DF051
DF051
Fast Recovery Diode
Advance Information
Replaces March 1998 version, DS4147-4.3 DS4147-5.0 January 2000
APPLICATIONS
■ Induction Heating
■ A.C. Motor Drives
■ Inverters And Choppers
■ Welding
■ High Frequency Rectification
■ UPS
FEATURES
■ Double side cooling
■ High surge capability
■ Low recovery charge
VOLTAGE RATINGS
Type Number Repetitive Peak
Reverse Voltage
V
RRM
V
DF051 25
DF051 24
DF051 22
DF051 20
2500
2400
2200
2000
Conditions
= V
V
RSM
RRM
+ 100V
KEY PARAMETERS
V
I
F(AV)
I
FSM
Q
t
rr
RRM
r
2500V
1490A
14000A
800µC
5.0µs
Lower voltage grades available.
See Package Details for further information.
CURRENT RATINGS
Symbol Parameter Conditions
Double Side Cooled
I
F(AV)
I
F(RMS)
I
F
Mean forward current
RMS value
Continuous (direct) forward current
Single Side Cooled (Anode side)
I
F(AV)
I
F(RMS)
I
F
Mean forward current
RMS value
Continuous (direct) forward current
Half wave resistive load, T
= 65oC 2340 A
T
case
T
= 65oC 2160 A
case
Half wave resistive load, T
T
= 65oC 1560 A
case
T
= 65oC 1390 A
case
Outline type code: CB450.
= 65oC 1490 A
case
= 65oC 995 A
case
UnitsMax.
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SURGE RATINGS
ParameterSymbol
FSM
FSM
Surge (non-repetitive) forward currentI
Surge (non-repetitive) forward currentI
THERMAL AND MECHANICAL DATA
Symbol Parameter
R
R
th(j-c)
th(c-h)
Thermal resistance - junction to case
Thermal resistance - case to heatsink
Conditions
10ms half sine; with 0% V
10ms half sine; with 50% V
Conditions Max. Units
Double side cooled
Single side cooled
Clamping force 23.5kN
with mounting compound
= 150oC
RRM, Tj
RRM, Tj
dc
Cathode dc
Double side
Single side
= 150oC
Max. Units
14.0 kA
980 x 10
3
11.2 kA
627 x 10
3
Min.
- 0.018
- 0.038oC/W
0.003
-
- 0.006
A2sI2t for fusingI2t
A2sI2t for fusingI2t
o
C/W
o
C/W- 0.034Anode dc
o
C/W
o
C/W
T
T
stg
Virtual junction temperature
vj
Storage temperature range -55 150
On-state (conducting) - 150
CHARACTERISTICS
Symbol Typ. Units
V
FM
I
RRM
t
rr
Q
RA1
I
RM
Forward voltage
Peak reverse current
Reverse recovery time
Recovered charge (50% chord)
Reverse recovery current
K Soft factor
V
TO
Threshold voltage
Parameter
Conditions Max.
At 1500A peak, T
At V
, T
RRM
= 150oC-mA
case
= 25oC - 1.85 V
case
100
5.0 -
= 1000A, diRR/dt = 100A/µs
I
F
T
= 150oC, VR = 100V
case
- 800 µC
- 250 A
1.6 - -
At Tvj = 150oC - 1.1 V
o
o
kN25.021.0Clamping force-
µs
C
C
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r
T
V
FRM
Slope resistance
Forward recovery voltage di/dt = 1000A/µs, Tj = 125oC--V
At T
= 150oC - 0.5 mΩ
vj
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DEFINITION OF K FACTOR AND Q
Q
= 0.5x IRR(t1 + t2)
RA1
dIR/dt
0.5x I
t
1
RR
I
RR
k = t
t
2
1/t2
CURVES
4000
3500
Measured under pulse conditions
RA1
τ
3000
Tj = 25˚C
Tj = 150˚C
- (A)
2500
F
2000
1500
Instantaneous forward current I
1000
500
0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0
Instantaneous forward voltage V
- (V)
F
Fig.1 Maximum (limit) forward characteristics
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