GD Rectifiers

A global manufacturer and distributor of products, services and solutions to commercial and industrial users of power electronic components. Established in 1964, GD Rectifiers has over 50 years of extensive experience across a large range of markets, specialising in new and current technologies for industrial power control applications. An extensive product offering has built GD Rectifiers exceptional reputation as the go-to power specialist with innovative experience across aviation, automotive, rail, medical, industrial, and electronics markets.

A specialist global manufacturer and distributor of products, services and solutions to commercial and industrial users of power electronic components.

With over 50 years of extensive experience across a large range of markets, GD Rectifiers design and manufacture standard and custom made heatsinks, selenium and silicon rectifiers, suppressors, converters, inverters and regulator products for industrial power control applications.

GD Rectifiers’ engineers are experts in designing high quality and high reliability heatsinks and power assemblies for applications where optimised performance is required. Solid state semiconductor technology used in power assemblies provide customers with standard and custom design solutions for most industrial power applications.

The custom power specialist also manufactures a wide range of thermal management solutions, including axial fans, thermal trips and fan accessories. GD Rectifiers’ thermal management solutions improve reliability and prevent premature failure.

The company offer a wide range of high efficiency phase controlled thyristors, including replacements for obsolete thyristors, alongside circuit protection devices such as surge arresters and varistors for maximum security and protection.

GD Rectifiers Products

GD Rectifiers has decades of experience in thermal management, industrial power components and custom power solutions with a track record of solving design and component obsolescence issues for customers around the world.

GD Rectifiers: Your Custom Power Specialist

Our products, designed your way

At GD Rectifiers, we manufacture a wide variety of reliable high power semiconductors using conventional and future technologies. We design and manufacture selenium and silicon rectifier diodes, suppressors, converters, inverters, and regulator products for Industrial power control applications.

We’re one of the UK’s leading distributors for semiconductor components; state of the art diodes, thyristors, IGBT modules and MOSFETs from the world’s most innovative manufacturers including IXYSIXYS UK WestcodeSemikron and EDI.

GD Rectifiers Thyristors

We manufacture an extensive range of power components and assemblies and we also supply a wide range of heatsinks suitable for power semiconductors, LED lighting and similar applications. At GD Rectifiers, we also offer a repair and replacement service for faulty or ageing semiconductor rectifiers, converters, inverters and regulators.

Thyristors

GD Rectifiers has a range of low loss, high efficiency phase controlled thyristors. Applications include wind turbines, soft start, traction and heating. Our range is from 750A to 4000A.

Part number Vdrm, Vrrm Itav, TC = 55°C
GDT751/18 1800 795
GDT751/22 2200 530
GDT1100/26 2600 910
GDT1100/36 3600 646
GDT1250/18 1800 1240
GDT1800/16 1600 1802
GDT1800/20 2000 1718
GDT1800/26 2600 1467
GDT1800/36 3600 1314
GDT2500/16 1600 2500
GDT2500/22 2200 2293
GDT2500/36 3600 1661
GDT3500/22 2200 3533
GDT3500/36 3600 2418
GDT4000/12 1200 4085

 

Obsolete Flat Based Diode and Thyristor Replacements

GD Rectifiers manufacture a number of flat base conversion kits used to replace obsolete flat based diodes and thyristors. Flat based devices are historically used in rotating applications and can be replaced using either a stud with the thread removed or a capsule combined with a GD Rectifiers clamp solution.

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Rectifiers

GD Rectifiers have reverse engineered a range of popular high voltage rectifiers and encapsulated rectifiers for use in applications such as high voltage power supplies, radio and TV transmitters, radar sets, RH heating and electrostatic precipitators. Our rectifiers cover a popular range of parts previously made by IXYS, Marconi and Semikron. They are all high voltage and low current, avalanche rated and are suitable to absorb limited reverse voltage transients. GD Rectifiers’ high voltage rectifier units have been designed to handle mains frequency.

For further information on high voltage rectifiers click here. 

Featured Products

GD Rectifiers’ specialist products, components and designs can be found in a wide range of applications around the world.

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990111 Multipurpose Heatsink

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B6HK 020984 Three Phase Half Controlled Bridge

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W3H 020660 Three Phase Half Controlled Voltage Regulator

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921225 Multipurpose Heatsink

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W1C 021930 Single Phase Fully Controlled Voltage Regulator

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PS285 Large Module Device and LED Heatsink

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W1H 020013N Single Phase Half Controlled Voltage Regulator

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B2C 020340 Single Phase Fully Controlled Bridge

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B6U 020064 Three Phase Diode Bridge

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PS260/300BF 040014C Forced Air Cooled Heatsink

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B6U 021015 Three Phase Diode Bridge

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B6C 020350 Three Phase Fully Controlled Bridge

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Manufacturer Testimonial

At GD Rectifiers, we look for solutions. By making custom power products, efficient and reliable, we improve the quality of life for those who experience our products and services. We have the power to make a difference in the industry and we hope our products do just that.

Paul Bentley, Managing Director