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RDS8__10XX
GENERAL PURPOSE RECTIFIER DIODE
Powerex, Inc., 200 Hillis Street, Youngwood, Pennsylvania 15697-1800 [phone] 10,000 Amperes 1200 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=175°C, V
RRM
=Rated
150 300 ma
Peak On-State Voltage
V
FM
Tj=175°C, I
FM
=4000A
0.75 V
V
FM
Model, Low Level V
0
Tj=175°C 0.642 V
VFM = V
O
+ r•I
FM
r
15% I
FM
- π•I
FM
2.28E-05 Ω
V
FM
Model, High Level V
0
Tj=175°C 0.911 V
VFM = V
O
+ r•I
FM
r
π•I
FM
- I
FSM
1.20E-05 Ω
V
FM
Model,
4-Term A Tj=175°C 0.410
V
FM
= A + B•Ln(I
FM
) +
B
15%I
FM
- I
FSM
0.011
C•(I
FM
) + D•(I
FM
)
½
C 4.00E-06
D 0.00358
Reverse Recovery Time
t
RR
Tj=25°C, I
FM
=400A
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 0.007 0.0075 °C/Watt
Case to Sink
RΘ
cs
Double side cooled 0.001 0.0015 °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) = 1.426E-04 9.077E-04 2.373E-03 4.080E-03
Tau(N) = 2.622E-03 2.313E-02 3.049E-01 3.600E+00
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