Re: Diode Strings

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Original poster: "S&JY" <youngsters-at-konnections-dot-net> 

Well, yes and no.  Yes, the PIV is 40 KV.  But it will be distributed across
two legs of a bridge (goes out one leg and back in through another leg,
total of 60 diodes in Rick's design), so I believe his design will have an
adequate safety margin with 30 diode legs.
--Steve Y.

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Subject: Re: Diode Strings


 > Original poster: "Dr. Resonance" <resonance-at-jvlnet-dot-com>
 >
 >
 >
 > The peak reverse voltage (PRV) is 14,400 x 2.8 = 40,320.  You need 41
diodes
 > in each leg as 30 will not be adequate design.
 >
 > Dr. Resonance
 >  >
 >  > I have 200 1000V 6A diodes (6A10). Recovery time is ~2.5uS
 >  >
 >  >
 >
<http://pdf.searchdatasheets-dot-com/pdf/266/266448.pdf>http://pdf.searchdatashe
 > ets-dot-com/pdf/266/266448.pdf
 >  >
 >  >
 >  > I hope to use 30 in each leg of a bridge to rectify 14.4Kv from a pig.