This diode uses a p-n junction.
It was originally created to rectify the alternating current of a commercial frequency (50/60 Hz) and generally can withstand high voltages.
|Withstand voltage (VRM)||
High voltages such as 600 V, 800 V and 1000 V
|Forward voltage (VF)||
Approximately 1 V
|Reverse current (IR)||
Extremely small from several μA to tens of μA
|Reverse recovery time (trr)||Extremely long around 10 μS|
Rectifying commercial frequencies and protection against reverse connections, etc.
It cannot be applied to rectifying high frequencies because the reverse recovery time is too long.
A general bridge diode has 4 or 6 general rectifying diodes, which are built into a diode module that are connected to a bridge circuit configuration.