IEC 60747-2:2016 provides standards for the following categories or sub-categories of rectifier diodes, including: - line rectifier diodes; - avalanche rectifier diodes; - fast-switching rectifier diodes; - Schottky barrier diodes. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition: a) Schottky barrier diodes and its properties are added; b) Clauses 3, 4, 5 and 7 were amended with some deletions of information no longer in use or already included in other parts of the IEC 60747 series, and with some necessary additions; c) Clause 6 was moved and added to Clause 7 of this third edition; d) some parts of Clause 7 were moved and added to Clause 7 of this third edition; e) Annex A was deleted. This publication is to be read in conjunction with IEC 60747-1:2006.