Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, 2002
February, 2002 – Rev. 2 1Publication Order Number:
1.5KE6.8CA/D
1.5KE6.8CA Series
1500 Watt Mosorb Zener
Transient Voltage Suppressors
Bidirectional*
Mosorb devices are designed to protect voltage sensitive
components from high voltage, high–energy transients. They have
excellent clamping capability, high surge capability, low zener
impedance and fast response time. These devices are
ON Semiconductors exclusive, cost-effective, highly reliable
Surmetic axial leaded package and are ideally-suited for use in
communication systems, numerical controls, process controls,
medical equipment, business machines, power supplies and many
other industrial/ consumer applications, to protect CMOS, MOS and
Bipolar integrated circuits.
Specification Features:
Working Peak Reverse Voltage Range – 5.8 V to 214 V
Peak Power – 1500 Watts @ 1 ms
ESD Rating of Class 3 (>16 KV) per Human Body Model
Maximum Clamp Voltage @ Peak Pulse Current
Low Leakage < 5 µA above 10 V
UL 497B for Isolated Loop Circuit Protection
Response Time is typically < 1 ns
Mechanical Characteristics:
CASE: Void-free, transfer-molded, thermosetting plastic
FINISH: All external surfaces are corrosion resistant and leads are
readily solderable
MAXIMUM LEAD TEMPERATURE FOR SOLDERING PURPOSES:
230°C, 1/16 from the case for 10 seconds
POLARITY: Cathode band does not imply polarity
MOUNTING POSITION: Any
MAXIMUM RATINGS
Rating Symbol Value Unit
Peak Power Dissipation (Note 1.)
@ TL 25°CPPK 1500 Watts
Steady State Power Dissipation
@ TL 75°C, Lead Length = 3/8
Derated above TL = 75°C
PD5.0
20
Watts
mW/°C
Thermal Resistance, Junction–to–Lead RJL 20 °C/W
Operating and Storage
Temperature Range TJ, Tstg 65 to
+175 °C
1. Nonrepetitive current pulse per Figure 4 and derated above TA = 25°C per
Figure 2.
*Please see 1N6267A to 1N6306A (1.5KE6.8A – 1.5KE250A)
for Unidirectional Devices
Device Packaging Shipping
ORDERING INFORMATION
1.5KExxCA Axial Lead 500 Units/Box
1.5KExxCARL4 Axial Lead
AXIAL LEAD
CASE 41A
PLASTIC
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1500/Tape & Reel
L = Assembly Location
1N6xxxCA = JEDEC Device Code
1.5KExxxCA = ON Device Code
YY = Year
WW = Work Week
L
1N6
xxxCA
1.5KE
xxxCA
YYWW
Bi–Directional TVS
IPP
IPP
V
I
IR
IT
IT
IR
VRWM
VCVBR
VRWM VC
VBR
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(TA = 25°C unless otherwise noted)
Symbol Parameter
IPP Maximum Reverse Peak Pulse Current
VCClamping Voltage @ IPP
VRWM Working Peak Reverse Voltage
IRMaximum Reverse Leakage Current @ VRWM
VBR Breakdown Voltage @ IT
ITTest Current
VBR Maximum Temperature Coefficient of VBR
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (TA = 25°C unless otherwise noted.)
VRWM
Breakdown Voltage VC @ IPP (Note 3)
V
RWM
(Note 1) IR @ VRWM VBR (Note 2) (Volts) @ ITVCIPP VBR
Device (Volts) (µA) Min Nom Max (mA) (Volts) (A) (%/°C)
1.5KE6.8CA 5.8 1000 6.45 6.8 7.14 10 10.5 143 0.057
1.5KE7.5CA 6.4 500 7.13 7.5 7.88 10 11.3 132 0.061
1.5KE8.2CA 7.02 200 7.79 8.2 8.61 10 12.1 124 0.065
1.5KE9.1CA 7.78 50 8.65 9.1 9.55 1 13.4 112 0.068
1.5KE10CA 8.55 10 9.5 10 10.5 1 14.5 103 0.073
1.5KE11CA 9.4 5 10.5 11 11.6 1 15.6 96 0.075
1.5KE12CA 10.2 5 11.4 12 12.6 1 16.7 90 0.078
1.5KE13CA 11.1 5 12.4 13 13.7 1 18.2 82 0.081
1.5KE15CA 12.8 5 14.3 15 15.8 1 21.2 71 0.084
1.5KE16CA 13.6 5 15.2 16 16.8 1 22.5 67 0.086
1.5KE18CA 15.3 5 17.1 18 18.9 1 25.2 59.5 0.088
1.5KE20CA 17.1 5 19 20 21 1 27.7 54 0.09
1.5KE22CA 18.8 5 20.9 22 23.1 1 30.6 49 0.092
1.5KE24CA 20.5 5 22.8 24 25.2 1 33.2 45 0.094
1.5KE27CA 23.1 5 25.7 27 28.4 1 37.5 40 0.096
1.5KE30CA 25.6 5 28.5 30 31.5 1 41.4 36 0.097
1.5KE33CA 28.2 5 31.4 33 34.7 1 45.7 33 0.098
1.5KE36CA 30.8 5 34.2 36 37.8 1 49.9 30 0.099
1.5KE39CA 33.3 5 37.1 39 41 1 53.9 28 0.1
1.5KE43CA 36.8 5 40.9 43 45.2 1 59.3 25.3 0.101
1.5KE47CA 40.2 5 44.7 47 49.4 1 64.8 23.2 0.101
1.5KE51CA 43.6 5 48.5 51 53.6 1 70.1 21.4 0.102
1.5KE56CA 47.8 5 53.2 56 58.8 1 77 19.5 0.103
1.5KE62CA 53 5 58.9 62 65.1 1 85 17.7 0.104
1.5KE68CA 58.1 5 64.6 68 71.4 1 92 16.3 0.104
1.5KE75CA 64.1 5 71.3 75 78.8 1 103 14.6 0.105
1.5KE82CA 70.1 5 77.9 82 86.1 1 113 13.3 0.105
1.5KE91CA 77.8 5 86.5 91 95.5 1 125 12 0.106
1.5KE100CA 85.5 5 95 100 105 1 137 11 0.106
1.5KE110CA 94 5 105 110 116 1 152 9.9 0.107
1.5KE120CA 102 5 114 120 126 1 165 9.1 0.107
1.5KE130CA 111 5 124 130 137 1 179 8.4 0.107
1.5KE150CA 128 5 143 150 158 1 207 7.2 0.108
1.5KE160CA 136 5 152 160 168 1 219 6.8 0.108
1.5KE170CA 145 5 162 170 179 1 234 6.4 0.108
1.5KE180CA 154 5 171 180 189 1 246 6.1 0.108
1.5KE200CA 171 5 190 200 210 1 274 5.5 0.108
1.5KE220CA 185 5 209 220 231 1 328 4.6 0.109
1.5KE250CA 214 5 237 250 263 1 344 5 0.109
1. A transient suppressor is normally selected according to the maximum working peak reverse voltage (V RWM), which should be equal to or
greater than the dc or continuous peak operating voltage level.
2. VBR measured at pulse test current IT at an ambient temperature of 25°C.
3. Surge current waveform per Figure 4 and derate per Figures 1 and 2.
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Figure 1. Pulse Rating Curve
100
80
60
40
20
00 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200
PEAK PULSE DERATING IN % OF
PEAK POWER OR CURRENT @ TA= 25 C
TA, AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (C)
Figure 2. Pulse Derating Curve
5
4
3
2
1
25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200
PD, STEADY STATE POWER DISSIPATION (WATTS)
TL, LEAD TEMPERATURE (C)
3/8
3/8
Figure 3. Steady State Power Derating
00
100
50
001 2 3 4
t, TIME (ms)
, VALUE (%)
tr 10 µs
tP
PEAK VALUE – IPP
HALF VALUE – IPP
2
Figure 4. Pulse Waveform
PULSE WIDTH (tP) IS
DEFINED AS THAT
POINT WHERE THE
PEAK CURRENT
DECAYS TO 50% OF IPP.
1µs10µs 100 µs 1 ms 10 ms
100
10
1
tP, PULSE WIDTH
PPK, PEAK POWER (kW)
NONREPETITIVE
PULSE WAVEFORM
SHOWN IN FIGURE 4
0.1 µs
IPP
1N6373, ICTE-5, MPTE-5,
through
1N6389, ICTE-45, C, MPTE-45, C
1.5KE6.8CA
through
1.5KE200CA
Figure 5. Dynamic Impedance
1000
500
200
100
50
20
10
5
2
1
1000
500
200
100
50
20
10
5
2
1
0.3 0.5 0.7 1 2 3 5 7 10 20 30
VBR, INSTANTANEOUS INCREASE IN VBR
ABOVE VBR(NOM) (VOLTS)
0.3 0.5 0.7 1 2 3 5 7 10 20 30
VBR, INSTANTANEOUS INCREASE IN VBR
ABOVE VBR(NOM) (VOLTS)
IT
, TEST CURRENT (AMPS)
VBR(NOM) = 6.8 to 13 V
TL=25C
tP=10µs24 V 43 V
75 V
180 V
120 V
43 V
TL=25C
tP=10µs
IT
, TEST CURRENT (AMPS)
VBR(NOM) = 6.8 to 13 V
24 V
20 V 20 V
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Figure 6. Typical Derating Factor for Duty Cycle
DERATING FACTOR
1 ms
10 µs
1
0.7
0.5
0.3
0.05
0.1
0.2
0.01
0.02
0.03
0.07
100 µs
0.1 0.2 0.5 2 5 10 501 20 100
D, DUTY CYCLE (%)
PULSE WIDTH
10 ms
APPLICATION NOTES
RESPONSE TIME
In most applications, the transient suppressor device is
placed in parallel with the equipment or component to be
protected. In this situation, there is a time delay associated
with the capacitance of the device and an overshoot
condition associated with the inductance of the device and
the inductance of the connection method. The capacitance
effect is of minor importance in the parallel protection
scheme because it only produces a time delay in the
transition from the operating voltage to the clamp voltage as
shown in Figure 7.
The inductive effects in the device are due to actual
turn-on time (time required for the device to go from zero
current to full current) and lead inductance. This inductive
effect produces an overshoot in the voltage across the
equipment or component being protected as shown in
Figure 8. Minimizing this overshoot is very important in the
application, since the main purpose for adding a transient
suppressor is to clamp voltage spikes. These devices have
excellent response time, typically in the picosecond range
and negligible inductance. However, external inductive
effects could produce unacceptable overshoot. Proper
circuit layout, minimum lead lengths and placing the
suppressor device as close as possible to the equipment or
components to be protected will minimize this overshoot.
Some input impedance represented by Zin is essential to
prevent overstress of the protection device. This impedance
should be as high as possible, without restricting the circuit
operation.
DUTY CYCLE DERATING
The data of Figure 1 applies for non-repetitive conditions
and at a lead temperature of 25°C. If the duty cycle increases,
the peak power must be reduced as indicated by the curves
of Figure 6. Average power must be derated as the lead or
ambient temperature rises above 25°C. The average power
derating curve normally given on data sheets may be
normalized and used for this purpose.
At first glance the derating curves of Figure 6 appear to b e
in error as the 10 ms pulse has a higher derating factor than
the 10 µs pulse. However, when the derating factor for a
given pulse of Figure 6 is multiplied by the peak power value
of Figure 1 for the same pulse, the results follow the
expected trend.
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TYPICAL PROTECTION CIRCUIT
Vin
VL
V
Vin
Vin (TRANSIENT) VL
td
V
VL
Vin (TRANSIENT)
Zin
LOAD
OVERSHOOT DUE TO
INDUCTIVE EFFECTS
tD = TIME DELAY DUE TO CAPACITIVE EFFECT
tt
Figure 7. Figure 8.
UL RECOGNITION*
The entire series has Underwriters Laboratory
Recognition for the classification of protectors (QVGV2)
under the UL standard for safety 497B and File #116110.
Many competitors only have one or two devices recognized
or have recognition in a non-protective category. Some
competitors have no recognition at all. With the UL497B
recognition, our parts successfully passed several tests
including Strike Voltage Breakdown test, Endurance
Conditioning, Temperature test, Dielectric Voltage-
Withstand test, Discharge test and several more.
Whereas, some competitors have only passed a
flammability test for the package material, we have been
recognized for much more to be included in their Protector
category.
*Applies to 1.5KE6.8CA – 1.5KE250CA
CLIPPER BIDIRECTIONAL DEVICES
1. Clipper-bidirectional devices are available in the
1.5KEXXA series and are designated with a “CA”
suffix; for example, 1.5KE18CA. Contact your nearest
ON Semiconductor representative.
2. Clipper-bidirectional part numbers are tested in both
directions to electrical parameters in preceeding table
(except for VF which does not apply).
3. The 1N6267A through 1N6303A series are JEDEC
registered devices and the registration does not include
a “CA” suffix. To order clipper-bidirectional devices
one must add CA to the 1.5KE device title.
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OUTLINE DIMENSIONS
1500 Watt Mosorb
Transient Voltage Suppressors – Axial Leaded
MOSORB
CASE 41A–04
ISSUE D
DIM
A
MIN MAX MIN MAX
MILLIMETERS
0.335 0.374 8.50 9.50
INCHES
B0.189 0.209 4.80 5.30
D0.038 0.042 0.96 1.06
K1.000 --- 25.40 ---
P--- 0.050 --- 1.27
NOTES:
1. DIMENSIONING AND TOLERANCING PER ANSI
Y14.5M, 1982.
2. CONTROLLING DIMENSION: INCH.
3. LEAD FINISH AND DIAMETER UNCONTROLLED
IN DIMENSION P.
4. 041A-01 THRU 041A-03 OBSOLETE, NEW
STANDARD 041A-04.
D
K
P
PA
K
B
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