Re: High Voltage leaky diode (or any diode like device)



MooseFET wrote:
On Mar 29, 8:16 am, Fred Bloggs <nos...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

MooseFET wrote:


Another option may be to use a depletion mode MOSFET could be used as
a constant current source in place of the resistor. Normally I would
suggest a Supertex product but the last time I checked their web site,
it appeared that they no longer make them.

That would be the absolute best way, but you can still get passable
performance with transistors:
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For the OP's need that won't really work because the circuit needs
some voltage before it conducts at all.

His minimum input is 100V so I don't think that is a consideration.

This circuit won't work
either but is better:

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Vin R1
-----+--------/\/\-----
! !
! !/ e
-->!-->!--+----! PNP
D1 D1 ! !\
/ !
R2 \ +---- Vout
/ !
! /-/ Zener
GND ^
!
GND

There is a resistance and a saturated transistor in the path up to the
point where the zener conducts and pulls the transistor out of
saturation. The current from R2 flowing in R1 scales the Vin down a
bit but the EB drop of the PNP is mostly taken out of the picture by
the fact that the voltages are so large. This makes the tempco small.

That's not bad but it does have its drawbacks compared to the NPN circuit: 1) low voltage saturation does not bode well for immunity to transients, and 2) the output impedance is about 2x. That's a big price to pay for a few less millivolts drop.
Then are the HV pnp as readily available as the NPN, and same HFEs. He can dip into the ultra-cheap HV NPN deflection amps for the NPNs. That KSC5603D is $0.71 in unit quantity from Mouser.

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