Zener Regulator API
Zener-diode voltage-regulator electronics maths as an API, computed locally and deterministically. The series-resistor endpoint sizes the series (dropping) resistor for a shunt Zener regulator, Rs = (Vin − Vz)/(Iz + Il), from the input voltage, the Zener voltage, the load current and the desired Zener (knee) current, and gives the power the resistor and the Zener must dissipate — the core design step so the diode stays in regulation at maximum load. The regulator endpoint analyses an existing regulator: from the input voltage, the Zener voltage, the series resistor and the load (as a current or a resistance) it computes the total current, the Zener current Iz = (Vin − Vz)/Rs − Il, the load current, the output voltage and whether the regulator is still regulating (Iz > 0) or has dropped out under heavy load. The power endpoint computes the Zener power dissipation P = Vz·Iz and the maximum safe current Iz_max = Pz_max/Vz from the diode's power rating. Voltages are in volts, currents in amperes, resistances in ohms and power in watts. Everything is computed locally and deterministically, so it is instant and private. Ideal for electronics, power-supply, hobbyist and embedded app developers, regulator-design and reference-voltage tools, and electronics education. Pure local computation — no key, no third-party service, instant. Live, nothing stored. 3 endpoints. This is the Zener shunt regulator; for BJT biasing use a transistor API and for an LED series resistor an LED-resistor API.
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