MBRJ30H100CTG Datasheet, PDF (5/6 Pages) ON Semiconductor – Power Rectifier

MBRJ30H100CTG
+V_DD
I_L
10 mH COIL
MERCURY
SWITCH
V_D
I_D
DUT
S₁
I_L
t₀
BV_DUT
I_D
V_DD
t₁
t₂
t
Figure 10. Test Circuit
The unclamped inductive switching circuit shown in
Figure 10 was used to demonstrate the controlled avalanche
capability of this device. A mercury switch was used instead
of an electronic switch to simulate a noisy environment
when the switch was being opened.
When S₁ is closed at t₀ the current in the inductor I_L ramps
up linearly; and energy is stored in the coil. At t₁ the switch
is opened and the voltage across the diode under test begins
to rise rapidly, due to di/dt effects, when this induced voltage
reaches the breakdown voltage of the diode, it is clamped at
BV_DUT and the diode begins to conduct the full load current
which now starts to decay linearly through the diode, and
goes to zero at t₂.
By solving the loop equation at the point in time when S₁
is opened; and calculating the energy that is transferred to
the diode it can be shown that the total energy transferred is
equal to the energy stored in the inductor plus a finite amount
of energy from the V_DD power supply while the diode is in
breakdown (from t₁ to t₂) minus any losses due to finite
component resistances. Assuming the component resistive
Figure 11. Current−Voltage Waveforms
elements are small Equation (1) approximates the total
energy transferred to the diode. It can be seen from this
equation that if the V_DD voltage is low compared to the
breakdown voltage of the device, the amount of energy
contributed by the supply during breakdown is small and the
total energy can be assumed to be nearly equal to the energy
stored in the coil during the time when S₁ was closed,
Equation (2).
EQUATION (1):
ǒ Ǔ WAVAL
[
1
2
LI
2
LPK
BVDUT
BVDUTVDD
EQUATION (2):
WAVAL [
1
2
LI
2
LPK
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