DIODES and RECTIFIERS

Chamila Sumathiratna-FIVT

Diode Characteristics
forward region

reverse region

Properties of PN Junction
DC diode parameters.
Forward Voltage Breakdown voltage Reverse current

AC diode parameters.
Forward recovery time Reverse recovery time

Switching Characteristics
Importance of switching characteristics
Reverse recovery current flows through the switch in addition to load current

Reverse Recovery Time and Current

Example 1
EXAMPLE 2.1 The manufacturer of a selected diode gives the rate of fall of the diode current di/dt=20 A/s, and its reverse recovery time trr =5s. What value of peak reverse current do you expect?

Typical Diode Voltage Ratings

Repetitive Peak Inverse Voltage Non Repetitive Peak Inverse Voltage

Typical Diode Ratings

Voltage Ratings

Current Ratings
diode normally specifies three different current ratings. They are (1) the average current, (2) the rms current, and (3) the peak current. A design engineer must ensure that each of these values is not exceeded

Current Ratings
EXAMPLE 3 The current waveform passing through a diode switch in a switch mode power supply application is shown in Find the average, rms, and the peak current.

Snubber Circuits
Functions of Snubber Circuits
Protect semiconductor devices by:
Limiting device

voltages during turn-off transients Limiting device currents during turn-on transients Limiting the rate-of-rise (di/dt) of currents through the semiconductor device at device turn-on Limiting the rate-of-rise (dv/dt) of voltages across the semiconductor device at device turn-off

Snubber Circuits for Diode

Diode Snubber

Series and Parallel Connection of Power Diodes

Figure shows a simple switch mode power supply. The switch (1-2) is closed at t=0 s. When the switch is open, afreewheeling current IF =20 A flows through the load (RL), freewheeling diode (DF), and the large load circuit inductance (LL). The diode reverse recovery current is 20 A and it then decays to zero at the rate of 10 A/s. The load is rated at 10 ohm and the forward on-state voltage drop is neglected. (a) Draw the current waveform during the reverse recovery (IRR) and find its time (trr ). (b) Calculate the maximum voltage across the diode during this process (IRR).

Question

Diode with RL load

Half Wave Rectifire

Half Wave Rectifier with Filter Capacitor

Full Wave Rectifier

Full Wave Bridge Rectifier

Voltage clamping

As voltage multiplier