Photodiodes | Notion

Manufacturer: Vishay Semiconductor Opto Division

Wavelength: 920 nm

Diode type: PIN

Breakdown voltage: 60V

Max power dissipation: 104 mW

Max junction temp: 100°C

Thermal resistance junction/ambient: 450 K/W

Mounting: Surface Mount

In-stock, $0.55000 per

Type
- PIN, most common, set in reverse bias, low noise, and pretty cheap
Voltage
- Since it will be in reverse bias, breakdown voltage of the diode just has to be higher than open circuit voltage of the solar cells, 2.7V
Temp
- https://www.quora.com/If-the-forward-current-being-too-high-for-the-diodes-limits-what-will-happen#:~:text=Usually excessive current will overheat,dead short (less likely).
- Talks about possible temperature concerns with photodiodes. Basically photodiode must have lower thermal resistance than (max junction temp - ambient temp)/expected watts.
Current
- Found no max amps that the diode can take in the datasheets
- Short circuit current and dark current are irrelevant to this
- Ignored this and see if the photodiode smokes on the test board