COMBINES HIGHEST RECOVERY AND
REVERSE VOLTAGE PERFORMANCE
ULTRA-FAST, SOFT AND NOISE-FREE
RECOVERY
DESCRIPTION
Dual center tap Fast Recovery Epitaxial Diodes
suited for Switch Mode Power Supply and high
frequency DC to DC converters.
Packaged in TO-247 this device is intended for
secondary rectification.
ABSOLUTE RATINGS (limiting values, per diode)
A2
K
A1
TO-247
SymbolParameterValueUnit
V
RRM
I
F(RMS)
I
F(AV)
I
FSM
I
RSM
T
stg
Tj
October 1999 - Ed: 5A
Repetitive peak reverse voltage
RMS forward current
Average forward currentTc = 135°C
Surge non repetitive forward currenttp = 10 ms sinusoidal
Non repetitive peak reverse currenttp = 20 µs square
Storage temperature range
Maximum operating junction temperature
δ = 0.5
Per diode
Per device
300V
30A
15
30
140A
7A
-65 +175°C
+175° C
A
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THERMA L RE SISTA NC ES
SymbolParameterValueUnit
R
th (j-c)
Junction to case Per diode
Total
R
th (c)
Coupling
STATIC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (per diode)
SymbolParameterTests conditionsMin.Typ.Max.Unit
2.0°C/W
1.05
0.1
*
I
R
V
F
Reverse leakage
current
**
Forward voltage dropI
V
= 300 VTj = 25°C
R
Tj = 125°C
= 15 ATj = 25°C
F
Tj = 125°C
40400
0.851
40µA
1.25V
Puls e tes t : * tp = 5 m s, δ < 2 %
** tp = 380 µs, δ < 2%
To evaluate the maximum conduction losses use the following equation :
P = 0.75 x I
F(AV)
+ 0.017 I
F2(RMS)
RECOVERY CH ARACTE RIST ICS
SymbolTests conditionsMin.Typ.Max.Unit
trr
= 0.5 A Irr = 0.25 A IR = 1ATj = 25°C
I
F
IF = 1 A dIF/dt = - 50 A/µ s VR = 30V
tfr
V
FP
I
= 15 A dIF/dt = 100 A/µs
F
V
= 1.1 x VF max.
FR
Tj = 25°C
30ns
40
300ns
3.5V
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S
factor
I
RM
Vcc = 200 V IF = 15 A
dI
/dt = 200A/µs
F
Tj = 125°C
0.3-
8.5A
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Fig. 1: Conduction losses versus average current
(per diode).
P1(W)
20
18
16
14
δ = 0.05
δ = 0.1
δ = 0.2
δ = 0.5
δ = 1
12
10
8
6
T
4
2
0
02468101214161820
IF(av) (A)
δ
=tp/T
tp
Fig. 3: Relative variation of thermal impedance
junction to case versus pulse duration.
Zth(j-c)/Rth(j-c)
1.0
0.8
δ = 0.5
0.6
δ = 0.2
0.4
δ = 0.1
0.2
Single pulse
tp(s)
0.0
1E-31E-21E-11E+0
δ
=tp/T
T
tp
Fig. 2: Forward voltage drop versus forward
current (maximum values, per diode).
IFM(A)
200
100
Tj=125°C
10
Tj=25°C
Tj=75°C
VFM(V)
1
0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 2.00 2.25 2.50
Fig. 4: Peak reverse recovery current versus
dI
/dt (90% confidence, per diode).
F
IRM(A)
16
VR=200V
14
Tj=125°C
12
IF=IF(av)
10
8
6
4
2
0
050 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500
dIF/dt(A/µs)
IF=2*IF(av)
IF=0.5*IF(av)
Fig. 5: Reverse recovery time ver sus dI
F
confidence, per diode).
trr(ns)
100
80
60
IF=2*IF(av)
40
20
IF=0.5*IF(av)
dIF/dt(A/µs)
0
050 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500
VR=200V
Tj=125°C
IF=IF(av)
/dt (90%
Fig. 6: Softness factor versus dI
/dt (typical
F
values, per diode).
S factor
0.60
0.50
0.40
0.30
0.20
0.10
0.00
050 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500
dIF/dt(A/µs)
VR=200V
Tj=125°C
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Fig. 7: Re lative variati on of dynamic par ameters
versus junction temperature (reference: Tj = 125°C).
Cooling method: by conduction (C)
Recommended torque value: 0.8 N.m.
Maximum torque value: 1.0 N.m.
Epoxy meets UL 94,V0
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