reverse recovery time. kapag nag-conduct kasi ang diode, merong time para maka-recover siya kapag pinatay na. kung halimbawang masyadong matagal 'to at mabilis ang switching nung application, meron siyang reverse current sa mahabang oras.
I agree. That high reverse current dissipates a lot of energy. So a slow diode will have higher reverse recovery losses when used in high switching speed applications. This losses will result in overheating and will eventually cause the slow diode to fail.