Question: We have been asked to construct a power supply to be used in an optics experiment. The power supply will be applied to a to

We have been asked to construct a power supply to be used in an optics
experiment. The power supply will be applied to a to a device to control the polarization
of light incident on a sample. The device has two states, 0V applied which creates one
polarization state and 80V applied which creates the alternate polarization state.
Design a DC power source that can supply the 80V needed for the experiment. The
device will be the load and can be modeled as a 10k resistor. We have a set of high
voltage components available to us, as well as the 80V Zener Diodes for use in the
Regulator portion of the circuit. The Zener has been characterized as having a VZO of
79.9V and an rz of 5. We have a suitable transformer that has a ratio of 10/6, and we
will have to use the line voltage from the wall as your source (120 V,60 Hz).
Provide a schematic with all relevant component values and calculations

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