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A load draws between 100mA and 400mA at 6V. It is receiving power from an unregulated DC power supply whose output voltage can vary between 8.5V and 12V. Design a Zener diode voltage regulator using a 6V Zener diode that regulates for diode currents greater than 4mA and has a maximum power rating of 6W. Show the circuit diagram for the completed design and specify the power rating for all components.
The solution to the problem goes in this way that first we have listed the given parameters which are given in the question then we have seen the circuit diagram containing various components that are required to build the regulator and finally we have calculated the various parameters values. Refer the images shown below: