Known subclasses: pingspice.lib.diodes._DO201_Diode, pingspice.lib.diodes._TO220_Diode

Base class for power diode subcircuits.

See Also PowerSemiconductor for an explanation of the subcircuit param ambient and the use of nodes 'tc' and 'tca0'.

Class Variable	Die	The subclass of `analysis.diode.Diode` that models your device's semiconductor die. Technically, it's not just a die since it also models lead impedances, and diodes are usually just big junctions. But the point is that it doesn't include package thermal behavior.
Class Variable	package	The name (not FQN) of the package subcircuit in `lib.thermal`, a subclass of `lib.thermal.Package`. (type: str)
Instance Variable	heatsink	A 2-sequence (or callable that returns a 2-sequence) containing values for rth_ca and cth_c of my package with a heatsink attached.
Instance Variable	rth_ca	Thermal resistance, case (package) to ambient. Should only be defined if heatsink is not.
Instance Variable	cth_c	Thermal capacitance of case (package). Should only be defined if heatsink is not.

Inherited from NodeStuff (via PowerSemiconductor, Subcircuit):

Instance Variable	shunts	A dict of current sensing V elements with the pairs of nodes they connect.
Class Variable	debug	A `Bag` that gets set `True` for all instances to log info about each `setup` call.
Class Method	autoName	Undocumented
Method	setupResults	Undocumented
Method	fill	Undocumented
Method	nodeCheck	Call with the circuit building tool f and a sequence of nodes provided to this `Include` or `Subcircuit`.
Method	rawNetlist	Get lines of a raw netlist from a search hierarchy of possible sources.
Method	shunt	Call to insert a current-measuring shunt and add an entry to my `Elements` baton's dict of shunts.
Method	raw	See `Elements.raw`.
Method	iNode	See `Elements.iNode`.
Method	ground	See `Elements.ground`.
Method	sca	See `Elements.sca`.
Method	sca6	See `Elements.sca6`.
Class Method	_libDir	Undocumented
Method	_strippedLines	Undocumented
Method	_call_setup	Calls my `setup` method (almost always your override of that method, actually) and processes any return value.

Inherited from NodeStuff (via PowerSemiconductor, Subcircuit):

Instance Variable	shunts	A dict of current sensing V elements with the pairs of nodes they connect.
Class Variable	debug	A `Bag` that gets set `True` for all instances to log info about each `setup` call.
Class Method	autoName	Undocumented
Method	setupResults	Undocumented
Method	fill	Undocumented
Method	nodeCheck	Call with the circuit building tool f and a sequence of nodes provided to this `Include` or `Subcircuit`.
Method	rawNetlist	Get lines of a raw netlist from a search hierarchy of possible sources.
Method	shunt	Call to insert a current-measuring shunt and add an entry to my `Elements` baton's dict of shunts.
Method	raw	See `Elements.raw`.
Method	iNode	See `Elements.iNode`.
Method	ground	See `Elements.ground`.
Method	sca	See `Elements.sca`.
Method	sca6	See `Elements.sca6`.
Class Method	_libDir	Undocumented
Method	_strippedLines	Undocumented
Method	_call_setup	Calls my `setup` method (almost always your override of that method, actually) and processes any return value.

Inherited from NodeStuff (via PowerSemiconductor, Subcircuit):

Instance Variable	shunts	A dict of current sensing V elements with the pairs of nodes they connect.
Class Variable	debug	A `Bag` that gets set `True` for all instances to log info about each `setup` call.
Class Method	autoName	Undocumented
Method	setupResults	Undocumented
Method	fill	Undocumented
Method	nodeCheck	Call with the circuit building tool f and a sequence of nodes provided to this `Include` or `Subcircuit`.
Method	rawNetlist	Get lines of a raw netlist from a search hierarchy of possible sources.
Method	shunt	Call to insert a current-measuring shunt and add an entry to my `Elements` baton's dict of shunts.
Method	raw	See `Elements.raw`.
Method	iNode	See `Elements.iNode`.
Method	ground	See `Elements.ground`.
Method	sca	See `Elements.sca`.
Method	sca6	See `Elements.sca6`.
Class Method	_libDir	Undocumented
Method	_strippedLines	Undocumented
Method	_call_setup	Calls my `setup` method (almost always your override of that method, actually) and processes any return value.

Die =

The subclass of analysis.diode.Diode that models your device's semiconductor die. Technically, it's not just a die since it also models lead impedances, and diodes are usually just big junctions. But the point is that it doesn't include package thermal behavior.

package =

The name (not FQN) of the package subcircuit in lib.thermal, a subclass of lib.thermal.Package. (type: str)

heatsink =

A 2-sequence (or callable that returns a 2-sequence) containing values for rth_ca and cth_c of my package with a heatsink attached.

rth_ca =

Thermal resistance, case (package) to ambient. Should only be defined if heatsink is not.

cth_c =

Thermal capacitance of case (package). Should only be defined if heatsink is not.

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pingspice.lib.diodes.PowerDiode(PowerSemiconductor) class documentation

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