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Device Modeling Report



COMPONENTS:
DIODE/ GENERAL PURPOSE RECTIFIER/ STANDARD
PART NUMBER: 1SS370
MANUFACTURER: TOSHIBA




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DIODE MODEL PARAMETERS

PSpice model
                                    Model description
 parameter
     IS        Saturation Current
     N         Emission Coefficient
     RS        Series Resistance
    IKF        High-injection Knee Current
    CJO        Zero-bias Junction Capacitance
     M         Junction Grading Coefficient
     VJ        Junction Potential
    ISR        Recombination Current Saturation Value
     BV        Reverse Breakdown Voltage(a positive value)
    IBV        Reverse Breakdown Current(a positive value)
     TT        Transit Time
    EG         Energy-band Gap




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Forward Current Characteristic

Circuit Simulation Result

          100mA




           10mA




          1.0mA




          100uA




           10uA
               0V      0.2V      0.4V   0.6V    0.8V   1.0V   1.2V   1.4V   1.6V   1.8V
                     I(R1)
                                                       V_V1

Evaluation Circuit

                                           R1

                                           0.01m



                            V1
                     0Vdc                                        D1
                                                                 1SS370




                                               0




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Comparison Graph

Circuit Simulation Result




Simulation Result

                                          Vfwd (V)
             Ifwd (A)                                                    %Error
                            Measurement            Simulation
                0.00001            0.401                  0.398              -0.75
                0.00002            0.423                  0.422              -0.24
                0.00005            0.452                  0.455               0.66
                 0.0001            0.482                  0.480              -0.41
                 0.0002            0.500                  0.504               0.80
                 0.0005            0.538                  0.539               0.19
                   0.001           0.572                  0.567              -0.87
                   0.002           0.602                  0.599              -0.50
                   0.005           0.653                  0.650             -0.459
                    0.01           0.695                  0.696              0.144
                    0.02           0.745                 0.7470               0.27
                    0.05           0.825                 0.8230              -0.24
                     0.1           0.893                 0.8920             -0.112


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Capacitance Characteristic

Circuit Simulation Result


         1.6p




         1.0p




         0.2p
           300mV       1.0V                      10V                    100V
               I(V2)/(200V/1u)
                                           V(N11360)


Evaluation Circuit

                                   V2


                                        0Vdc


                V2 = 200     V1
                V1 = 0                                 D1
                TD = 0                                 1SS370
                TR = 1us
                TF = 10ns
                PW = 20us
                PER = 10us



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Comparison Graph

Circuit Simulation Result




Simulation Result

                                      Ct (pF)
              Vrev (V)                                                 %Error
                            Measurement     Simulation
                     0.3           1.325           1.321                    -0.30
                     0.5           1.278           1.278                     0.00
                       1           1.202           1.210                     0.67
                       2           1.127           1.127                     0.00
                       5           1.021           1.015                    -0.59
                      10           0.935           0.933                    -0.21
                      20           0.858           0.856                    -0.23
                      50           0.763           0.760                    -0.39
                     100           0.694           0.696                     0.29




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Reverse Recovery Characteristic

Circuit Simulation Result

           400mA


           300mA


           200mA


           100mA


             -0mA


          -100mA


          -200mA


          -300mA


          -400mA
             19.88us    19.96us             20.04us            20.12us      20.20us 20.28us
                  I(R1)
                                                        Time
Evaluation Circuit

                                             R1

                                             50



                       V1 = -9.4V   V1
                       V2 = 11V                                   D1
                       TD = 15ns                                  1SS370
                       TR = 15ns
                       TF = 10ns
                       PW = 20us
                       PER = 50us



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Compare Measurement vs. Simulation

                               Measurement                Simulation              %Error
           trj        ns                   27.20                         27.04         -0.58




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Reverse Recovery Characteristic                                        Reference




                                                      Measurement




Trj =27.2(ns)
Trb= 29.6(ns)
Conditions: Ifwd=0.2A,Irev=0.2A, Rl=50




                                                          Example




                               Relation between trj and trb




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