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#101901 - Current and speed
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Prahlad said:
What are the easily availble diodes in SMD package for this application [ freewheeling ].

There are two things to keep in mind, when choosing a free wheel diode, current and speed.

Current: The free wheel diode need not to shunt more current than actually flows through the solenoid, because physics tells, that the current tries to keep on flowing. And if this current is 400mA, then only 400mA will flow through the free wheel diode.

Speed: The mechanismn which provides the inductive kick is very fast. So, if the current is switched-off very fast, then also the inductive kick will rise very fast. In this case also the diode must turn-on very fast, because otherwise the inductive voltage can rise to a dangerous level before the free wheel diode conducts. In such cases it's a good idea to take a transzorb acting as a zener diode. This will even help in speeding up the turn-off time of solenoid. And as only 400mA is flowing you can choose a very tiny one sitting in a SMD-package.

Kai

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Freewheeling Diode SOD Package.            01/01/70 00:00      
   General Semiconductor            01/01/70 00:00      
      Specific part number please.            01/01/70 00:00      
         1n4007            01/01/70 00:00      
            BAV70 or 1N4007            01/01/70 00:00      
               RE: ' '            01/01/70 00:00      
   Current and speed            01/01/70 00:00      
      Re: Current & Speed.            01/01/70 00:00      
         BZD27-C10            01/01/70 00:00      
         KSC2328 is not very fast            01/01/70 00:00      
            SMBJ15A/2.....etc            01/01/70 00:00      
               why all the stuff, a Schottky diode does            01/01/70 00:00      
                  but            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Funny you should use that word...            01/01/70 00:00      
                     so have I, it is quite dramatic.            01/01/70 00:00      
                        OT: backslashes            01/01/70 00:00      
                  What Schottky diode?            01/01/70 00:00      
                     whichever took my fancy that met the req            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Fuel injectors            01/01/70 00:00      

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