Answer by Tim Williams for TVS Diode current flow at breakdown
An unusually (for me) hand-wavy answer, but may be helpful supporting information, while stopping short of a more strict-engineering-practices answer.Common type TVSs are simply avalanche (zener)...
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Answer by Andy aka for TVS Diode current flow at breakdown
May I know your thoughts about thisIf I want to understand the current drawn by a TVS diode for a particular over voltage situation, I look at the data sheet. This is an exercise I recently did for the...
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Answer by Simon Fitch for TVS Diode current flow at breakdown
You can picture that scenario as a 31.7V source in parallel with a 31.0V source, and with some extra resistance in the loop:simulate this circuit– Schematic created using CircuitLabThink of this as a...
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This was a question asked to us by our client.The question is'We have a TVS diode with a break down voltage of 31V.When a pulse of amplitude 31.7V and a duration of 100ms second is applied the diode...
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