STPS16150CT/CG/CR

2/5

Symbol

Parameter

Value

Unit

Junction to case

TO-220AB / D

Per diode

3

°C/W

Total

1.8

TO-220AB / D

Coupling

0.6

THERMAL RESISTANCES

Symbol

Parameter

Tests conditions

Min.

Typ.

Max.

Unit

Reverse leakage current

Tj = 25°C

3.0

µA

Tj = 125°C

4.0

mA

Forward voltage drop

Tj = 25

0.92

V

Tj = 125°C

0.70

0.75

Tj=25

1

Tj = 125°C

0.8

0.86

Pulse test :

* tp=5ms,

δ <2%

** tp = 380 µs,

δ <2%

To evaluate the conduction losses use the following equation:

2

(RMS)

STATIC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (per diode)

When the diodes 1 and 2 are used simultaneously :

012

3

4

56789

10

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

IF(av) (A)

PF(av)(W)

δ = 0.05

δ = 0.1

δ = 0.2

δ = 0.5

δ = 1

T

tp

Fig. 1: Average forward power dissipation versus

average forward current (per diode).

0

25

50

75

100

125

150

175

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Tamb(°C)

IF(av)(A)

Rth(j-a)=Rth(j-c)

Rth(j-a)=15°C/W

T

tp

Fig. 2: Average forward current versus ambient

temperature (

δ = 0.5, per diode).

0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

1.2

0

25

50

75

100

125

150

T (°C)

j

P(t )

P

(25°C)

ARM p

ARM

Fig. 4: Normalized avalanche power derating

versus junction temperature.

0.001

0.01

0.1

0.01

1

0.1

10

100

1000

1

t (µs)

p

P(t )

P

(1µs)

ARM p

ARM

Fig. 3: Normalized avalanche power derating

versus pulse duration.