MCR16 SERIES

2

Motorola Thyristor Device Data

Characteristic

Symbol

Min

Typ

Max

Unit

OFF CHARACTERISTICS

Peak Forward Blocking Current

TJ = 25°C

Peak Reverse Blocking Current

TJ = 125°C

(VAK = Rated VDRM or VRRM, Gate Open)

IDRM

IRRM

—

—

—

—

0.01

2.0

mA

ON CHARACTERISTICS

Peak On-State Voltage* (ITM = 32 A)

VTM

—

—

1.7

Volts

Gate Trigger Current (Continuous dc) (VD = 12 V, RL = 100 Ω)

IGT

2.0

8.0

20

mA

Gate Trigger Voltage (Continuous dc) (VD = 12 V, RL = 100 Ω)

VGT

0.5

0.65

1.0

Volts

Hold Current (Anode Voltage =12 V)

IH

4.0

25

40

mA

DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS

Critical Rate of Rise of Off–State Voltage

(VD = Rated VDRM, Exponential Waveform, Gate Open, TJ = 25°C)

dv/dt

50

200

—

V/

µs

*Indicates Pulse Test: Pulse Width

≤ 2.0 ms, Duty Cycle ≤ 2%.

a=30°

dc

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

125

Figure 1. Average Current Derating

IT(AV), AVERAGE ON–STATE CURRENT (AMP)

a

a = Conduction

Angle

60

°

90

° 120° 180°

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20

22

Figure 2. Maximum On–State Power Dissipation

IT(AV), AVERAGE ON–STATE CURRENT (AMP)

a

a = Conduction

Angle

a=30°

dc

60

°

90

°

120

°

180

°

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

0.1

1

10

100

Figure 3. On–State Characteristics

VT, INSTANTANEOUS ON–STATE VOLTAGE (VOLTS)

Maximum @ TJ=125 °C

Maximum @ TJ=25 °C

Typical @ TJ=25 °C

0.1

1

10

100

1000

0.01

0.1

1

Figure 4. Transient Thermal Response

t, TIME (ms)

1

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