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Old 06-01-2016, 11:30 PM   #85 (permalink)
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Anything else new as far as smart diodes go?
The problem with those solar diodes is they are only good for 15 amps per phase, which limits the size alt they can go on.
Texas Instruments also manufactures a chip that contains only the brains, as it were, of the smart diodes -> LM74610-Q1 Zero IQ Reverse Polarity Protection Smart Diode Controller

The major benefits are
  • You can use any N-channel MOSFET with it. I plan on using MOSFETs that have a maximum steady-state current of 195 A.
  • As there is a charge pump onboard the chip, it has no need for either a dedicated voltage drain (ground) or a supply. Therefore, you can plug it into a circuit just like a normal diode.

The voltage drop of 0.07 V(rms) at conduction in a leg of a full rectifier is much more attractive than the 0.4 V(rms) of a Schottky diode, as is the "reverse polarity" behavior.
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