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Diode Reverse Recovery and its Effect on Switching Losses

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<str<strong>on</strong>g>Diode</str<strong>on</strong>g> Forced Commutati<strong>on</strong> Behavior<br />

V DD<br />

DC Bus<br />

I L<br />

Switch<br />

I DIODE<br />

-<br />

2<br />

1<br />

+<br />

+<br />

3<br />

-<br />

V DIODE<br />

V SWITCH<br />

Step 1: Switch is turned <strong>on</strong><br />

Current rises<br />

Step 2:<br />

Switch is turned off<br />

Current is circulating<br />

Step 3: Switch is turned <strong>on</strong><br />

again, <str<strong>on</strong>g>Diode</str<strong>on</strong>g> is<br />

recovering <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

current c<strong>on</strong>tinues<br />

rising<br />

Reference GND<br />

I SWITCH<br />

4

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