Powerex A187 Data Sheet

The
150

A187

ampere,

series

is

General Electric's highly reliable, all-diffused, Pic-Pac,4

fast recovery, silicon rectifier diode. These diodes are designed
for use in high frequency applications
necessity. These diodes provide a

soft

voltage capability and

recovery, which

superior

applications as:

..

FEATURES:

..

Published

..

All-Diffused

..

Thermal

..

Cathode

..

Soft

Recovery

..

Rugged

..

Available

TYPES*

A187A
A187B

A187C

A187D
A187E
A187M

A187S

A187N

A187T
A187P
A187PA
A187PB
A187PC
A187PD
A187PE

Inverter

..

Free Wheeling Diode

..

High

..

Low EMl Power Supplies

Current

Fatigue Resistant Pic-Pac4 Construction

Strain

Hermetic

in

Buffer

With

3/8"

Ratings Up

Package

or

MAXIMUM

Feedback

Frequency

To

Low

Recovered Charge

1/2"

Stud

REPETITIVE

REVERSE

V

T J = -40°C

RRM

lOO
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900

1000
1100
1200
1300
1400
1500

Rectification

20,000

ALLOWABLE

PEAK

VOLTAGE

to

+125°C

Volts

High

ec

or

where a fast recovery diode

combination

is

Diode

Hz

NON-REPETITIVE2

1

VOLTAGE,V

J =

T

e

of

speed, blocking

required in such demanding

RATINGS

PEAK

REVERSE

25°C
200

Volts
300
400
500
600
720
840
950

1075
1200
1300
1400
1500
1600
1700

to

AND

RSM

+125°C

er

DC

REVERSE3

VOLTAGE,V

= -40°C

T

J

100 Volts

200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900

1000
1100
1200
1300
1400
1500

A190

is

a

FICATIONS

R

to

+125°C

SEE

lN3735,

PEAl<

CURRENT,I

1 1

PAGE

REPETITIVE

REVERSE

=

25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25

125°C

mA

RRM

T

J

241

"'Models listed are
are for frequencies from 50 to 20,000 Hz, except where

Peak

Forwanl
Peak One-Cycle Surge (Non-Repetitive),
Minimum I
Thermal Resistance,

Storage
Operating
Stud
NOTES:

Temperature,

Torque

1 Assumes a heatsink
2 Non-repetitive voltage

example,

3 Assumes a

4 "Pic-Pac" is an

stud

cathode

Current,

2

t Rating (See Curve

ReJc

Junction

Temperature,

....................................................

the

forward surge current ratings are non-repetitive ratings

heatsink

acronym

(forward polarity) types. Specify A187R- for stud

IFM

(Tc = +65°C,

II),

(D.C.)

.....................................................

Tstg

......................................................

T

J

thermal

thermal

resistance

and

current ratings, as contrasted to repetitive ratings, apply for occasional

resistance

for Pressme Internal Contact Package.

Hail' Sine Wave Pulse Base Width = 8.3 msec.,

Forward

t > 1 msec.

•.•.••••.••••••••••••..•....••••••••••••.•.••...

of

less

than

of

less

than

noted

otherwise.

Current,
(Non-Repetitive)

2.0oC/watt.

l.O°C/watl.

IFsM

584

anode

(reverse polarity) types. Ratings and specifications

D.F.

..............................

................

90

10.2 N-m (Min.), 11.3

that

are used in fault coordination work.

= 50%)

......

21,000

(RMS

Lb-in (Min.),

or

unpredictable overloads.

380 Amperes

2800 Amperes

Ampere)2

O.3°C/Watt

-40°C

to

-40°C to
100

Lb-in (Max.)

N-m

Seconds

+150°C
+125°C

(Max.)

For

10,000

~

51000

0:

W

~

2,000

>-

1,000

"

z

Ii!

500

0:

"

u

200

Cl

0:

~

100

gs

50

"-

20

'"

o

"

w

Z

;0

z

«

>-

'"

"

1il10,000

0:

w

0-

::E

<t

.:-

Z

w

0:
0:

::J

U

o

0:

~

~

1,000

ox:

<t

W

0-

W

-'

aJ

~

-'

-'

<t

::E

::J

::E

100

x

<t

:;;

10

5

ITT

I

a

1.

MAXIMUM

10

3.

MAXIMUM

SINUSOIDAL

DEVICE

•

T

25·

C

=---

.....

J

.....-::

/

:.-r-

TJ

B125'"C

"

1.0

I--

1-'

l-

I-

r----

i-

V

11

SINUSOIDAL PULSE BASE WIDTH - MICROSECONDS

2.0

INSTANTANEOUS

FORWARD

l-

f'--...

I"-....

_"'"

/,

0

Ilqo

°0

11°011

100

ALLOWABLE

CURRENT

WAVEFORM

3.0

FORWARD VOLTAGE-VOLTS

CHARACTERISTICS

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\'-.

1'-r-.

"

1"...

'J'.

r'-.,

~

1')'-.

"'"

10

i"..

00

~o

of".,

00

I

00

/ 0

:{OO

I (

1

1,000

PEAK

(TC==

4.0

110

III

FORWARD

90°C)

SPECIFICAT!ONS

~

w

0-

:;:

«

>-
z

w

0:
0:

::J

U

o

0:

«

3:

~

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<t

W

0-

W

-'

aJ

<t

~

-'

«

:;:

::J

:;:

10,000

><

«

:;;

(/)

W

0:

W

0-

:;:

«

>-

z

~

0:

::J

U

o

0:

0:

5.0

PULSES

PER

SEC

1'6'0

10,000

10,000

1,000

~

::2

'"

«

i'C

1,000

100

10

2.

MAXIMUM

i----'

PULSE

WATTS-SEC

PERjUT

0

10

10

4.

SINUSOIDAL

I--

:-

-..

\'-.

'"

r~

I'...

.......

1"-

~O

r--

'-"'1"'-

i"-

"'"

110

I"'-

t--b

-

20

'Ill

SINUSOIDAL PULSE BASE WIDTH - MICROSECONDS

"

~

is

10

'0

~OOO

100

<?

<{".,'OOO

00

00

~O

ALLOWABLE

CURRENT

"'-

"'"

........

1'-,.....

/'...

0.025

1"1-

"

ENERGY

IN

"

"1'

0.05

I

N.

0.1

SINUSOIDAL

(T c

==

65°C)

"'-

.....

~

1.0

~O?-

r-...

0.25"-

~

~

"

.""-

""-

I"-

1'-

~

r"

/'-,

1'0,

I"

~

SINUSOIDAL PULSE BASE WIDTH -

100

PULSE

ENERGY

0

0

1,000

PEAK

FORWARD

WAVEFORM

2.5

"-

1'1'

~

l"\

I'

~

I"f'

t-."

1,000

MICROSECONDS

(TJ

"

==

PULSES

r'-.,

~

""-

I"-

125°C)

i'-

PER

i'

1'.1'

A187

SEC

10,000

10,000

ffjIO,OOO

0:

w

0-

::E

~

z

W

0:

~

U

01,000

0:

~

0:

f2

'"

«

w

0-

'j

100

aJ

~

o

-'

-'

«

:;;

::J

::E

;(

~

10

10

TRAPEZOIDAL

5.

MAXIMUM

TRAPEZOIDAL

~o

/r-.

"

~O

10'

<:0

,OOd'r-....~

I"r=...ooo

,

'\10

0

1'000

<:'0

0

,

0"'"

0

"-

I"

......

...........

100

PULSE BASE WIDTH - MICROSECONDS

ALLOWABLE

CURRENT

WAVEFORM

PULSES PER

"-

~

1,000

PEAK

SEC

I'-...

FORWARD

(Tc

==

65°C)

10,000

585

1il10,000

0:

w

0-

:;:

<t

~

Z

W

0:

0:

i:3

IPOO

o

0:

~

)----

5?

r--IO,OOO

'"

«

w

0-

100

w

=

-'

aJ

~

9

-'

<t

::E

::J

:;:

10

;(

10

«

:;;

o. IVIAXiMUM

2,000

3,300

I-

5,000

I

I

20,000

TRAPEZOIDAL PULSE

ALLOWABLE

TRAPEZOIDAL

6~

400

1,000

~

"

I"-

b:::--

1'-.

100 1,000

BASE

PULSES PER

"-

r--

I'--

WIDTH -MICROSECONDS

PEAK

CURRENT

WAVEFORM

SEC

"-

.......

"'"

~

FORWARD

(TC

==

90°Cl

10,000