BY251 THRU BY255
MAXIMUM RATINGS AND ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTIC
SYMBOLSBY251BY252BY253BY254BY25
MEDIUM CURRENT PLA STIC RECTIFIER
VOLTAGE - 200 to 1300 Volts CURRENT - 3.0 Amperes
l Exce High surge current capability
l Plastic package has Underwriters Laboratory
Flammability Classification 94V-O
l Low leakage
l Void-free molded in DO-201AD plastic package
l
High current operation of 3 Amperes at TA=95¢J
with no thermal runaway
l eds environmental standards of MIL-S-19500/228
Case: JEDEC DO-201AD Molded plastic
Terminals: Plated axial leads, solderable per MIL-STD-750,
Method 2026
Polarity: Color band denotes cathode
Mounting Position: Any
Weight: 0.04 ounce, 1.1 gram
Ratings at 25¢J ambient temperature unless otherwise specified.
60 Hz, resistive or inductive load.
For capacitive load, derate current by 20%.
UNITS
Maximum Recurrent Peak Reverse Voltage V
Maximum RMS Voltage V
Maximum DC Blocking Voltage V
Maximum Average Forward Rectified
I
200 400 600 800 1300 Volts
140 280 420 560 910 Volts
200 400 600 800 1300 Volts
3.0 Amps
Current .375"(9.5mm) Lead Length at
¢J
TA=95
Peak Forward Surge Current 8.3ms single
I
100.0 Amps
half sine-wave superimposed on rated load
(JEDEC method)
Maximum Instantaneous Forward Voltage TJ=25¢J
at 3.0A TJ=100
¢J
Maximum DC Reverse Current TA=25¢J
at Rated DC Blocking Voltage TA=100
Typical Junction capacitance (Note 2) TJ=25
¢J
¢J C
Typical Reverse Recovery Time (Note 3) T
V
I
1.1
1.0
5.0
1000
Volts
Volts
£g A
£g
A
F
2.5 £g A
Typical Thermal Resistance (Note 1) R£KJA 15.0 ¢J/W
Operating Junction T emperature Range T
Storage Temperature Range T
-50 to +150 ¢J
-50 to +150 ¢J
NOTES:
1. Thermal Resistance From Junction to applied at Ambient 0.375"(9.5mm) lead length P.C.Board mounted.
2. Measured at 1 MHz and applied reverse voltage of 4.0 volts.
3. Reverse Recovery Test Conditions: IF=0.5A, IR=1.0A, Irr=0.25A.
RATING AND CHARACTERISTIC CURVES
TJ = BOTH LEADS TOHEAT SINK WITHLENGTHS (f) A
TA=AMBIENT TEMPERATURE0.375(9.5mm) LEAD
P.C.BOARD MOUNTINGRESISTIVE OR INDUCTIVELOA
8.3ms Single Half Since-Wav
REPETITIVE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE,
TJ = 25¢Jf = 1MHzVisg = 50mVp-
INSTANTANEOUS FORWARD VOLTAGE, VOLTS
¢J PERCENT OF RATED PAK REVERSE VOLTAGE, %
BY251 THRU BY255
8
7
6
5
4
AMPERES
3
2
VERAGE FORWARD CURRENT,
1
0
40 60 80
100
120 140 160
180
AMPERES
EAK FORWARD SURGE CURRENT,
¢J
Fig. 1-FORWARD CURRENT DERATING CURVE Fig. 2-MAXIMUM PEAK FORWARD SURGE CURRENT
100
50
¢J
INSTANTANEOUS FORWARD CURRENT, AMPERES
Fig. 3-TYPICAL INSTANTANEOUS FORWARD
CHARACTERISTICS
10
CAPACITANCE, pF
1
1 5 10 50 100
Fig. 4-TYPICAL JUNCTION CAPACITANCE
10
¢J
1.0
0.1
.01
0
60 80 100
120
140
Fig. 5-TYPICAL REVERSE CHARACTERISTICS