Philips Semiconductors Product specification
Thyristor BT169W Series
logic level
GENERAL DESCRIPTION QUICK REFERENCE DATA
Passivated, sensitive gate thyristor in SYMBOL PARAMETER MAX. MAX. MAX. MAX. UNIT
a plastic envelope, suitable for
surface mounting, intended for use in BT169 BW DW EW GW
generalpurposeswitchingandphase V
control applications. This device is V
intended to be interfaced directly to I
microcontrollers, logic integrated current
circuits and other low power gate I
trigger circuits. I
PINNING - SOT223 PIN CONFIGURATION SYMBOL
, Repetitive peak 200 400 500 600 V
DRM
RRM
T(AV)
T(RMS)
TSM
off-state voltages
Average on-state 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 A
RMS on-state current 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 A
Non-repetitive peak 8888A
on-state current
PIN DESCRIPTION
1 cathode
4
ak
2 anode
3 gate
tab anode
1
23
g
LIMITING VALUES
Limiting values in accordance with the Absolute Maximum System (IEC 134).
SYMBOL PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN. MAX. UNIT
V
I
T(AV)
DRM
, V
Repetitive peak off-state - 200140015001600
RRM
voltages
Average on-state current half sine wave; - 0.63 A
Tsp ≤ 112 ˚C
BDEG
I
T(RMS)
I
TSM
RMS on-state current all conduction angles - 1 A
Non-repetitive peak half sine wave;
on-state current Tj = 25 ˚C prior to surge
t = 10 ms - 8 A
I2tI
2
t for fusing t = 10 ms - 0.32 A2s
t = 8.3 ms - 9 A
dIT/dt Repetitive rate of rise of ITM = 2 A; IG = 10 mA; - 50 A/µs
on-state current after dIG/dt = 100 mA/µs
triggering
I
V
V
P
P
T
T
GM
GM
RGM
GM
G(AV)
stg
j
Peak gate current - 1 A
Peak gate voltage - 5 V
Peak reverse gate voltage - 5 V
Peak gate power - 2 W
Average gate power over any 20 ms period - 0.1 W
Storage temperature -40 150 ˚C
Operating junction - 125 ˚C
temperature
1
V
1 Although not recommended, off-state voltages up to 800V may be applied without damage, but the thyristor may
switch to the on-state. The rate of rise of current should not exceed 15 A/µs.
September 2001 1 Rev 1.400
Philips Semiconductors Product specification
Thyristor BT169W Series
logic level
THERMAL RESISTANCES
SYMBOL PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN. TYP. MAX. UNIT
R
th j-sp
R
th j-a
STATIC CHARACTERISTICS
Tj = 25 ˚C unless otherwise stated
SYMBOL PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN. TYP. MAX. UNIT
I
GT
I
L
I
H
V
T
V
GT
ID, I
R
Thermal resistance - - 15 K/W
junction to solder point
Thermal resistance pcb mounted, minimum footprint - 156 - K/W
junction to ambient pcb mounted; pad area as in fig:14 - 70 - K/W
Gate trigger current VD = 12 V; IT = 10 mA; gate open circuit - 50 200 µA
Latching current VD = 12 V; IGT = 0.5 mA; RGK = 1 kΩ -26mA
Holding current VD = 12 V; IGT = 0.5 mA; RGK = 1 kΩ -25mA
On-state voltage IT = 2 A - 1.35 1.5 V
Gate trigger voltage VD = 12 V; IT = 10 mA; gate open circuit - 0.5 0.8 V
VD = V
gate open circuit
Off-state leakage current VD = V
; IT = 10 mA; Tj = 125 ˚C; 0.2 0.3 - V
DRM(max)
DRM(max)
; VR = V
; Tj = 125 ˚C; - 0.05 0.1 mA
RRM(max)
RGK = 1 kΩ
DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS
Tj = 25 ˚C unless otherwise stated
SYMBOL PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN. TYP. MAX. UNIT
dVD/dt Critical rate of rise of VDM =67% V
off-state voltage exponential waveform; RGK = 1k Ω
t
gt
Gate controlled turn-on ITM = 2 A; VD = V
time dIG/dt = 0.1 A/µs
t
q
Circuit commutated VD = 67% V
turn-off time ITM = 1.6 A; VR = 35 V; dITM/dt = 30 A/µs;
dVD/dt = 2 V/µs; RGK = 1 kΩ
DRM(max)
; Tj = 125 ˚C; 500 800 - V/µs
DRM(max)
; IG = 10 mA; - 2 - µs
DRM(max)
; Tj = 125 ˚C; - 100 - µs
September 2001 2 Rev 1.400