MAXIMUM ON-STATE POWER DISSIPATION
(REVERSE PARALLEL CONNECTION)
RMS ON-STATE CURRENT, I
(RMS)
, (AMPERES)
MAXIMUM POWER DISSIPATION, P
AV(MAX)
, (WATTS)
0 20 10040 60 80 120 140 160
360
o
u
u
RESISTIVE,
INDUCTIVE LOAD
NOTE: THE CURVES INDICATE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
THE AVERAGE ON-STATE POWER DISSIPATION PER MODULE
AND THE RMS ON-STATE CURRENT.
90
o
60
o
u = 30
o
120
o
180
o
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CASE TEMPERATURE
(SINGLE PHASE BRIDGE CONNECTION)
DC OUTPUT CURRENT, IC, (AMPERES)
MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CASE TEMPERATURE, T
C
, (
o
C)
u = 30o60
o
90
o
RESISTIVE,
INDUCTIVE
LOAD
360
o
u u
180
o
NOTE: THE CURVES INDICATE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
THE CASE TEMPERATURE AND THE DC OUTPUT CURRENT
(FOR TWO ELEMENTS) WHEN USED IN THE SINGLE PHASE
BRIDGE CONFIGURATION.
120
o
50
70
90
110
130
120
100
80
60
0 40 80 120 16020 60 100 140
MAXIMUM ON-STATE POWER DISSIPATION
(SINGLE PHASE BRIDGE CONNECTION)
DC OUTPUT CURRENT, IO, (AMPERES)
MAXIMUM POWER DISSIPATION, P
AV(MAX)
, (WATTS)
0
0
360
o
u u
RESISTIVE,
INDUCTIVE LOAD
NOTE: THE CURVES INDICATE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
THE AVERAGE ON-STATE POWER DISSIPATION AND THE DC
OUTPUT CURRENT FOR THE SINGLE PHASE BRIDGE
CONFIGURATION (POWER DISSIPATION EXPRESSED FOR EACH
MODULE AND DC OUTPUT CURRENT EXPRESSED FOR THE PAIR)
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
u = 30
o
120
o
90
o
60
o
180
o
80
70
60
50
MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CASE TEMPERATURE
(THREE PHASE BRIDGE CONNECTION)
DC OUTPUT CURRENT, IO, (AMPERES)
MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CASE TEMPERATURE, T
C
, (
o
C)
0 20 10040 60 80 120 140 160
110
120
130
360
o
u
NOTE: THE CURVES INDICATE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
THE CASE TEMPERATURE AND THE DC OUTPUT CURRENT
(FOR THREE MODULES) IN THE THREE PHASE CONFIGURATION.
RESISTIVE,
INDUCTIVE
LOAD
u = 30o60o90o120
o
100
90
MAXIMUM ON-STATE POWER DISSIPATION
(THREE PHASE BRIDGE CONNECTION)
DC OUTPUT CURRENT, IO, (AMPERES)
MAXIMUM POWER DISSIPATION, P
AV(MAX)
, (WATTS)
0 20 10040 60 80 120 140 160
NOTE: THE CURVES INDICATE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
THE ON-STATE POWER DISSIPATION (PER MODULE) AND THE
DC OUTPUT CURRENT (FOR THREE MODULES) IN THE THREE
PHASE BRIDGE CONFIGURATION.
360
o
u
RESISTIVE, INDUCTIVE LOAD
PER SINGLE ELEMENT
u = 30
o
120
o
90
o
60
o
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160