Fast Recovery
Epitaxial Diode
(FRED) Module
MEK 350-02 DA V
I
t
RRM
FAVM
rr
= 200 V
= 356 A
= 150 ns
V
RSM
V
RRM
Type
123
V V
200 200 MEK 350-02DA
Symbol Test Conditions Maximum Ratings
I
FRMS
I
ÿÿ
① TC = °C; rectangular, d = 0.5 A
FAVM
I
FRM
I
FSM
I2t TVJ = 45°C; t = 10 ms (50 Hz), sine A2s
T
VJ
T
stg
T
Smax
P
tot
V
ISOL
M
d
d
S
d
A
a Maximum allowable acceleration m/s
Weight g
TC = °CA
75 503
75 356
tP < 10 ms; rep. rating, pulse width limited by T
VJM
TVJ = 45°C; t = 10 ms (50 Hz), sine A
t = 8.3 ms(60 Hz), sine A
TVJ = 150°C; t = 10 ms (50 Hz), sine A
t = 8.3 ms(60 Hz), sine A
1800
2400
2640
2160
2380
A
28800
t = 8.3 ms(60 Hz), sine A2s
TVJ = 150°C; t = 10 ms (50 Hz), sine A2s
t = 8.3 ms(60 Hz), sine A2s
TC = 25°CW
50/60 Hz, RMS t = 1 min V~
I
£ 1 mA t = 1 s V~
ISOL
Mounting torque (M6) Nm/lb.in.
Terminal connection torque (M6) Nm/lb.in.
2.25-2.75/20-25
4.50-5.50/40-48
Creeping distance on surface mm
Strike distance through air mm
29300
23300
23800
-40...+150
-40...+125
110
875
3000
3600
12.7
9.6
°C
°C
°C
50
150
2
3
2
1
Features
●
International standard package
with DCB ceramic base plate
●
Planar passivated chips
●
Short recovery time
●
Low switching losses
●
Soft recovery behaviour
●
Isolation voltage 3600 V~
●
UL registered E 72873
Applications
●
Antiparallel diode for high frequency
switching devices
●
Free wheeling diode in converters
and motor control circuits
●
Inductive heating and melting
●
Uninterruptible power supplies (UPS)
●
Ultrasonic cleaners and welders
Advantages
●
High reliability circuit operation
●
Low voltage peaks for reduced
protection circuits
●
Low noise switching
●
Low losses
Symbol Test Conditions Characteristic Values (per diode)
typ. max.
I
R
V
F
V
T0
r
T
R
thJH
R
thJC
t
rr
I
RM
-di/dt = A/msT
① I
rating includes reverse blocking losses at T
FAVM
Data according to IEC 60747
IXYS reserves the right to change limits, test conditions and dimensions
TVJ = 25°CVR= V
TVJ = 25°CVR= 0.8 • V
TVJ = 125°CVR= 0.8 • V
IF = A; TVJ=125°CV
150 0.80
IF = A; TVJ=125°CV
260 0.92
For power-loss calculations only V
RRM
RRM
RRM
TVJ=25°CV
TVJ=25°CV
0.98
1.07
0.53
1.29
DC current K/W
DC current K/W
IF = A TVJ = 100°Cns
300 150 200
VR= V TVJ = 25°CA
100 9
200 15
= 100°CA
VJ
, VR = 0.6 V
VJM
, duty cycle d = 0.5
RRM
0.228
0.143
80
mA
3
mA
2
mA
mW
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Dimensions in mm (1 mm = 0.0394")
911
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MEK 350-02 DA
400
A
350
300
I
F
250
TVJ=125°C
200
TVJ=25°C
150
100
50
0
0.0 0.4 0.8 1.2
V
F
Fig. 1 Forward current IF versus
voltage drop VF per leg
2.0
1.5
K
f
Q
r
1.0
0.5
0.0
0 50 100 150
T
VJ
Fig. 4 Dynamic parameters Qr, I
versus junction temperature T
°C
Q
3.0
µC
2.5
r
2.0
1.5
TVJ= 100°C
VR = 100V
IF= 700A
IF= 350A
I
RM
60
TVJ= 100°C
A
VR = 100V
50
40
30
IF= 700A
IF= 350A
IF= 175A
IF= 175A
1.0
0.5
0.0
V
10 100 1000
A/ms
-diF/dt
Fig. 2 Reverse recovery charge Q
versus -diF/dt
280
ns
240
t
rr
TVJ= 100°C
VR = 100V
r
IF= 700A
I
RM
200
IF= 350A
IF= 175A
160
120
80
200 600 10000 400 800
RM
Fig. 5 Recovery time trr versus -diF/dt Fig. 6 Peak forward voltage VFR and t
VJ
-di
A/ms
/dt
F
20
10
0
200 600 10000 400 800
-di
Fig. 3 Peak reverse current I
versus -diF/dt
100
V
90
80
V
FR
t
fr
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0 400 800 1200
TVJ= 125°C
IF = 350A
V
FR
diF/dt
versus diF/dt
F
/dt
A/ms
RM
4.5
µs
4.0
3.5
t
fr
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
A/ms
fr
0.25
K/W
0.20
0.15
Z
Z
thJH
thJS
0.10
0.05
0.00
0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10
Fig. 7 Transient thermal impedance junction to heatsink
s
t
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Constants for Z
iR
calculation:
thJS
(K/W) ti (s)
thi
1 0.002 0.08
2 0.008 0.024
3 0.054 0.112
4 0.164 0.464
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