types, Uses, Working Principle<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/30\/introduction-to-measuring-instrument-what-is-a-multimeter\/\">Introduction to Measuring Instrument: What is a Multimeter?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/22\/what-happens-in-an-electric-circuit-voltage-vs-current\/\">What happens in an electric circuit: Voltage vs Current.<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/22\/resistors-pull-up-and-pull-down-resistors\/\">Resistors: Pull-up and pull-down resistors.<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/25\/electronics-circuit-voltage-dividers\/\">Electronics Circuit: Voltage Dividers<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>With that said, let&#8217;s look at what will be covered in this blog:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Overview of Diodes<\/li><li>Variants of Diodes<\/li><li>Diode symbols and calculations<\/li><li>Diode Applications<\/li><li>Diode Projects<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview of Diodes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is a diode?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A diode is a two-terminal semiconductor device that allows current to flow through in one direction only. It basically has negligible resistance on one end and high resistance on another to prevent the current from flowing through both ways. Thus, a diode is like a valve in an electrical circuit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/60\/Dioden2.jpg\/220px-Dioden2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"158\" height=\"373\"\/><figcaption>Ref: <a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/60\/Dioden2.jpg\/220px-Dioden2.jpg\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Construction of a diode<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There are actually many types of diodes, but we will be talking about the construction of a basic semiconductor diode here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/ea\/SE_Diode_Depletion_Region.svg\/414px-SE_Diode_Depletion_Region.svg.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"472\" height=\"186\"\/><figcaption>Ref: <a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/ea\/SE_Diode_Depletion_Region.svg\/414px-SE_Diode_Depletion_Region.svg.png\">Wikibooks<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As we mentioned, a diode is a semiconductor thus it is made out of either silicon or geranium. From the image above, you can also see that diode has two terminals, Anode and Cathode, P junction and N junction. While the depletion region is for the electrons to flow through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How does diode work?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>How a diode work depends on the interaction between the P and N junction. In a normal scenario, P has a high concentration of holes and a low concentration of free electrons while N has a lower concentration of holes and a higher concentration of free electrons, the electrons will move towards P and allow the current to flow through P only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The above explanation only applies to what would usually happen, now let&#8217;s look at some of the special scenarios:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Forward Biased Diode<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.electrical4u.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/forward-bias-diode.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"389\" height=\"272\"\/><figcaption>Ref: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.electrical4u.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/forward-bias-diode.png\">electrical4u<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This would occur when a positive terminal of a source is connected to the P junction and the negative terminal of the source is connected to the N junction of the diode while increasing the voltage slowly from zero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There will be no current flowing through at the beginning due to the potential barrier. However, if the external voltage applied to the diode is larger than the forward potential barrier, the diode will act as a short-circuited path while the current will only then be limited by external resistors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reverse Biased Diode<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.electrical4u.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/reverse-bias-diode.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"359\" height=\"251\"\/><figcaption>Ref: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.electrical4u.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/reverse-bias-diode.png\">electrical4u<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This would occur when the voltage source is connected to the negative terminal of P junction and the voltage source is connected to the positive terminal of N junction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can already tell, this has the opposite effect than of the forward-biased diode. Due to the electrostatic attraction, the holes in the P junction would be shifted further away from the depletion region leaving more uncovered negative ions at that area. When this occurs, the flow of current will then be blocked, allowing no current to flow through the circuit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Unbiased Diode<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.electrical4u.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/unbiased-diode.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"381\" height=\"267\"\/><figcaption>Ref: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.electrical4u.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/unbiased-diode.png\">electrical4u<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When the P and N junction comes in contact with each other, the holes will start diffusing from the P junction to the N junction and vice versa. This is due to the difference in concentration of holes as mentioned earlier. Eventually, the electrons will be recombined in the depletion region, and there would be no more diffusion of charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Variants of diode<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As we know, there are so many variants of diodes on the market. But today we will only be talking about the three common types to make it easier to understand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Zener Diode<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/2\/24\/Zener_Diode.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"363\" height=\"241\"\/><figcaption>Ref: <a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/2\/24\/Zener_Diode.JPG\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Zener diodes are special heavily-doped semiconductors diode that allow current to flow in the opposite direction when exposed to enough voltage, unlike the normal diodes. It is specially designed to breakdown voltage in a non-destructive way. Due to the heavily-doped semiconductor material, it allows the depletion region to be very thin to increase the intensity of the electric field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Construction:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/learnabout-electronics.org\/images\/zener-construction.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>Ref: <a href=\"https:\/\/learnabout-electronics.org\/images\/zener-construction.gif\">learn about electronics<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rectifier Diode<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/911electronic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/cff9b40a07b6939e-300x244.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"253\" height=\"206\"\/><figcaption>Ref: <a href=\"https:\/\/911electronic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/cff9b40a07b6939e-300x244.jpg\">911electronic<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Rectifier Diodes are two-lead semiconductor that alike to other diodes, only allows current to flow in one direction. They are made out of silicon and they&#8217;re able to convert alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC), which is the process called rectification. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Construction:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/learnabout-electronics.org\/Semiconductors\/images\/diode-silicon-rect.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>Ref: <a href=\"https:\/\/learnabout-electronics.org\/Semiconductors\/images\/diode-silicon-rect.gif\">learn about electronics<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Popular Rectifier Diodes:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table class=\"\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Diode<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Maximum Current<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Maximum Reverse Current<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1N4001<\/td><td>1A<\/td><td>50V<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1N4002<\/td><td>1A<\/td><td>100V<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1N4007<\/td><td>1A<\/td><td>1000V<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1N5401<\/td><td>3A<\/td><td>100V<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1N5408<\/td><td>3A<\/td><td>1000v<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ref:<a href=\"https:\/\/electronicsclub.info\/diodes.htm\"> Electronicsclub<\/a>, With 1N4001 being the most suitable for low voltage uses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Schottky Diode<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elexp.com\/media\/catalog\/product\/cache\/75eed2686e01eb22cb4050b2f40ddf97\/1\/1\/111N5817.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"274\" height=\"274\"\/><figcaption>Ref: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elexp.com\/media\/catalog\/product\/cache\/75eed2686e01eb22cb4050b2f40ddf97\/1\/1\/111N5817.jpg\">electronics express<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Schottky Diodes are metal semiconductor diodes that are also known as Schottky Barrier Diodes (SBD). Though they look fairly similar to rectifier diodes, but SBC are usually bigger and they do not use a P-N semiconductor junction.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Construction:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/instrumentationtools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/instrumentationtools.com_schottky-diode-working-principle.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"413\" height=\"193\"\/><figcaption>Ref:<a href=\"https:\/\/instrumentationtools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/instrumentationtools.com_schottky-diode-working-principle.png\"> instrumentation tools<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other variants of Diodes:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Signal diodes<\/li><li>Laser Diodes<\/li><li>LEDs<\/li><li>Photodiodes<\/li><li>Testing diodes<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Diode Symbols and Calculations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After knowing a bit more about the variants of diode and its background info, let&#8217;s look at the symbols and calculations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Basic Schematics symbol<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalspec.com\/ImageRepository\/LearnMore\/201212\/diode10598b34c19b0c43eb927af3f4b7272ca8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"330\" height=\"120\"\/><figcaption>Ref: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalspec.com\/ImageRepository\/LearnMore\/201212\/diode10598b34c19b0c43eb927af3f4b7272ca8.png\">globalspec<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This is how a typical P-N junction diode schematic symbol would look like and represented in a schematic circuit, and here are the other diodes&#8217; schematic symbols for reference:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.springernature.com\/original\/springer-static\/image\/chp%3A10.1007%2F978-3-319-19758-6_6\/MediaObjects\/335309_1_En_6_Fig2_HTML.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"386\"\/><figcaption>Ref: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.springernature.com\/original\/springer-static\/image\/chp%3A10.1007%2F978-3-319-19758-6_6\/MediaObjects\/335309_1_En_6_Fig2_HTML.gif\">Springerlink<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Diode Current Equation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Didoe current equation shows the relationship between current flowing through the diode as a function of voltage is applied across it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.electrical4u.com\/images\/2017\/february\/1488198149.PNG\" alt=\"\" width=\"235\" height=\"53\"\/><figcaption>Ref: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.electrical4u.com\/images\/2017\/february\/1488198149.PNG\">electrical4u<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Where,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I = current flowing through the diode<\/li><li>I<sub>0<\/sub> = dark saturation current (refers to the leakage current density flowing through the diode in the absence of light)<\/li><li>q = charge of the electron<\/li><li>V = voltage applied through the diode<\/li><li>\u03b7 = exponential ideally factor (considered as 1 if its geranium diodes, 2 if silicon diodes)<\/li><li>T = absolute temperature (in Kelvin)<\/li><li>Boltzmann constant:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.electrical4u.com\/images\/2017\/february\/1488197618.PNG\" alt=\"\" width=\"190\" height=\"21\"\/><figcaption>Ref: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.electrical4u.com\/images\/2017\/february\/1488197618.PNG\">electrical4u<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If it&#8217;s a<strong> forward biased condition<\/strong>, the diode current equation will be:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.electrical4u.com\/images\/2017\/february\/1488198251.PNG\" alt=\"\" width=\"129\" height=\"45\"\/><figcaption>Ref: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.electrical4u.com\/images\/2017\/february\/1488198251.PNG\">electrical4u<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If it&#8217;s <strong>reversed baised condition<\/strong>, the diode current equation will be:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.electrical4u.com\/images\/2017\/february\/1488198550.PNG\" alt=\"\" width=\"102\" height=\"34\"\/><figcaption>Ref: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.electrical4u.com\/images\/2017\/february\/1488198550.PNG\">electrical4u<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Diode Applications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rectifier Circuits<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/components101.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/diode-rectifier-circuit.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"583\" height=\"190\"\/><figcaption>Ref: <a href=\"https:\/\/components101.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/diode-rectifier-circuit.png\">components101<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As we mentioned under rectifier diodes, the most common usage of diodes is the rectification of AC to DC power, constructing rectifier circuits. They are used in Half wave and Full Wave rectifiers. In typical power conversion applications, a single or a combination of four diodes are used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reverse Current Protection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.electronicshub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Diode-in-Reverse-Current-Protection.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>Ref: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.electronicshub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Diode-in-Reverse-Current-Protection.jpg\">electronicshub<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In case the user reversed the poalrity of the DC power or connected the battery wrongly, where a large amount current is surging through the circuit, a protective diode can be connected in series to prevent the reverse connection issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Diode Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After getting through all the theory part of diodes, We can now finally move on to some fun projects you can do with diode!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instructables.com\/Make-a-Solar-Panel-using-Diodes\/\">Make a Solar Panel Using Diodes!<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content.instructables.com\/ORIG\/FZ3\/W0L0\/GA0O8TDW\/FZ3W0L0GA0O8TDW.jpg?auto=webp&amp;frame=1&amp;width=933&amp;height=1024&amp;fit=bounds&amp;md=b470a67259df1d90c3a2734e5c9de37b\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>Ref: Instructables<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Interested in building your very own solar panel? This project shows you how you could build one using a 1N4148 diode that conducts current when induced by light! 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