IdealDiode

Ideal diode

Library

Electrical/Analog/Ideal

Description

This is an ideal switch which is

  * open, if it is reversed biased (voltage drop less than 0)

  * closed, if it is conducting (current > 0).

Note, there are circuits, where this ideal description with zero resistance and zero cinductance is not possible. In order to prevent singularities during switching, the opened diode has a small conductance Gon and the closed diode has a low resistance Roff which is default.

The parameter Vknee which is the forward threshold voltage, allows to displace the knee point along the Gon-characteristic.

Parameters

    IdealDiode_0

  • Ron [Ohm] : Forward state-on differential resistance (closed diode resistance >=0) (Ron): Scalar.
  • Goff [S] : Backward state-off conductance (opened diode conductance >=0) (Goff): Scalar.
  • Vknee [V] : Forward threshold voltage (>=0) (Vknee): Scalar.

Ports

  • Port 1 at left position: implicit input fixedport numbered 1.
  • Port 1 at right position: implicit output fixedport numbered 1.

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