Diodes DRDC3105 - Manual (Page 6)

DRDC3105
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1E-3 0.01 0.1 1
10
100
1k
10k
100k
1E-4 1E-3 0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000 10000
1
10
100
Figure 11. Zener Repetitive Pulse Energy Limit on L/R Time Constant
T
A
= 25°C
E
max
= 50mJ
L/R = 2 * E
max
 (Vzpk * Izpk)
MA
X
L
/R T
IME
C
O
NS
TA
NT
(m
s)
Izpk (A)
D = 0.5
0.2
0.1
SINGLE PULSE
0.05
Figure 12. Transient Thermal Response
R
th
, Tr
ans
ient Ther
mal
R
e
spons
e
PULSE WIDTH (s)