ARF220 FAST RECOVERY DIODE
ANSALDO
FINAL SPECIFICATION ott 97 - ISSUE : 02
SWITCHING CHARACTERISTICS
FORWARD RECOVERY VOLTAGE
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
Tj = 125 °C
IF
Tj = 25 °C
VFR
VF
0
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
di/dt [A/µs]
REVERSE RECOVERY CHARGE
Tj = 125 °C
REVERSE RECOVERY CURRENT
Tj = 125 °C
300
250
200
150
100
50
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
500 A
250 A
500 A
250 A
0
0
0
100
200
300
400
0
100
200
300
400
di/dt [A/µs]
di/dt [A/µs]
IF
d i/d t
ta
ta = Irr / (di/dt)
Softness (s factor) s = tb / ta
Energy dissipation during recovery Er = Vr · (Qrr - Irr ·ta / 2 )
tb = trr - ta
tb
Irr
Vr