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saundab
modified 5 years ago

Whats Happening

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Supposed to be diode test
published 5 years ago
saundab
5 years ago
Why is it showing current movement. Bug?
abobaker
5 years ago
in the diode model here in every circuit, there is a parallel capacitor to the diodes at all times, this is actually true since there is a capacitance between any diode leads in real life as well as junction capacitance ... so what you're seeing is the curruent flowing in the two series caps of the two diodes for 10v you get (10x2πx1000x2.5) pA hence the 158nA you're seeing, of course there is also some reverse leakage current as well but it's not dominant here also in a real discrete diode rated for mains voltage the dominant will be the leakage ... in short if you want to have 0A of current here just edit the diodes and reduce capacitance to 0F
Robert_Kidd
5 years ago
What you what you are seeing is the diode leakage current. By selecting a diode and tapping the eye icon you will see this on the scope. Note there is no current through the resistor since the AC source is not grounded. Add a ground to the bottom of source.
Robert_Kidd
5 years ago
Also, did you mean to have 10V DC as well as 10V AC? This makes it less easy to observe the diode action. Wind the DC down to zero, unless you actually want it there?
saundab
5 years ago
@abobaker, @Robert_Kidd, thanks for the explanation. Really helpful. @Robert_Kidd, this was just a random thing I was trying but then the current flow baffled me. I was not expecting any current to flow.

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