What the 600W rating means for your protection budget
The SMBJ160E3/TR13 is a single-channel unidirectional Zener TVS diode rated for 600W peak pulse power per the 10/1000 µs waveform. That 600W is the peak pulse power — the energy it can absorb in a single surge event before the junction exceeds its thermal limit. For a 160V rail, the 2.1A peak pulse current tells you the maximum surge current the diode can clamp before the voltage rises to the 287V clamp level.
