Assistance with rectifiers in PSUD
 

I'm trying to figure out how to use the rectifiers that are in the text file that comes with PSUD. For the life of me I can't figure out how to use say, a 6AX5GT with the program. The rectifier is in the text file along with the parameters but I can't figure out how to get it to appear in the program so I can model a power supply.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

Double-click on the rectifier in the default circuit. You will then be given the option of setting rectifier properties.

Click on the left bottom of the input (transformer/rectifier) section. Select tube rectifier option. Then instead of SS rectifiers, tubes will be in the selection window when selected.

Thanks for the response guys.

Okay, so I change the power supply type to vacuum tube full wave type. The default rectifier comes up as a 5AR4, the rectifier I want to use is a 6AX5GT. When I double click on the rectifier type, the list of rectifiers comes up. The 6AX5 is not on the list. I go to the text file that you can download from the Duncan Amps site and the 6AX5GT is one of the many rectifiers with the parameters listed. How do I upload those parameters to use a 6AX5GT rectifier in the circuit?

Go to the directory where you have PSUD stored. There should be a text file titled Rectifiers. This is where the data for the rectifiers is stored. Copy the parameters for the rectifier you want to use and paste it into text file. I'll go ahead and share my rectifier text file with you. See below.


* Solid state rectifiers

*Name Type DRes Vlaw Vfac Vpiv Ipks Ipkr
Cree 600V 4A,SS,0.12145,3.807354,0.5,600,27, 7
Cree 600V 6A,SS,0.1089,4.0313,0.581,600, 34, 10
Cree 1200V 10A,SS,0.12917,3.88772,0.5,1200,50,22
1N4001, SS, 0.0420, 20, 9.353, 50, 99, 99
1N4002, SS, 0.0420, 20, 9.353, 100, 99, 99
1N4003, SS, 0.0420, 20, 9.353, 200, 99, 99
1N4004, SS, 0.0420, 20, 9.353, 400, 99, 99
1N4005, SS, 0.0420, 20, 9.353, 600, 99, 99
1N4006, SS, 0.0420, 20, 9.353, 800, 99, 99
1N4007, SS, 0.0420, 20, 9.353, 1000, 99, 99
1N4007X2, SS, 0.0840, 20, 9.353, 2000, 99, 99
1N4937, SS, 0.0330, 13, 2.400, 600, 99, 99
1N5400, SS, 0.0073, 20, 9.353, 50, 200, 99
1N5401, SS, 0.0073, 20, 9.353, 100, 200, 99
1N5402, SS, 0.0073, 20, 9.353, 200, 200, 99
1N5404, SS, 0.0073, 20, 9.353, 400, 200, 99
1N5406, SS, 0.0073, 20, 9.353, 600, 200, 99
1N5822, SS, 0.0200, 7, 1900, 40, 99, 99
1N5828, SS, 0.0003, 7, 10000, 40, 99, 99
BRIDGE25, SS, 0.0100, 7, 8.5, 200, 999, 999

* Vacuum tube rectifiers

*Name Type DRes Vlaw Vfac Vpiv Ipks Ipkr
217C, VT, 0.000,2.10513,.000011828266,7500,99, 0.95
575A, VT, 0.000,28.2, 1.0e-28, 15000, 60, 6
5AR4, VT, 0.000,1.5, 0.00396, 1500, 99, 0.75
5R4-G, VT, 0.000,1.110696,0.0017298,2800,99, 0.65
5U4-GA, VT, 0.000,1.5, 0.00078, 1550, 99, 0.9
5U4-GB, VT, 0.000,1.5, 0.000755,1550, 99, 1.0
5V3-A, VT, 0.000,1.52067,0.00090919,1550, 6.6, 1.4
5V4-GA, VT, 0.000,1.52859, 0.00128793, 1400, 99, 0.525
Dual 5V4, VT, 0.000,1.52859, 0.0025759, 1400, 99, 1.05
5Y3-GA, VT, 0.000,1.418554,0.00044936,1400, 2.2, 0.44
5Z3, VT, 0.000,1.5, 0.00051, 1550, 99, 0.675
6AU4-GT, VT, 0.000,1.4920323, 0.00286312, 4500, 99, 1.15
6AX4-GT, VT, 0.000,1.54739,0.00117668, 4400, 99, 0.825
6BL4, VT, 0.000,1.21917, 0.0089953, 4500, 99, 1.2
6BZ3, VT, 0.000,1.54018, 0.0032375, 4500, 99, 1.2
6CA4, VT, 0.000,1.5, 0.002, 1300, 1.8, 0.5
6CJ3/6CG3, VT, 0.000,1.496437,0.00540924,5500, 99, 2.1
6D22S/6DL3/6DK3, VT, 0.000,1.474827, 0.006472, 5000, 99, 1.2
6DA4, VT, 0.000,1.55156,0.00196976,4400, 99, 0.9
6DE4, VT, 0.000,1.5, 0.00193, 5500, 99, 1.1
6V3A, VT, 0.000,1.434822,0.0034171,6000,99, 0.8
6X4/6203, VT, 0.000,1.5237,6.2881e-4, 1250, 1.8, 0.270
Dual 6X4, VT, 0.000,1.5237,0.00125762, 1250, 3.6, 0.520
6X5, VT, 0.000,1.5, 0.00134, 1250, 99, 0.245
6X5-GT, VT, 0.000,1.5, 0.00068, 1250, 99, 0.245
6W4-GT, VT, 0.000,1.615835, 0.001886777,3850, 99, 0.75
83, VT, 0.000,20, 1E-25, 1550, 99, 1.0
EZ80, VT, 0.000,1.5, 0.00068, 1250, 99, 0.245
EZ81, VT, 0.000,1.5, 0.002, 1300, 1.8, 0.5
GZ33, VT, 0.000,1.415, 0.004334,1400, 99, 99
GZ34, VT, 0.000,1.5, 0.00396, 1500, 99, 0.75
GZ37, VT, 0.000,1.35, 0.001409,1600, 99, 0.75
***** END OF FILE

I have a feeling that I'm going to have a bruise on my forehead from when my palm strikes it when I figure this out but...

I've got every rectifier under the sun in the rectifier text file but only 31 tube rectifiers out of 111 appear in the program when I open it. How do you change the text file to show all the rectifiers (or at least the ones I want to use) because the ones that are showing up in the program don't appear to have anything special done to them in the text file to make them show up in the program.

Sorry to be an idiot but I'm sure it's simple once you know how.

Here is the content of the text file I have:

*
* RECTIFIERS.TXT
* $ Source: Automatically generated
* $ Web page: http://www.duncanamps.com/psud2/rectlist.php
* $ Date: 25-Jan-2013 07:32:58
*
* This file contains the parameters used for various types of
* rectifier. You may hand amend this file if you wish, in order
* to introduce new types of rectifier.
*
* Should you wish to add your own rectifiers, please refer to
* the technical section in the help file.
*
* The format is:
*
* Name,Type,Dres,Vlaw,Vfac,Vpiv,Ipks,Ipkr
*
* Type: SS (Solid state) or VT (Vacuum tube).
* Dres: Internal resistance of diode
* Vlaw: Va/Ia power law
* Vfac: Va/Ia factor
* Vpiv: Peak Inverse Voltage allowed
* Ipks: Peak current allowed, single cycle (Amps)[*]
* Ipkr: Peak current allowed, repetitive (Amps)[*]
*
* Note that[*] indicates not currently used by the software,
* but may be used at some future time.
*

*Name Type DRes Vlaw Vfac Vpiv Ipks Ipkr
, SS, 0, 1.5, 0.001, 1000, 10, 2
1N4001, SS, 0.042, 20, 9.353, 50, 30, 6
1N4002, SS, 0.042, 20, 9.353, 100, 30, 6
1N4003, SS, 0.042, 20, 9.353, 200, 30, 6
1N4004, SS, 0.042, 20, 9.353, 400, 30, 6
1N4005, SS, 0.042, 20, 9.353, 600, 30, 6
1N4006, SS, 0.042, 20, 9.353, 800, 30, 6
1N4007, SS, 0.042, 20, 9.353, 1000, 30, 6
1N4007X2, SS, 0.084, 20, 9.353, 2000, 30, 6
1N4007x6, SS, 0.252, 20, 9.352, 6000, 30, 6
1N4009, SS, 0.042, 20, 9.353, 50, 30, 6
1N4937, SS, 0.033, 13, 2.4, 600, 99, 99
1N5400, SS, 0.0073, 20, 9.353, 50, 99, 99
1N5401, SS, 0.0073, 20, 9.353, 100, 99, 99
1N5402, SS, 0.0073, 20, 9.353, 200, 99, 99
1N5404, SS, 0.0073, 20, 9.353, 400, 99, 99
1N5406, SS, 0.0073, 20, 9.353, 600, 99, 99
1n5407, SS, 0, 1.5, 0.001, 1000, 10, 2
1N5408, SS, 0.0073, 20, 9.353, 1000, 99, 99
1N5408a, SS, 0.0073, 20, 9.353, 1000, 99, 99
1N5408b, SS, 0.0073, 20, 9.353, 1000, 99, 99
1N5408x2, SS, 0.0073, 20, 9.353, 2000, 99, 99
1N5408x5, SS, 0.06, 5, 0.001, 5000, 25, 25
1N5408x5pcs, SS, 0.06, 5, 0.001, 5000, 25, 25
1N5408x8, SS, 0.06, 5, 0.001, 8000, 25, 25
1N5818, SS, 0.3, 7, 275, 30, 25, 25
1N5822, SS, 0.02, 7, 1900, 40, 99, 99
1N5828, SS, 0.0003, 7, 10000, 40, 99, 99
20L15TPBF, SS, 0.007, 123, 6e75, 15, 700, 100
20L15TPBF-a, SS, 0.007, 123, 6e76, 15, 700, 100
40HF, SS, 0.0033, 16, 1000, 1200, 570, 120
5408x16, SS, 0.06, 5, 0.001, 8000, 48, 48
5y3, SS, 0, 1.5, 0.001, 1000, 10, 2
5y3gt, SS, 0, 1.5, 0.001, 1000, 10, 2
BRIDGE-1000, SS, 0.01, 7, 8.5, 1000, 999, 999
BRIDGE-400, SS, 0.01, 7, 8.5, 400, 999, 999
BRIDGE25, SS, 0.01, 7, 8.5, 200, 999, 999
BY329, SS, 0.042, 20, 9.353, 1200, 75, 8
BYW56, SS, 0.4, 6.5, 0.435, 1000, 50, 12
BYW96E, SS, 0.08, 36.5, 0.235, 1100, 70, 30
CSD20030D, SS, 0.95, 79, 1.2, 300, 200, 40
EZ12, SS, 0, 1.5, 0.0009, 1300, 99, 0.375
EZ40, SS, 0, 1.5, 0.001, 1000, 10, 2
GBU6B, SS, 0, 1.5, 0.001, 100, 175, 6
IR 95SQ015, SS, 0.0035, 6.66, 240000, 15, 2900, 300
IXYS DSEE8-06CC, SS, 0.01, 10, 0.33, 300, 60, 10
IXYS VBE26-12N07, SS, 0.026, 8, 0.2, 1200, 200, 90
IXYS DSEI 12-12A, SS, 0.0462, 15, 0.025, 1200, 25, 11
KBPC5010, SS, 0, 1.5, 0.001, 1000, 400, 50
MBR3045PT, SS, 0.004, 4.7, 1000, 45, 30, 30
MBR6045, SS, 0.004, 4.7, 1000, 45, 60, 30
MBRP3045N-Fairch(2||, SS, 0, 6.966, 858.553, 45, 200, 30
MBRP3045N-Fairchild(, SS, 0, 6.966, 429.2765, 45, 100, 15
MBRP3045N-FCS-75C-1, SS, 0, 4.917, 256.708, 45, 100, 15
MBRP3045N-FCS-75C-2, SS, 0, 4.917, 513.416, 45, 200, 30
MBRP3045N-FCS120C-1, SS, 0, 3.379, 135.9924, 45, 50, 7.5
MBRP3045N-FCS120C-2, SS, 0, 3.379, 271.9848, 45, 50, 7.5
MUR2100E, SS, 0, 4.9, 0.2, 1000, 35, 2
MUR410g, SS, 3, 100, 0.895, 1000, 125, 4
MUR820, SS, 3, 250, 0.895, 1000, 100, 16
none, SS, 0, 1.5, 0.001, 1000, 10, 2
NTE558, SS, 0, 1.5, 0.001, 1500, 50, 1
PGRHurCt, SS, 0, 1.5, 0.001, 1000, 10, 2
SB560, SS, 0.001, 9.5, 600, 60, 150, 5
ST BYW99W-200, SS, 0.016, 6.6, 40000, 25, 200, 35
STPS10L25D/G, SS, 0.006, 6.6, 40000, 25, 160, 64
STTA1206D, SS, 0.029, 1.5, 0.001, 600, 110, 160
STTA512D, SS, 0.0073, 20, 35, 1200, 75, 5
study, SS, 0, 1.5, 0.001, 1000, 10, 2
uIyhPtgckXHfDu, SS, 0, 1.5, 0.001, 1000, 10, 2
YSUINuPRQSVUtk, SS, 0, 1.5, 0.001, 1000, 10, 2
1616, VT, 0.00513409, 1.45609, 0.000235156, 5500, 2.5, 0.8
274A WE, VT, 0, 1.473016, 0.000387, 1555, 1.2, 0.32
2A3, VT, 0, 300, 250, 1000, 10, 45
3B28, VT, 0, 24, 4.0000000000000003e-29, 1000, 10, 2
3B28 revised, VT, 0, 24, 4.0000000000000003e-29, 10000, 10, 2
3dg3, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.0027, 1050, 6.5, 1.2
3DG4/3DH3, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.0025, 1050, 6.5, 1.2
575A, VT, 0, 28.2, 1.0000000000000001e-28, 15000, 100, 6
575A (4 parallel), VT, 0, 28.7, 1.0000000000000001e-28, 15000, 400, 24
5AR4, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.00396, 1500, 99, 0.75
5AR4 X4, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.0158, 1500, 99, 1.5
5AR4GRAETZ, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.0158, 1500, 99, 1.5
5AR4X2, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.00792, 1500, 99, 1.5
5AR4x3, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.01188, 1500, 99, 2.25
5AW4, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.000400657, 1550, 4, 0.75
5C8S, VT, 0, 1.41, 0.006225, 5600, 99, 1
5R4-G, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.00046, 2800, 99, 0.65
5R4-GY, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.00046, 2800, 99, 0.65
5R4-GYA, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.00046, 2800, 99, 0.65
5R4-GYB, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.0005, 3100, 99, 0.715
5R4G-X2, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.00092, 2800, 99, 1.3
5r4gy, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.001, 1000, 10, 2
5T4, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.000755, 1550, 4.6, 0.675
5T4GHR, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.00755, 1550, 4.6, 0.675
5U-GX2, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.00156, 1550, 99, 1.6
5U4-G, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.00078, 1550, 99, 0.8
5U4-GA, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.00078, 1550, 99, 0.9
5U4-GB, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.000755, 1550, 99, 1
5U4-GX2, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.00156, 1550, 99, 1.6
5u4-GYB, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.0005, 3100, 99, 0.715
5U4G, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.001, 1000, 10, 2
5u4gb, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.000755, 1550, 99, 1
5U4GB-GenElec-both, VT, 0.005, 1.542, 0.00136, 1550, 9.2, 2
5U4GB-GenElectric, VT, 0.005, 1.542, 0.00068, 1550, 4.6, 1
5U4GX2, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.00156, 1550, 99, 1.6
5V3-A, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.001287, 1550, 6.6, 1.4
5V3-A/5AU4, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.0012, 1550, 6.6, 1.4
5V4-G, VT, 0, 1.263, 0.00273, 1400, 99, 0.525
5V4-GA, VT, 0, 1.263, 0.00273, 1400, 99, 0.525
5W4G, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.000345, 1400, 99, 0.3
5Y3-G, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.000269, 1400, 2.2, 0.375
5Y3-GA, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.000269, 1400, 2.2, 0.44
5Y3-GT, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.000354, 1400, 2.2, 0.44
5Z3, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.00051, 1550, 99, 0.675
5Z3PA, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.001, 1000, 10, 2
5Z4Pa, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.000354, 1550, 99, 0.675
6106, VT, 0, 1.400364, 0.000424, 1550, 1.4, 0.415
6754, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.001398, 1450, 1.1, 0.33
6al5, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.0019, 330, 1, 0.054
6AU4-GT, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.0028, 4500, 99, 1.05
6AU4-GTA, VT, 0, 1.488, 0.002901106, 4500, 99, 1.115
6AU4A-RCA, VT, 0, 1.488, 0.002901106, 4500, 99, 1.3
6AX3, VT, 0, 1.49, 0.001433588, 5000, 99, 1
6AX4-GT, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.0014, 4400, 99, 0.825
6AX4-GTA, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.0014, 4400, 99, 1
6AX4-GTB, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.0014, 5000, 99, 1
6AX5, VT, 0, 1.25, 0.000842375, 1250, 2.6, 0.375
6AX5GT, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.00084238, 1250, 2.6, 375
6BY5G, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.00095, 1400, 1, 0.525
6CA4, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.002, 1300, 1.8, 0.5
6CE3/6CD3/6DT3, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.0076, 5000, 99, 1.5
6cg3, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.0058, 5000, 6.6, 1.05
6CG3/6BW3/6DQ3, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.0055, 5000, 99, 2.1
6cj3, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.0055, 5500, 10, 2.1
6CJ3/6CH3, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.0055, 5500, 99, 2.1
6D22S, VT, 0, 1.2646, 0.00677, 5000, 99, 1
6DE4, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.00193, 5500, 99, 1.1
6JU8, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.0019, 300, 0.054, 0.054
6ju8a, VT, 0.0000778522, 1.50901, 0.00185516, 300, 0.1, 0.054
6W4-GT, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.0026, 3850, 99, 0.75
6X2P, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.00018, 450, 0.09, 0.09
6X4, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.00068, 1250, 99, 0.245
6X5, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.00134, 1250, 99, 0.245
6X5-GT, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.00068, 1250, 99, 0.245
80, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.0003, 1400, 99, 0.4
83, VT, 0, 20, 9.999999999999999e-26, 1550, 99, 1
866A, VT, 0, 20, 0.004, 10, 1, 0.25
866A - 2, VT, 0, 40000, 0.0004, 10000, 1, 0.25
866A yes, VT, 0, 20, 0.004, 10, 1, 0.25
AG1006, VT, 0, 1.52, 0.00009, 25000, 99, 0.75
AZ1, VT, 0, 1.35, 0.0006, 1400, 99, 0.4
AZ11, VT, 0, 1.2936, 0.00073998, 1400, 99, 0.375
AZ11a, VT, 0, 1.2936, 0.00073998, 1400, 99, 0.375
AZ12, VT, 0, 1.4313, 0.000753983, 1000, 99, 0.5
EAA91, VT, 0, 1.375, 0.0027, 420, 99, 0.054
EAA91 (2 un. in seri, VT, 0, 1.375, 0.007, 840, 99, 0.054
EY80/PY80, VT, 0, 1.45, 0.003122, 4000, 99, 0.4
EY81/PY81, VT, 0, 1.43, 0.002694, 5000, 99, 0.45
EY82, VT, 0, 1.3, 0.005012, 850, 99, 1.1
EY83/PY83, VT, 0, 1.44, 0.003072, 5000, 99, 0.5
EY88/PY88, VT, 0, 1.46, 0.003294, 6000, 99, 0.55
EYY13, VT, 0, 1.263, 0.00273, 1550, 99, 1.4
EZ12B, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.0009, 1300, 99, 0.375
EZ4, VT, 0, 1.27, 0.0045, 1150, 99, 0.55
EZ80, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.00068, 1250, 99, 0.245
EZ81, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.002, 1300, 1.8, 0.5
gz-34, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.001, 1000, 10, 2
GZ33, VT, 0, 1.415, 0.004334, 1400, 2.5, 0.75
GZ34, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.00396, 1500, 99, 0.75
GZ34-JJ, VT, 0, 1.369, 0.005836335, 1500, 99, 0.75
GZ34-JJ-both, VT, 0, 1.369, 0.01167267, 1500, 99, 0.75
GZ37, VT, 0, 1.35, 0.001409, 1600, 99, 0.75
HY90/35W4, VT, 0, 1.187, 0.005488, 360, 99, 0.66
PY500A, VT, 0, 1.41, 0.006225, 5600, 99, 1
PY500A richtig, VT, 400, 1.41, 0.006225, 5600, 99, 1
PY88, VT, 0, 1.46, 0.003294, 6000, 0.55, 0.22
Real 5C8S curve, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.0011, 1700, 99, 1.4
rgn1054, VT, 0, 1.5, 0.001, 1000, 10, 2
u19, VT, 0, 0.8596881, 0.0058729, 7100, 1250, 0.5
UY41, VT, 0, 1.305, 0.002576, 700, 99, 0.6
UY85, VT, 0, 1.305, 0.002576, 700, 99, 0.6
UY89, VT, 0, 1.3, 0.004962, 700, 99, 0.6
VY1, VT, 0, 1.2935, 0.0029674, 710, 99, 0.3

Do I insert the parameters from below into the spot in the upper part of the document?

Did you download the expanded rectifiers.txt file and drop it in your PSUD folder? A much shorter list installs with the program...

Thank you very, very much. That did it!

:D