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Rectifier diodes in switching applications dissipate power due to conduction and switching losses. This application note describes the power dissipation mechanisms and provides a selection of Fast Recovery Rectifiers that minimize switching losses and thus increase efficiency.

Various factors come into play when trimming hedges, from the type of hedge you are working on, the tools you decide to use and the finish that you want to achieve. One thing is obvious: Hedge trimming is tiring, and no one wants to pull additionally cables around.

Now, cordless types are very popular and garden lovers benefit from a higher flexibility and less effort when trimming. State-of-the-art models use 18 V or even 36 V batteries, as well as microcontroller based charging and drive electronics. The supply for the microcontroller can be done via our Positive Fixed Voltage Regulator LDI8233-3.3EN, offering up to 40 V of input voltage, 100 mA output current and thermal overload protection. The enable function allows switching off the entire control circuit in case of non-use and helps to enlarge battery stand-by time.
Hence, they are ideally suited for any battery powered garden device.

The SM4000 is a 4000V/1A rectifier diode in DO-213AB Melf package. It is ideally suited for input rectification of devices connected directly to the public mains, e. g. Smart Electricity Meter, LED Street Lamps and 4G/5G Base Stations. All these devices are rated for a surge voltage of 6 kV. The usually inserted mains filter reduces this value to about 2 kV; actually available 2000 V rectifiers are "at the edge" under this load. As a consequence, two of such diodes are placed in series to increase safety margin.

The SM4000 offers in a single package a V_RRM of 4000 V and thus a comfortable "built in" safety margin. Instead of using 16 diodes in a typical Smart Meter input stage, the amount of components can be reduced to eight. And all with no compromise in safety margin.