P400 series, Vishay high power products, Passivated assembled circuit elements, 40 a – C&H Technology P400 Series User Manual
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Document Number: 93755
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Revision: 05-Nov-09
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P400 Series
Passivated Assembled
Circuit Elements, 40 A
Vishay High Power Products
Fig. 6 - Maximum Non-Repetitive Surge Current
Fig. 7 - Maximum Non-Repetitive Surge Current
Fig. 8 - Thermal Impedance Z
thJC
Characteristics
Fig. 9 - Gate Characteristics
Peak Half
S
ine Wave
On-
S
tate Current (A)
Number of Equal Amplitude Half
Cycle Current Pulses (N)
10
100
1
150
175
200
300
250
325
275
225
350
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Per junction
At any rated load condition and with
rated V
RRM
applied following surge.
Initial T
J
= 125 °C
at 60 Hz 0.0083 s
at 50 Hz 0.0100 s
Peak Half
S
ine Wave
On-
S
tate Current (A)
Pulse Train Duration (s)
0.1
1
0.01
150
200
250
300
350
400
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Maximum non-repetitive surge current
versus pulse train duration. Control of
conduction may not be maintained.
Initial T
J
= 125 °C
No voltage reapplied
Rated V
RRM
reapplied
Per junction
0.01
0.1
1
10
0.0001
0.001
0.01
0.1
1
Square Wave Pulse Duration (s)
Z
thJC
- Transient Thermal
Impe
d
ance (K/W)
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Steady state value
R
thJC
= 1.05 K/W
(DC operation)
Per junction
0.1
1
10
100
0.001
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Instantaneous Gate Current (A)
Instantaneous
G
ate Voltage (V)
0.01
0.1
1
10
100
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(1) P
GM
= 10 W, t
p
= 5 ms
(2) P
GM
= 20 W, t
p
= 25 ms
(3) P
GM
= 50 W, t
p
= 1 ms
(4) P
GM
= 100 W, t
p
= 500 μs
Frequency limited by P
G(AV)
(b)
(a)
T
J
= 25 °C
T
J
= 125 °C
T
J
= 40 °C
V
GD
I
GD
Rectangular gate pulse
(a) Recommended load line for
rated dI/dt: 10 V, 20
Ω, t
r
≤ 1 μs
(b) Recommended load line for
rated dI/dt: 10 V, 65
Ω, t
r
≤ 1 μs
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