General Description
Process of converting Alternating Current (AC) to Direct Current (DC) is called rectification, and rectifier circuits are used to perform the rectification action. There are many types of rectifier circuits which includes half wave rectifier, full wave rectifier and bridge full wave rectifier. In bridge rectifier circuits four diodes are connected in closed loop bridge configuration to produce the DC. Advantage of bridge rectifier over full wave rectifier is that, there is no need of center tap transformer thus reducing the cost and size of the system.
D10XB60 is a silicon bridge rectifier integrated circuit. It is a single phase rectifier which can handle the maximum peak reverse voltage of 600 V.
Features of D10XB60
- Thin single in line package
- High current capacity
- Small package
- High IFSM
- Superior thermal conductivity
Replacement Part
D25XB20, D25XB60
D10XB60 Pictorial View with price on utsource
Pictorial view of the D10XB60 is shown in the figure below, it is a four terminal device available in 3S package
Pin Description
Pin description and pin diagram of D10XB60 is given below
Pin Number | Pin Name | Description |
1 | + | DC positive |
2 | ~ | AC |
3 | ~ | AC |
4 | - | DC negative |
IC Electrical Characteristics/ Specifications
Some Electrical characteristic of the device are given below
Parameter | Description | Value |
TSTG | Storage temperature | -40 to 150 C |
TJ | Operating junction temperature | 150 C |
VRM | Maximum reverse voltage | 600 V |
IFSM | Peak surge forward current | 120 A |
VDIS | Dielectric strength | 2.5K V |
TOR | Mounting torque | 0.8 N-m |
IO | Average rectified forward current | 10 A |
VF | Forward voltage | Max 1.1 V |
IR | Reverse current | Max 1 µA |
Working Principle
In bridge rectifier circuits four diodes are connected in bridge configuration, thus called bridge rectifier. In classic bridge configuration two of the four diodes conduct during the positive half cycle of the input AC signal and the remaining two conduct during the negative half cycle of the input AC signal. as a result, current is directed in such a way that it only passes in one direction and converted DC current is produced. Although we can use four diodes to build a bridge rectifier circuit however off the shelf integrated circuit like D10XB60 are available
Applications
D25XB60 can be used in the following applications
- Charging circuits
- Portable applications
- Adaptors
- Power supplies
- Factory automation
- Inverters
Typical Application Circuit
a typical application circuit for the D10XB60 is shown in figure below, it is converting alternating current to the direct current