Minitab rectifying diode package with two different types of diodes for alternators
US6627975B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 19, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L2924/181
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A diode for use in an under-the-hood automotive application has a TO 220 outline and consists of a diode die on a two piece lead frame which has a thick section to which the bottom of the die is soldered, and a thinner section which extends through a plastic housing as a connection tab and which has a forked end for easy connection to a node of a three phase bridge. The bottom of the thickened section is exposed through the insulation housing for easy connection to a d-c heat sink rail. The diode is particularly useful in applications greater than 2 KW.
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