Diode Current Equation
Diode Current Equation The diode current equation expresses the relationship between the current flowing through the diode as a function of the voltage applied across it. Mathematically the diode current equation can be expressed as: Where, I is the current flowing through the diode I 0 is the dark saturation current, q is the charge on the electron, V is the voltage applied across the diode, η is the (exponential) ideality factor. is the Boltzmann constant T is the absolute temperature in Kelvin. This equation primarily focuses on two critical parameters. Two important diode parameters are I₀ and η. 🔹 Dark Saturation Current (I₀) Poor material quality → high I₀. I₀ tells how much unwanted leakage current flows in a diode. 🔹 Ideality Factor (η) 🔹 Forward Bias Condition I₀ is the small leakage current that flows in a diode even when no light is present and the diode is reverse biased. It shows how much charge recombination happens inside the diode. More reco...