User guide
RBK8_ _25XX
GENERAL PURPOSE RECTIFIER DIODE
Powerex, Inc., 173 Pavilion Ln, Youngwood, PA 15697-1800 (724)925-7272 www.pwrx.com
2500 Amperes 6500 Volts
Electrical Characteristics,
Tj=25°C unless otherwise specified
Rating
Characteristic Symbol Test Conditions min typ max Units
Repetitive Peak Reverse
Leakage Current
I
RRM
Tj=150°C, V
RRM
=Rated
100 150 ma
Peak On-State Voltage
V
FM
Tj=25°C, I
FM
=3000A
1.55 V
V
FM
Model, Low Level V
0
Tj=150°C 0.79 V
VFM = V
O
+
r•
I
FM
r
15%
I
FM
- π•I
FM
0.238
mΩ
V
FM
Model, High Level V
0
Tj=150°C 1.47 V
VFM = V
O
+
r•
I
FM
r
π•I
FM
- I
FSM
0.151
mΩ
V
FM
Model,
4-Term A Tj=150°C 0.509
V
FM
= A + B•Ln(I
FM
) +
B
15%I
FM
- I
FSM
0.0019
C•(I
FM
) + D•(I
FM
)
½
C 1.100E-04
D 0.01289
Reverse Recovery Time
t
RR
Tj=25°C, I
FM
=2000A
25 µs
di
R
/dt = 25 A/µs
Thermal Characteristics
Rating
Characteristic Symbol Test Conditions min typ max Units
Thermal Resistance
Junction to Case
RΘ
jc
Double side cooled 0.010 0.0115 °C/Watt
Case to Sink
RΘ
cs
Double side cooled 0.0015 0.002 °C/Watt
Thermal Impedance Model
ZΘ
jc
Double side cooled
ZΘ
jc
(t) =
Σ(A(
N
)•(1-exp(-t/
Tau
(
N
))))
where:
N =
12 3 4
A(N
) = 1.02E-05 8.79E-04 4.15E-03 6.43E-03
T
au(N) =
5.86E-04 1.41E-02 1.81E-01 1.21E+00
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