An electrical device like this requires a reverse leakage current of 1μA @ 18V.While the device is operating, the maximum voltage - Zener (Nom) is reduced to 24V.For operation, diode reaches 1.2V @ 500mA at the maximum voltage - Forward (Vf).
BZG03B24-HM3-18 Features
reverse leakage current of 1μA @ 18V 1μA @ 18V is the maximum voltage (Tol)
BZG03B24-HM3-18 Applications
There are a lot of Vishay Semiconductor Diodes Division BZG03B24-HM3-18 applications of zener single diodes.