BBC BROWN BOVERI BROWN, BOVERI & CIE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT MANNHEIM Geschaftsbereich Halbleiter und Stromrichter Tel. (062 06) 503-1, Telex 04-65 727 Postfach 200, D-6840 Lampertheim Brochure Order No. D HS 60625/4 E FIC Silicon Controlled Rectifiers Series 55C 86 Amperes RMS 5 Amperes Average Data and Diagrams are related to 60 cycies Catalog Peak Voltage Number forward and reverse - Lead type* Repetitive Transient** 55C10B 100 150 55C20B 200 00 55C30B 300 400 55C40B 400 500 55C60B 600 720 55C80B 800 960 55C100B 1000 1200 55C120B 1200 1440 *For insulated cathode lead add suffix IL to catalog number **Maximum nonrepetitive Electrical Characteristics Flag type 55C-BF on request (TO-83) Forward Conducting It avg Average forward current 55 A Vvtm Maximum peak forward voltage drop at 25C at 220 A peak, 180 conducting angle 22V in Maximurn holding current at 125C 200 MA ltsm Maximum peak one cycle surge current 1200 A it [@t for fusing (for times = 1.5 milliseconds) 6000 A?Sec. Idm Maximum forward leakage current at 125C 10 MA t off Typical turn off time at 125C (refer to Note 3) 100p Sec. ton Typical turn on time at 25C (refer to Note 4) 5.0u Sec. tr Typical rise time 2.0n Sec. td Typical delay time 3.0% Sec. Resc Maximum thermal impedance, junction to case (DC) 0.32C/W Ti Operating junction temperature 125C Tstg Storage temperature 40C to 150C Blocking Irm Maximum reverse leakage current at 125C 10 MA dv/dt Minimum critical exponential rate of rise of forward blocking voltage at 125C 200 V/ Sec. Triggering Vogt Maximum gate voltage to trigger at 25C 3.0V Vgt Typical gate voltage to trigger at 25C 1.3V Vgd Maximum nontriggering gate voltage at 125C 0.25V Igt Maximum gate current to trigger at 25C 100 MA Igt Typical gate current to trigger at 25C 50 MA Pgm Maximum peak gate power 15.0 W Pg avg Average gate power 3.0W Igm Maximum peak gate current 4.0A Vam Maximum peak gate voltage (forward) 20 V Vom Maximum peak gate voltage (reverse) 10V Mechanical Characteristics Base High strength, nickel plated copper with 2-20 UNF 2A thread for through mounting on a heat sink Nickel plating produces low contact resistance and prevents corrosion Header Ceramic to metal construction, hermetically sealed to base Weight Approximately 3.6 ounces, 102.0 grams Mounting Torque 150 in. Ibs. maximum Note 3: Note 4: le = 50 A; VR = SOV; dv/dt = 20 V/y Sec.; di/dt = 5 A/y Sec.; VprM = Rated I = 50 A; Vgt = 12 V Open Circuit; 20 Ohms - 0.14 Sec. Rise Time; Vpro = RatedSilicon Controlled Rectifiers Series 55C and 55C-F 86 Amperes RMS / 55 Amperes Average Figure 1 Maximum case temperature, sinusoidal half wave 130 1 360 120 D> 9 110 SS 2 2. , \ ON wo See 2 100 NW Conduction 2 angle i) 5 ANS NOON 5 yt AV ANAS oO A 2 80 \ \ @ O 70 E \ E 60 3 *30| *60] *90 #120 *180 - *360 = 50 L it Ll 1 i L 0 12 24 36 48 60 72 84 Average Forward Current-Amperes Figure 2 Maximum case temperature, rectangular wave 130 | 360 AS ae 9 110 Ss PPT = N > SN Conduction o 8 90 \ Mi, | angle E WOOK 2 N\ NN p> 80 . N 2 yy N OQ 70 E 60 & *30l] *60]; *90 *120 *180 *360 = 50 1 U | 0 12 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 Average Forward Current-Amperes Figure 3 Maximum power dissipation, sinusoidal half wave 180 T [ 10 360 *360 n L ae | / \ a L 20h ra on 120 Z Conduction " Ss | *90 5 angle Y 8 co /, 3% *30 TRI 5 7 ZY OA $60 hy B a a 30 x wo = 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Average Forward CurrentAmperes Figure 4 Maximum power dissipation, rectangular wave 360, oy n L of r = 150 AA ZA 180 | 7 = iofoto f fhe 120 /] 4 120- *90 i 2 Conduction *60 |/ A s angle 60 C1 CZ G 90 30144 ye Wa a. 30 ~ wo = 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Average Forward Current-AmperesFigure 5 Maximum transient thermal impedance 0.4 o @ 0.2 0.1 Transient Thermal! Impedance Junction To Case (C/W) 0 Figure 6 Bo .001 04 0.1 Pulse DurationSeconds 1.0 10.0 100 Maximum surge current (nonrepetitive) at rated load conditions 1200 1100 1000 900 800 700 Peak Forward CurrentAmperes 600 p~] 1 2 4 6 8 Cycles At 60 Hertz Sinusoidal 10 20 40 60 80 100 Figure 7 Maximum forward on-state characteristics 10000 1000 100 10 Instantaneous Forward CurrentAmperes 1 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 7.0 Instantaneous On-State VoltageVoltsDim. Inches Millimeters Notes Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum A 1 B 1.05 1.06 26.72 2687 2 Cc .78 Bt 19.86 20.62 D 28 35 7.14 8.79 E 1,04 1.06 26.42 26.97 F 1.61 4.75 40.89 44.46 G 83 89 21.08 22.61 Dia. H 7.13 7.62 180.98 193.68 Dia. J 6.00 6.50 152.40 165.10 K 32 38 8.26 9.60 L 14 15 3.56 3.81 M 45 55 11.43 13.97 N 25 28 6.38 7.14 Pe 14 15 3.56 3.81 Dimensions in accordance with JEDEC outline TO-94 anode on stud Note: One nickel-plated hex nut and one internal tooth jockwasher are furnished with each silicon controlled rectifier Note 1: Note 2: Ya-20 UNF-2A Across flats Klassifi tations-Nr. 0701/542 Printed in the Federal Republic of Germany HS 1977 E-1/2 (8.76.3) B 404-2765 PE