2 Motorola Thyristor Device Data
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(TC = 25°C unless otherwise noted.)
Characteristic
Symbol Min Typ Max Unit
Peak Blocking Current
(VD = Rated V
DRM
, Gate Open) TC = 25°C
TC = 100°C
I
DRM
—
—
—
—
10
2
µA
mA
Peak On-State Voltage (Either Direction)*
(IT = 30 A Peak)
V
TM
— 1.7 2 Volts
Gate Trigger Current (Continuous dc)
(VD = 12 Vdc, RL = 12 Ohms)
MT2(+), G(+) T2800
MT2(+), G(–) T2800
MT2(–), G(–) T2800
MT2(–), G(+) T2800
I
GT
—
—
—
—
10
20
15
30
25
60
25
60
mA
Gate Trigger Voltage (Continuous dc) (All Polarities)
(VD = 12 Vdc, RL = 100 Ohms)
(RL = 125 Ohms, VD = V
DRM
, TC = 100°C)
V
GT
—
0.2
1.25
—
2.5
—
Volts
Holding Current (Either Direction)
(VD = 12 Vdc, Gate Open) T2800
I
H
— 15 30
mA
Gate Controlled Turn-On Time
(VD = Rated V
DRM
, IT = 10 A, IGT = 80 mA, Rise Time = 0.1 µs)
t
gt
— 1.6 — µs
Critical Rate-of-Rise of Commutation Voltage
(VD = Rated V
DRM
, I
T(RMS)
= 8 A, Commutating di/dt = 4.1 A/ms,
Gate Unenergized, TC = 80°C)
dv/dt(c) — 10 — V/µs
Critical Rate-of-Rise of Off-State Voltage
(VD = Rated V
DRM
, Exponential Voltage Rise,
Gate Open, TC = 100°C)
T2800 B
D
M
dv/dt
100
—
60
—
—
—
—
—
—
V/µs
*Pulse Test: Pulse Width p 300 µs, Duty Cycle p 2%.
FULL CYCLE
SINUSOIDAL
WAVEFORM
0 2 4
100
85
90
80
TYPICAL
2
4
6
8
10
12
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FIGURE 2 – POWER DISSIPATION
0
MAXIMUM
0
I
T(RMS)
, RMS ON-STATE CURRENT (AMP)
6
95
FIGURE 1 – CURRENT DERATING
12
8
FULL CYCLE
SINUSOIDAL
WAVEFORM
I
T(RMS)
, RMS ON-STATE CURRENT (AMP)
T
C
, MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CASE TEMPERATURE ( C)
°
P
(AV)
, AVERAGE POWER DISSIPATION (WATTS)