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Silicon Carbide Thyristor = 6500 V
= 40 A
=
Features Package
Applications
Maximum Ratings
Parameter Symbol Conditions Values Unit
Repetitive peak forward voltage 6500 V
Repetitive peak reverse voltage 50 V
Maximum average on-state current 40 A
RMS on-state current 69 A
Non-repetitive peak on-state current tbd A
Power dissipation 595 W
Operating and storage temperature -55 to 150 °C
Electrical Characteristics
Parameter Symbol Conditions Values Unit
min. typ. max.
Maximum peak on state voltage -4.30 V
-3.90
Anode-cathode threshold voltage -3.1(-2.8) V
Anode-cathode slope resistance 20(21) mΩ
Leakage current 15 µA
30
Gate trigger current -30 mA
Holding current 780 mA
Rise time 200 ns
Delay time 40 ns
Reverse recovery charge 1.8
Recovered charge, 50% chord 0.6
Reverse recovery current 11 A
Circuit commutated turn-off time 4.7
Thermal Characteristics
Thermal resistance, junction - case 0.21 °C/W
Mechanical Properties
Mounting torque for base Heat sink surface must be optically flat 1.5 Nm
Mounting torque for top 1.3 Nm
Weight 30 g
VFBM
IT(AVM)
Qrr 1.8 µC
• 6500 V Asymmetric SiC NPNP Thyristor
• 150 °C operating temperature
• Robust compact fully soldered package
• SOT-227 (ISOTOP) base plate form factor
• Fast turn on characteristics
• Lowest in class Qr
r
/IT
(
AVM
)
• Grid Tied Solar Inverters
• Wind Power Inverters
• HVDC Power Conversion
• Utility Scale Power Conversion
•Trigger Circuits/Ignition Circuits
VFBM Tj = 25 °C
VRBM Tj = 25 °C
IT(AVM) TC ≤ 120 °C
IT(RMS) TC ≤ 120 °C
IT,max TC= 25 °C, tp = 2 us, D = 0.1
Ptot TC= 25 °C
Tj, Tstg
VKA(ON)
IK = -40 A, Tj = 25 °C
IK = -40 A, Tj = 150 °C
VKA(TO) Tj = 25 °C (150 °C)
RAK Tj = 25 °C (150 °C), IK = -40 A
IL
VKA = -6500 V, VGA = 0 V, Tj = 25 °C
VKA = -6500 V, VGA = 0 V, Tj = 150 °C
IG
T
Tj = 25 °C, tP = 10 µs
IHTj = 25 °C
tRIG = -3 A, VKA = -2500 V
tD IK = -40 A, Tj = 25 °C
Qrr µC
Qra dI/dt = 270 A/us, IK = -40 A, VKA = 20 V µC
Irm dV/dt(re-app) = -500 V/us, Tj = 25 °C
tqµs
RthJC
Mb
Mt
Wt
1. Considering worst case Zth conditions
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Figure 1: Typical On State Characteristics Figure 2: Typical Forward Blocking Characteristics
Figure 4: Typical Current Rating versus Pulse Duration Curves
Figure 3: Typical Current Derating Curves (D = tP/T, tP = 400 µs1)
at TC= 120 OC
Figure 5: Typical Turn On Characteristics at 25 °C Figure 6: Typical Turn Off Characteristics at 25 °C
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Figure 7: Typical Reverse Recovery Characteristics at 25 °C Figure 8: Typical Transient Thermal Impedance
Revision History
Date Revision Comments Supersedes
2010/11/13 1 First generation release
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