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20121206e
MCO 500
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0.01 0.1 1 10
1
10
100
10
-3
10
-2
10
-1
10
0
10
1
10
2
0.1
1
10
4
2
1
5
6
T
VJ
= 25° C
3
1: I
GT
, T
VJ
= 140° C
2: I
GT
, T
VJ
= 25° C
3: I
GT
, T
VJ
= -40° C
4: P
GM
= 20 W
5: P
GM
= 60 W
6: P
GM
= 120 W
I
GD
, T
VJ
= 140° C
V
G
[V]
I
G
[A]
Fig. 1 Gate trigger characteristics
t
gd
[μs]
I
G
[A]
typ.
Limit
Fig. 2 Gate trigger delay time
Symbol Conditions Characteristic Values
typ. max.
I
RRM
V
R
= V
RRM
T
VJ
= T
VJM
40 mA
V
T
I
T
= 1200 A T
VJ
= 25°C 1.3 V
V
T0
r
t
For power-loss calculations only
T
VJ
= T
VJM
0.8
0.38
V
mW
V
GT
I
GT
V
D
= 6 V T
VJ
= 25°C
T
VJ
= -40°C
V
D
= 6 V T
VJ
= 25°C
T
VJ
= -40°C
2
3
300
400
V
V
mA
mA
V
GD
I
GD
V
D
=
2
/
3
V
DRM
; T
VJ
= T
VJM
0.25
10
V
mA
I
L
t
p
= 30 µs; V
D
= 6 V T
VJ
= 25°C
I
G
= 1 A; di
G
/dt = 1 A/µs
400 mA
I
H
V
D
= 6 V; R
GK
= ∞; T
VJ
= 25°C 300 mA
t
gd
V
D
= ½V
DRM
T
VJ
= 25°C
I
G
= 1 A; di
G
/dt = 1 A/µs
2 µs
t
q
V
D
=
2
/
3
V
DRM
T
VJ
= T
VJM
dv/dt = 50 V/µs; -di/dt = 10 A/µs
I
T
= 500 A; V
R
= 100 V; t
p
= 200 µs
350 µs
R
thJC
R
thJK
DC current
DC current
0.072
0.096
K/W
K/W
d
S
d
A
a
Creeping distance on surface
Creepage distance in air
Maximum allowable acceleration
12.7
9.6
50
mm
mm
m/s
2