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The abbreviation PIV in the case of a diode stands for ____________(a) Peak Inferior Voltage(b) Problematic Inverse Voltage(c) Peak Inverse Voltage(d) Peak Internal VoltageI had been asked this question in an online interview.This interesting question is from Voltage-Ampere Characteristics of Diode-1 topic in section Diode Circuit of Analog Circuits

Answer» RIGHT choice is (c) PEAK Inverse VOLTAGE

Easy explanation: PIV STANDS for Peak Inverse Voltage. It is the maximum reverse bias voltage which a diode can bear without BREAKDOWN.


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