Diode Bridge Rectifier Loss Estimator implementation

Binding contract

This record describes what an executable surface must bind and validate. It does not claim that a public calculator, package, or production route is deployed.

Record owner

Guth Instruments

Lifecycle

verified-clean

Evidence ID

t5-159

Effect

Computation or source lookup only

Input and validation requirements

The estimator has no stated overflow handling for extreme numeric inputs, and the half-bridge branch is accepted as an input but lacks an explicit formula. Negative-current handling is also undefined and can produce a physically invalid negative loss.

Required corrections

No binding erratum is attached to this unique-name record. Implementers must still preserve the declared units, domain, and failure behavior.

Inspectable interface fixture

The sample below is evidence for interface and validation tests, not a production implementation.

{
  "inputs": {
    "diode_Vf": 0.7,
    "Vf_unit": "V",
    "load_current": 2,
    "current_unit": "A",
    "bridge_type": "full"
  },
  "expected_outputs": {
    "power_loss_W": 2.8
  },
  "working": "Two diodes conduct: Ploss=2×Vf×Iload=2×0.7 V×2.0 A=1.4 V×2.0 A=2.8 W."
}

Other records

Sources and evidence

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• VERIFIED_LEDGER.json
• evidence-tranche5/tranche5-results.json