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do I need high power schottky diodes for half bridge

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Luceš
Sat Oct 29 2011, 04:15AM Print
Luceš Registered Member #4108 Joined: Sun Sept 25 2011, 11:43PM
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I've got my sstc problems to a solvable point know, But for isolating the fets I'm supposed to use a Schottky diodes, and the biggest ones I can find are 1amp 70volts. will that work?

~I have been reading ALOT of half bridge theory wink
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Gregory
Sat Oct 29 2011, 04:30PM
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You need some diodes with the same rate of your mosfet/igbts. For half/full bridges a good diode is MUR860 or MUR1560
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Luceš
Sat Oct 29 2011, 05:19PM
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ah shizballs I'm going to need some big ones, can I just use some ultra fast diodes?
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Inducktion
Sat Oct 29 2011, 05:45PM
Inducktion Registered Member #3637 Joined: Fri Jan 21 2011, 11:07PM
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Yes, as long as they're closely rated to your semiconductor, they will work. What do you mean by isolating, though?
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Dr. Dark Current
Sat Oct 29 2011, 06:32PM
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Usually with MOSFETs, additional diodes are not required. If you want to bypass MOSFET internal diodes, you need to use a series Schottky and a parallel ultrafast diode for each device.
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Luceš
Sat Oct 29 2011, 07:32PM
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thanks Jan... now I just have to find some big Schottky diodes angry
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MrMatt
Sat Oct 29 2011, 11:54PM
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APT100S20BG-ND at digikey for example, what voltage / current do you need?
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Luceš
Sun Oct 30 2011, 02:11AM
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well my fets are rated at 30amps 500volts. I think I found some one ebay that will do. I will wait for my symphony money to come before I buy them, Im a little short on $$ wink
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Dr. Dark Current
Sun Oct 30 2011, 10:48AM
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The series Schottky needs only to be rated at a few tens of Volts. The parallel ultrafast diode (which is parallel to the series combination of FET and schottky, if that is understandable) needs to be rated the full supply voltage.
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Luceš
Sun Oct 30 2011, 02:23PM
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Yeah I know now, the schottky diodes I found are rated 1200volts, and 20 amps, I will probably never pull that much current!
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