The probes show the differences between the diode voltages and currents.įor other parameters that you may want to modify you need to diligently search and study their contribution to the overall behavior of the diode. D1 is reverse-biased but the 125 V DC source voltage exceeds the reverse breakdown voltage of D2. D1 is the generic diode, D2 is also a generic diode but I modified the Breakdown voltage from 1e30 V to 1e2 V. The circuit has two branches consisting of diode and resistor in series. As I mentioned above it is called Breakdown voltage or BV parameter. In the screenshot below the 'Working Peak Reverse Voltage' parameter that you are looking for is marked with yellow oval. R2 1ko Vs - 12 V R1 6.8kQ SR3 3.3k Table 1: Currents and Voltages in Circuit Quantity Simulated Value IT I Iz 13 V. Simulate the quantities listed in Table 1. It provides a convenient and realistic way to supply stimulus signals to a circuit. Build the circuit below in Multisim live online circuit simulator. In Multisim Live it is simply Breakdown Voltage (BV). Multisim 14.2 Help The Function Generator is a voltage source that supplies sinusoidal, triangular or square waves. The 'Working Peak Reverse Voltage' in the datasheet that you have may be called just Peak Reverse Voltage, Peak Inverse Voltage (PIV), Reverse Breakdown Voltage, etc. Finally, students will explore the use of filter circuits in rectifiers using an oscilloscope, all the while documenting their results. Terminologies vary from system to system, you should always expect variation when it comes to names of the characteristics of electronic devices. Then students will use Multisim Live to simulate a rectifier in a circuit and test their findings by implementing a full-wave rectifier on a breadboard. Now I can assume that what you are using is the generic diode and you are trying to make it work like 1N4002. I had thought that if a component was configurable it would just be a matter of plugging values into the appropriate box, and that my understanding of HOW it changes the operation of that component, would grow as I learned.

This is what led me to think that it is a matter of my not understanding the terminology. Unfortunately, I don't see anything similar to that 'setting' in the configuration panel in Multisim LIVE. This characteristic changes value between the different diode models listed on the data sheet, so I assume it is something that can be 'set' in a configuration. For instance, the data sheet lists one of the diodes characteristics as 'Working Peak Reverse Voltage'. I assumed it to be a matter of my not yet understanding industry terminology that might be interchangeable. It seems though, that nothing matches up. I found the configuration pane on the right and I downloaded the data sheet from the diode manufacture's website.