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RDS8__80XX
GENERAL PURPOSE RECTIFIER DIODE
Powerex, Inc., 200 Hillis Street, Youngwood, Pennsylvania 15697-1800 (724)925-7272 8000 Amperes 2500 Volts
F DIA. TYP.
G DEEP TYP.
MARKING CATHODE
B DIA.
A DIA.
Powerex General Purpose Rectifier Diodes are
designed with high locking voltage capability and
low forward voltage drop to minimize conduction
losses. These are packaged in hermetic,
ceramic Pow-R-Disc packages which can be
mounted using commercially available clamps
and heatsinks or fully assembled to a variety of
air or water cooled heat exchangers.
FEATURES:
Low On-State Voltage
Hermetic Ceramic Package
Excellent Surge and I
CASE NUMBER RBS
NOMINAL DIMENSIONS
ABCD E FGH SYM.
MM
3.92
99.6
INCHES
A DIA.
C DIA.
ANODE
STRIKE DISTANCE = .77 INCH / 19.6 MM MIN.
CREEPAGE DISTANCE = 1 .18 INCH / 30. 0 MM MIN.
5.67
5.1
130
.030
0.76
144
ALL DIMENSIONS ARE REF ERENCE
1.0 - 1.1
25.4 - 28.0
{E CLAMPED}
D
D
.140
3.56
.080
2.03
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APPLICATIONS:
DC Power Supplies
ORDERING INFORMATION Input Rectifiers
Plating Supplies
Select the complete 12 digit Part Number using the table below.
EXAMPLE: RDS82280XXOO is a 2200V-8000A General Purpose Diode
with a typical reverse recovery time of 25µs.
PART
Voltage
Rating
V
DRM-VRRM
Voltage
Code
Current
Rating
I
tavg
Current
Code
Reverse
Recovery
t
RR
Lead
Code
RDS8 2500V 25 8000A 80 XX OO
2400V 24
2200V 22
25µs typical
2000V 20
2
t Ratings
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Revised: 916/2002
RDS8__80XX
GENERAL PURPOSE RECTIFIER DIODE
Powerex, Inc., 200 Hillis Street, Youngwood, Pennsylvania 15697-1800 (724)925-7272 8000 Amperes 2500 Volts
Absolute Maximum Ratings
Characteristic Symbol Rating Units
Repetitive Peak Reverse Voltage
Non-repetitive Transient Peak Reverse Voltage
Average On-State Current, T
RMS On-State Current, T
Peak One Cycle Surge Current, 60Hz, V
Fuse Coordination I
Peak One Cycle Surge Current, 50Hz, V
Fuse Coordination I
=90°C
C
=90°C
C
R=VRRM
2
t, 60Hz I2t
=0V I
R
2
t, 50Hz I2t
V
RRM
V
RSM
I
F(Avg.)
I
F(RMS)
I
FSM
FSM
2500 Volts
V
+ 100
RRM
8000 A
12566 A
100,000 A
4.17E+07
92,500 A
3.57E+07
Volts
A2s
A2s
Operating Temperature Tj -40 to+175 °C
Storage Temperature
T
Stg.
-50 to+200 °C
Approximate Weight 6.5 lb
2.95 Kg
Mounting Force 16,000 - 20,000 lbs
71.2 - 89.0 Knewtons
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RDS8__80XX
GENERAL PURPOSE RECTIFIER DIODE
Powerex, Inc., 200 Hillis Street, Youngwood, Pennsylvania 15697-1800 (724)925-7272 8000 Amperes 2500 Volts
Electrical Characteristics, Tj=25°C unless otherwise specified
Rating
Characteristic Symbol Test Conditions min typ max Units
Repetitive Peak Reverse
Leakage Current
Peak On-State Voltage
Model, Low Level V
V
FM
VFM = V
+ r• I
O
FM
I
RRM
V
Tj=175°C, V
Tj=175°C, IFM=4000A
FM
Tj=175°C 0.654 V
0
15% I
r
FM
- π •I
RRM
FM
=Rated
150 300 ma
0.82 V
3.82E-05 Ω
VFM Model, High Level V
VFM Model,
V
FM
VFM = V
4-Term A Tj=175°C 0.218
= A + B•Ln(IFM) +
C•(I
O
) + D•(IFM)
FM
+ r• I
FM
½
Tj=175°C 0.786 V
0
- I
π •I
r
B
FM
15%IFM - I
FSM
FSM
3.27E-05 Ω
5.70E-02
C 3.14E-05
D 8.51E-05
Reverse Recovery Time
t
Tj=25°C, IFM=400A
RR
/dt = 25 A/µs
di
R
25 µs
Thermal Characteristics
Rating
Characteristic Symbol Test Conditions min typ max Units
Thermal Resistance
Junction to Case
Case to Sink
Thermal Impedance Model
ZΘ jc(t) =
Σ (A(N )•(1-exp(-t
RΘ
RΘ
ZΘ
Double side cooled 0.007 0.0075 °C/Watt
jc
Double side cooled 0.001 0.0015 °C/Watt
cs
Double side cooled
jc
Tau( N))))
where: N = 12 3 4
A(N) = 1.426E-04 9.077E-04 2.373E-03 4.080E-03
Tau(N) = 2.622E-03 2.313E-02 3.049E-01 3.600E+00
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RDS8__80XX
GENERAL PURPOSE RECTIFIER DIODE
Powerex, Inc., 200 Hillis Street, Youngwood, Pennsylvania 15697-1800 (724)925-7272 8000 Amperes 2500 Volts
Maximum On-State Voltage Drop
3.00
2.75
2.50
2.25
2.00
1.75
1.50
VFM (V)
1.25
1.00
0.75
0.50
16000
12000
POWER DISSIPATION (Watts)
8000
4000
Tj = 175°C
1000 10000 100000
IFM (A)
POWER DISSIPATION
180°
Sine
(1Φ )
0
0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000
AVERAGE FWD CURRENT (A)
120°
Square
(3Φ )
MAXIMUM TRANSIENT THERMAL
IMPEDANCE
8.0E-03
7.0E-03
6.0E-03
5.0E-03
4.0E-03
3.0E-03
(°C/Watt)
2.0E-03
Thermal Impedance
1.0E-03
0.0E+00
0.01 0.1 1 10 100
Time (sec)
ALLOWABLE CASE TEMPERATURE
180
160
140
120
100
CASE TEMPERATURE (°C)
80
60
0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000
AVERAGE FWD CURRENT (A)
180°
Sine
(1Φ )
120°
Square
(3Φ )
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