SS54 Schottky Power Diode

SS54 is a surface mount High Power Schottky Rectifier with a Low voltage drop 0.55V and a high forward current of 5A. This diode has high efficiency and high surge current capability of 150A. It is commonly used in low voltage, high-frequency inverters, freewheeling, and polarity protection applications.

Pin Configuration

Features

• SMC Schottky Barrier rectifier
• Forward Current (IF): 5A
• Maximum Forward Voltage (VF): 0.55V (@5A)
• Reverse Current (IR): 1.5 mA
• Maximum DC Blocking Voltage: 40V
• Available in SOD-123W Package

Note: Complete Technical Details can be found at the SS54 datasheet given at the end of this page.

Alternative for SS54: SS52, SS53, SS54, SS56, 1N5824

Other Schottky Diodes: IN5822, 1N4148, 1N4002

Brief Note on SS54

The cathode terminal of this diode can be identified by using the color band at the cathode end. Compared to normal diodes Schottky diode also has relatively faster switching speed and hence can be used in high frequency switching circuits. It also has low forward drop voltage, the voltage drop across the SS54 diode is 0.55 V. SS54 diode has a guard ring structure across the metal-semiconductor junction for stress protection.

As shown in the graph the SS54 Diode has a minimum voltage drop of around 0.1V across it when 0.1A is flowing through it, as the current increases the Voltage drop across the diode also increases. The maximum current through the diode is 5A during when the voltage drop is only 0.55V and the maximum reverse voltage is 40V. It can also handle a maximum surge of 150A. The complete details of the diode can be found at the datasheet below.

Applications of Diode

• Can be used to prevent reverse polarity problem
• High Frequency Inverters
• Used as a protection device
• Current flow regulators
• Polarity Protection applications

2D representation (DO-214AB)

This diode is available in DO-214 AB package. The dimensions for the package is shown below