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How to Select Silicon TVS Diode Devices

How to Select Silicon TVS Diode Devices

by | Aug 3, 2020 | Bill's Tech Briefs

Printer Friendly Version Voltage and current transients are a major cause of solid-state component failure in electronic systems. These transients are a result of a sudden release of stored energy. Transients may be generated from a variety of sources, both internal...
Typical TVS Design Aids

Typical TVS Design Aids

by | Jul 13, 2020 | Bill's Tech Briefs

Printer Friendly Version Typical TVS Design Aids 1)        Leakage current will double for every 10 to 15°C rise in temperature, depending upon the voltage (usually referenced to the ambient temperature). 2)         The typical change in Breakdown Voltage (BV or...
Filter Protection

Filter Protection

by | Jul 10, 2020 | Bill's Tech Briefs

Printer Friendly Version Filter Protection   Requirement: Provide a TVS device to protect a filter against damage due to RTCA Waveforms Voltage Waveform 4 and Current Waveform 1 Pulse 1600v/320A at 6.4/69 usec The input limits are: Nominal range 28 to 33 volts, and...
IEEE DICTIONARY (IEEE STANDARD 100-2000)

IEEE DICTIONARY (IEEE STANDARD 100-2000)

by | Jul 10, 2020 | Bill's Tech Briefs

Printer Friendly Version IEEE DICTIONARY (IEEE STANDARD 100-2000) Pulse                         A brief excursion of a quantity from normal. Risetime                    The time interval of the leading edge between the instants at which the instantaneous value first...