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    Power Diodes: BY: Ronald Brion Angel Fel Burlat RJ Canoy

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    This document discusses power diodes, which are similar to standard signal diodes but have larger power, voltage, and current handling capabilities. Power diodes are two-terminal pn junction devices that conduct current when forward biased from anode to cathode. Their characteristics include a small forward voltage drop that depends on manufacturing process and temperature. Power diodes are used for rectifying AC to DC voltages, isolating signals, voltage referencing, mixing signals, detection, lighting, and lasers. Their applications include rectifiers, switching regulators, energy transfer, and overvoltage protection. The document discusses diode characteristics, reverse recovery characteristics, and types of power diodes including general purpose, high speed, and Schottky diodes.

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    This document discusses power diodes, which are similar to standard signal diodes but have larger power, voltage, and current handling capabilities. Power diodes are two-terminal pn junction devices that conduct current when forward biased from anode to cathode. Their characteristics include a small forward voltage drop that depends on manufacturing process and temperature. Power diodes are used for rectifying AC to DC voltages, isolating signals, voltage referencing, mixing signals, detection, lighting, and lasers. Their applications include rectifiers, switching regulators, energy transfer, and overvoltage protection. The document discusses diode characteristics, reverse recovery characteristics, and types of power diodes including general purpose, high speed, and Schottky diodes.

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    This document discusses power diodes, which are similar to standard signal diodes but have larger power, voltage, and current handling capabilities. Power diodes are two-terminal pn junction devices that conduct current when forward biased from anode to cathode. Their characteristics include a small forward voltage drop that depends on manufacturing process and temperature. Power diodes are used for rectifying AC to DC voltages, isolating signals, voltage referencing, mixing signals, detection, lighting, and lasers. Their applications include rectifiers, switching regulators, energy transfer, and overvoltage protection. The document discusses diode characteristics, reverse recovery characteristics, and types of power diodes including general purpose, high speed, and Schottky diodes.

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    This document discusses power diodes, which are similar to standard signal diodes but have larger power, voltage, and current handling capabilities. Power diodes are two-terminal pn junction devices that conduct current when forward biased from anode to cathode. Their characteristics include a small forward voltage drop that depends on manufacturing process and temperature. Power diodes are used for rectifying AC to DC voltages, isolating signals, voltage referencing, mixing signals, detection, lighting, and lasers. Their applications include rectifiers, switching regulators, energy transfer, and overvoltage protection. The document discusses diode characteristics, reverse recovery characteristics, and types of power diodes including general purpose, high speed, and Schottky diodes.

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    POWER DIODES

    BY:
    Ronald Brion
    Angel Fel Burlat
    Rj Canoy
    CONTENTS
    1. Introduction
    2. Diode Characteristics
    3. Reverse Recovery Characteristics
    4. Silicon Carbide Diodes
    INTRODUCTION
    A diode acts as a switch to perform various
    functions, such as:
    Switches in rectifiers
    Freewheeling in switching regulators
    Charge reversal of capacitor and energy transfer
    between components
    Energy feedback from load to the power source
    Trapped energy recovery
    Power diodes are similar to p-n junction signal
    diodes.
    Power diodes have larger power-, voltage-
    and current-handling capabilities than
    those of ordinary diodes.
    Frequency response or switching speed is
    low compared with that of signal diodes.
    Power diodes play a significant role in
    power electronics
    DIODE CHARACTERISTICS
    A power diode is a two-terminal pn junction device.
    When anode is positive with respect to the cathode,
    the diode is said to be forward biased and it
    conducts.
    When diode conducts it has a
    small forward drop voltage
    (which depends on
    manufacturing process and
    junction temperature).
    Diode Diode
    current voltage
    Thermal
    Voltage

    Leakage Current or Empirical constant:


    Reverse Saturation Emission coefficient or
    Current (10-15 to 10-6 A) Ideality Factor(1 to 2)

    Boltzmanns constant: 1.3806x10-23 J/K

    Absolute temperature in Kelvin (K=273+oC)

    Electron charge: 11.6022x10-19 (C)


    The forward voltage drop of a power diode
    is VD=1.2V at ID=300A. Assuming that
    n=2 and VT=25.7 mV, find the reverse
    saturation current Is .
    Some of the typical applications
    of diodes include:
    Rectifying a voltage, such as turning AC into DC
    voltages
    Isolating signals from a supply
    Voltage ReferenceControlling the size of a
    signalMixing signals
    Detection signals
    Lighting
    Lasers diodes
    Rectifying a voltage, such as
    turning AC into DC voltages
    Lasers diodes
    Diodes also function well as protection devices for
    sensitive electronic components.
    When used as voltage protection devices, the diodes are
    non-conducting under normal operating conditions but
    immediately short any high voltage spike to ground
    where it cannot harm an integrated circuit. Specialized
    diodes called transient voltage suppressors are designed
    specifically for over-voltage protection and can handle
    very large power spikes for short time periods, typical
    characteristics of a voltage spike or electric shock, which
    would normally damage components and shorten the life
    of an electronic product.
    The basic application of diodes is to steer
    current and make sure it only flows in the
    proper direction. One area where the
    current steering capability of diodes is
    used to good effect is in switching from
    power from a power supply to running
    from a battery.
    Power Diodes
    General purpose
    Rating up to 6000V, 4500A
    High speed (or fast recovery)
    Rating up to 6000V, 1100A
    Reverse recovery time 0.1 to 5s
    Essential for high-frequency switching
    Schottky
    Low on-state voltage
    Very small recover time (typically nanoseconds).
    Leakage current increases with voltage rating
    Rating limited to 100V, 300A

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