Meanwell PS creates a load?
Recently realized that my solar systems daily output had increased by ~50Wh per day when in storage with no shorepower. It was hard to believe that the parasitic loads or the battery self-discharge...
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"Thermal Runaway" THIS... :)
500 Amp - 30 V Schottky Rectifier - CPT50130 - 2 Diodes
http://www.ebay.com/itm/500-Amp-30-V-Schottky-Rectifier-CPT50130-2-Diodes-/282361292454?hash=item41be0b66a6:m:m2LsZQ25r5ZvdtZBdvngYbg
This is what I have in the BORG. Only the 60-volt version. Yes the plate is the cathode, so it needs to have a heat sink and the cathode and/or the heat sink needs to be kept insulated. A 5/16" tap can be used to thread the mounting holes. I used 5/16" x 24 silicon bronze bolts. Threads cut off, screwed flat into rectifier plate, then flipped over and soldered. Berquist Sil-Pad 2000 insulator pad to isolate rectifier plate from heat sink. Arctic Silver Epoxy to glue everything together. Meaning both sides of the Sil-Pad
Working in tandem the Megawatts at max dump 38.8 amperes, and 39.6 amperes through the schottky devices. .44 vf at max I. Anode temp Delta T shows 11F and 12F respectfully. Almost zip.
This rectifier shows .22 vf at one ampere. PIV leakage of the 60 volt device maxes out at 3ma at 55 volts.
The caveats are: Price, size, work involved to create.
500 Amp - 30 V Schottky Rectifier - CPT50130 - 2 Diodes
http://www.ebay.com/itm/500-Amp-30-V-Schottky-Rectifier-CPT50130-2-Diodes-/282361292454?hash=item41be0b66a6:m:m2LsZQ25r5ZvdtZBdvngYbg
This is what I have in the BORG. Only the 60-volt version. Yes the plate is the cathode, so it needs to have a heat sink and the cathode and/or the heat sink needs to be kept insulated. A 5/16" tap can be used to thread the mounting holes. I used 5/16" x 24 silicon bronze bolts. Threads cut off, screwed flat into rectifier plate, then flipped over and soldered. Berquist Sil-Pad 2000 insulator pad to isolate rectifier plate from heat sink. Arctic Silver Epoxy to glue everything together. Meaning both sides of the Sil-Pad
Working in tandem the Megawatts at max dump 38.8 amperes, and 39.6 amperes through the schottky devices. .44 vf at max I. Anode temp Delta T shows 11F and 12F respectfully. Almost zip.
This rectifier shows .22 vf at one ampere. PIV leakage of the 60 volt device maxes out at 3ma at 55 volts.
The caveats are: Price, size, work involved to create.
