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VDE 0884 (06.92) Insulation Characteristics
Description Symbol Characteristic Unit
Installation classification per DIN VDE 0110, Table 1
for rated mains voltage ≤ 300 V rms I-IV
for rated mains voltage ≤ 600 V rms I-III
Climatic Classification 40/85/21
Pollution Degree (DIN VDE 0110, Table 1)* 2
Maximum Working Insulation Voltage V
IORM
848 V peak
Input to Output Test Voltage, Method b**
VPR = 1.875 x V
IORM
, Production test with tp = 1 sec, V
PR
1591 V peak
Partial discharge < 5 pC
Input to Output Test Voltage, Method a**
VPR = 1.5 x V
IORM
, Type and sample test, tp = 60 sec, V
PR
1273 V peak
Partial discharge < 5 pC
Highest Allowable Overvoltage** V
TR
6000 V peak
(Transient Overvoltage, tTR = 10 sec)
Safety-limiting values (Maximum values allowed in the event
of a failure, also see Figure 15)
Case Temperature T
S
175 °C
Input Power P
S,INPUT
80 mW
Output Power P
S,OUTPUT
250 mW
Insulation Resistance at TS, VIO = 500 V R
S
≥ 1 x 10
12
Ω
*This part may also be used in Pollution Degree 3 environments where the rated mains voltage is ≤ 300 V rms (per DIN VDE 0110).
**Refer to the front of the optocoupler section in the current catalog for a more detailed description of VDE 0884 and other product
safety requirements.
Insulation and Safety Related Specifications
Parameter Symbol Value Units Conditions
Min. External Air Gap L(IO1) 7.4 mm Measured from input terminals to output terminals,
(External Clearance) shortest distance through air
Min. External Tracking L(IO2) 8.0 mm Measured from input terminals to output terminals,
Path (External Creepage) shortest distance path along body
Min. Internal Plastic 0.5 mm Through insulation distance, conductor to conductor,
Gap (Internal Clearance) usually the direct distance between the photoemitter
and photodetector inside the optocoupler cavity
Tracking Resistance CTI 175 V DIN IEC 112/VDE 0303 PART 1
(Comparative
Tracking Index)
Isolation Group IIIa Material Group (DIN VDE 0110, 1/89, Table 1)
Option 300 – surface mount classification is Class A in accordance with CECC 00802.
Note: Optocouplers providing safe electrical separation per VDE 0884 do so only within the safety-limiting values to which they are
qualified. Protective cut-out switches must be used to ensure that the safety limits are not exceeded.
VDE
Approved according to VDE
0884/06.92
Regulatory Information
The HCPL-7100/1 has been
approved by the following
organizations:
UL
Recognized under UL 1577,
Component Recognition Program,
File E55361.
CSA
Approved under CSA Component
Acceptance Notice #5, File CA
88324.