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Ideal Diode Model?

romanjcg

Hello, I was wondering if it is possible to run a simulation on a circuit that uses an ideal diode? I have been running the simulation with a practical diode ( D1N4002) and it works perfectly however I was wondering if it was possible to use a diode with an ideal model? Help anyone? Roman.

  • SPICE / PSpice has an ABS function, that will get the waveform "fully rectified" but the output impedance of a source is 0 so the reverse direction won't be modelled. An ideal diode would pass an infinite forward current, have no voltage drop and infinite reverse impedance for starters. Implementing this, as they say, is left to the Student.....

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