• DocumentCode
    2862806
  • Title

    The SPIN rectifier, a new fast-recovery device

  • Author

    Hower, P.L. ; Weaver, C.E.

  • Author_Institution
    Unitrode Corp., Watertown, MA, USA
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    11-14 April 1988
  • Firstpage
    709
  • Abstract
    A fast-recovery rectifier design is described for blocking voltages in excess of 50 V. The SPIN rectifier is a parallel combination of dispersed Schottky and p-i-n rectifiers. Recovery time of 35 ns is achieved at I/sub F/=70 A for breakdown voltages in excess of 200 V. Experimental studies of reverse recovery, the effect of pattern variation, increased n-layer thickness, and reverse current are described.<>
  • Keywords
    Schottky-barrier diodes; solid-state rectifiers; 35 ns; 70 A; SPIN rectifier; Schottky rectifiers; breakdown voltages; fast-recovery device; n-layer thickness; p-i-n rectifiers; pattern variation; recovery time; reverse current; Costs; Heat recovery; MOSFET circuits; P-i-n diodes; PIN photodiodes; Power supplies; Pulse width modulation; Rectifiers; Switching frequency; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Power Electronics Specialists Conference, 1988. PESC '88 Record., 19th Annual IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Kyoto, Japan
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PESC.1988.18200
  • Filename
    18200