Diode

Simple diode

Library

Electrical/Analog/Semiconductors

Description

The simple diode is a one port. It consists of the diode itself and an parallel ohmic resistance R. The diode formula is:

    i  =  Ids * (exp(v/Vt) - 1) .

If the exponent v/Vt reaches the limit Maxexp, the diode characterisic is linearly continued to avoid overflow.

Parameters

    Diode_0

  • Ids [A] : Saturation current (Ids): Scalar.
  • Vt [V] : Voltage equivalent of temperature (kT/qn) (Vt): Scalar.
  • Maxexp [-] : Max. exponent for linear continuation (Maxexp): Scalar.
  • R [Ohm] : Parallel ohmic resistance (R): 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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