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Scarr said:Is a 30BF20 a good diode to protect my project against reverse polarity?
(automotive project) 12-24v 2.5a max
Thx
Steve
You can deduce all you need from the datasheet. If you assumed 2.5A worst case (I know this is more than you expect), Fig.3 says the fwd voltage is about 0.9V. Assume 1.0V. This is a dissipation of 2.5W. The mechanical Specifications table says max. thermal resistance is 15 deg/W with modest (8mm^2) pad size. This means the temperature rise should not exceed (2.5W*15deg/W) 37.5 degrees C. The maximum junction temperature is 150 C. Therefore, you can very conservatively tolerate an ambient temperature of about 110 C, which is above the boiling point of water.Scarr said:Why does there always have to be a "but"
I assume the heatsink is there for when it's connected the correct way around and current is flowing through it? if it is I think I can get away without one as normally it's only 500ma bursting to 2.5A for a few hundred ms, also it is connected to a large ground plane that will help things.
Thx