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Nothing40

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"Ideal" Diode
« on: July 27, 2008, 06:34:59 AM »
Here's something that you guys might be interested in.It's an article about a new "ideal diode" using MOSFET's for much less loss than a Schottky diode!

http://www.linearaudio.nl/Miscellaneous/ideal%20diode-2.pdf

The voltage and current ratings look kind of low,but apparently they have some that you can use external MOSFET's with for higher current handling.Might be interesting for 12V systems.

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BigBreaker

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Re: "Ideal" Diode
« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2008, 11:52:32 AM »
This is just a prepackaged solution to an incredibly common method for pairing a diode with a FET.


Google "synchronous rectification" and you will see what I mean.

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