CELL RECTIFIER DIODES
MAXIMUM RATINGS AND ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Single phase, half wave, 60 Hz, resistive or inductive load.
For capacitive load, derate current by 20%.
PRV : 50 - 1000 Volts
Io : 18 Amperes
* High current capability
* High surge current capability
* High reliability
* Low reverse current
* Low forward voltage drop
* Chip form
* Case : C18A
* Terminals : Solderable per MIL-STD-202,
Method 208 guaranteed
* Polarity : Cathode to bigger size slug, For
Anode to bigger size slug use "R" suffix.
* Mounting position : Any
* Weight : 0.29 gram
C18A
6.20
1.43
0.38
Dimensions in millimeter
Rating at 25 °C ambient temperature unless otherwise specified.
RATING
Maximum Repetitive Peak Reverse Voltage V
Maximum RMS Voltage V
Maximum DC Blocking Voltage V
Maximum Average Forward Current Tc = 75°C I
Peak Forward Surge Current Single half sine wave
superimposed on rated load (JEDEC Method) I
Maximum Forward Voltage at IF = 18 Amps. V
Maximum DC Reverse Current Ta = 25 °C I
at rated DC Blocking Voltage Ta = 100 °C I
Typical Junction Capacitance (Note 1) C
Thermal Resistance, Junction to Case RθJC 10
Junction Temperature Range T
Storage Temperature Range T
: (1) Measured at 1.0 MHz and applied reverse Voltage of 4.0 V
Note
SYMBOL
RRM
RMS
DC
F(AV)
FSM
F
R
R(H)
J
J
STG
DC
CN18A CN18B CN18D CN18G CN18J CN18K CN18M
50 100 200 400 600 800 1000 Volts
35 70 140 280 420 560 700 Volts
50 100 200 400 600 800 1000 Volts
18 Amps
400 Amps
1.1 Volts
5.0
1.0 mA
300 pF
- 65 to + 175
- 65 to + 175
UNITS
A
µ
C/W
°
C
°
C
°
UPDATE : APRIL 23, 1998
RATING AND CHARACTERISTIC CURVES ( CN18A - CN18M )
FIG 4 . - TYPICAL JUNCTION CAPACITANCE
FIG. 5 - TYPICAL REVERSE CHARACTERISTICS
REVERSE CURRENT, MICROAMPERES
FIG.1 - DERATING CURVE FOR OUTPUT FIG.2 - MAXIMUM NON-REPETITIVE PEAK
RECTIFIED CURRENT FORWARD SURGE CURRENT
20
16
400
Ta = 25 °C
320
12
8
CURRENT, AMPERES
AVERAGE FORWARD OUTPUT
4
0
0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 1 2 4 6 10 20 40 60 100
CASE TEMPERATURE, ( °C)
240
160
CURRENT, AMPERES
PEAK FORWARD SURGE
80
0
NUMBER OF CYCLES AT 60Hz
FIG.3 - TYPICAL FORWARD CHARACTERISTICS
200 2000
100
Pulse Width = 300 µs
1.0
2% Duty Cycle
TJ = 25 °C
1000
100
50
f = 1.0 MHz
Vsig = 50mVp-p
10
1 2 4 10 20 40
JUNCTION CAPACITANCE, (pF)
REVERSE VOLTAGE, VOLTS
TJ = 25 °C
100
FORWARD CURRENT, AMPERES
0.4 0.5
0.6 0.7
0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4
FORWARD VOLTAGE, VOLTS
10
1.0
0.1
0.01
20 40 60
PERCENT OF RATED REVERSE
VOLTAGE, (%)
Ta = 100 °C
Ta = 25 °C
80
100
120
140