Powerex C387, C388 Data Sheet

HIGH SPEED

Silicon

Controlled

1200 Volts p

The General Electric C387 and C388 Silicon Controlled Rectifiers are
designed for
Press-Pak devices employing

FEATURES:

" Fully characterized for operation in inverter and chopper applications.
" High
" High

" Rugged hermetic glazed ceramic package having 1" creepage path.

IMPORTANT: Mounting instructions

di/dt
dv/dt

power

ratings.

switching

at

the

field-proven amplifying gate.

capability with selections available.

on

the

HIGH

high frequencies. These are all-diffused

mounting clamp specifications

FREOUENCY CURRENT

Rectifier

500

ARMS

must

be followed.

RATINGS

C387/C388

I

1000

Ul

w

a:

900

lr

"

I

800

'"

I-

Z

w

700

a:

a:

::J

u

600

w

~

~

z

0

'"

w

'"

a.

w

.J

OJ

~

S

.J

'"

500

400

300

200

100

0

1.

MAXIMUM

..f\JL

SINUSOIDAL

--

1111-

50%
leo·c
65·C
800

100

WAVEFORM

DUTY

CONDUCTION

CASE

VOLT

511,0.20pF

20l1

'j20(

Equipment designers can use the C387/C388 SCR in demanding applications, such as:

" Choppers " Sonar Transmitters " Cyc1oconverters
"

Inverters " Induction Heaters "

" Regulated Power Supplies " Radio Transmitters " High Frequency Lighting

FOR SINEWAVE

Like

the

Type

Cl40/141,C158/C159and

the C387/C388 SCR

" Peak Current

" Pulse Width
" Frequency

"

"

1\"-

I

CYCLE

TEMPERATURE

SWITCHING

SNUBBER

,\"

'\

:\

"

"-

'-

ITtl1

1000

FREOUENCY

ON-STATE CHARACTERISTICS

is

rated for:

vs.

Case

Temperature

IN

Hz

OPERATiON

C359

10,000

SCR's,

1000

900

~

iii

Ii'

BOO

?i

700

600

~

'"

500

~

~

400

I-

<

W

300

w

I-

al

200

I-

~

100

I-

2.

50%

di/dt'5

65°C
800
5!l,O.20)JF

I I

GATE TRIGGER CHARACTERISTICS

r--

--

DUTY CYCLE

A/j.LSEC

CASE TEMPERATURE

VOLT SWITCHING

SNUBBER

100

POWER

DC

FOR

RECTANGULAR

GE

now

introduces a new, high-frequency rating for

C387/C388 SCR, which is:

" Peak Current

vs.
" di/dt
"
"
"

of
Frequency
Duty

Cycle

Case

Temperature

III

~i/di

fLIL

RECTANGULAR WAVEFORM

-..

'i.J.

II

!".

'"

'"

III

FREOUENCY

1000

IN

HZ

RATINGS

to

DC

Converters

WAVE OPERATION

Leading Edge

I I I I

10,000

AND

928

C387/C388

MAXIMUM

REPETITIVE

TYPES

T

C387/C388E

C387/C388M
C387/C388S
C387/C388N
C387/C388T
C387/C388P
C387/C388PA
C387/C388PB

1 Half sinewave waveform,

Peak One Cycle

2

1

t (for fusing) for times;;;' 1.5 milliseconds

10

ms max. pulse width.

Surge

(Non-Repetitive) On-State Current, I

PEAK

VOLTAGE,

J =

_<woe

500
600 600
700 700 840

800

900
1000 1000 1200
1100 1100 1300
1200 1200 1400

12t (for fusing) for times;;;' 8.3 milliseconds
Critical
Critical Rate-of-Rise
Average Gate Power Dissipation,
Storage Temperature, Tstg
Operating Temperature, T
Mounting Force Required

Rate-of-Rise

of

On-State Current, Non-Repetitive

of

On-State Current, Repetitive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PG(AV)

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

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

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

J

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

OFF-STATE

VDRM

to

+125°C

ALLOWABLE

1

REPETITIVE

RATINGS

VOLTAGE,

T J =

-40°C

PEAK

VRRMI

to

REVERSE

+125°C

NON-REPETITIVE

REVERSE

VOLTAGE,

T

=

J

+125°C

Volts 500 Volts 600 Volts

720

800 960

1080

5500 Amperes

.......•...................••.

TSM

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

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

900

50,000 (RMS Ampere)2 Seconds

120,000 (RMS Ampere)2 Seconds

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

..

°

-40 C

: -40°C

2000 Lb. ±

8.9

PEAK

V

1

RSM

800 A/ps t
500 A/ps t

..

2 Watts

to

+150

2S

to

+1

10%

KN ± 10%

°c

oC

tdi/dt

ratings established in

20

ohms

gate trigger source

accordance

with

0.5 }.lS

with EIA-NEMA

short

circuit trigger current rise time.

Standard

RS-397,

929

Section

5.2.2.6

for

conditions

of

max.

rated

VDRM; 20 volts,

I

C387/C388 I

TEST

Repetitive
and Off-State

Repetitive Peak Reverse

and Off-State

Thermal

Critical Rate-of-Rise
Off-State Voltage (Higher
values may cause device
switching) T

Holding Current

DC Gate Trigger

DC Gate Trigger Voltage

Peak On-State Voltage

Tum-On

Conventional Circuit
Commutated
Time
Voltage)

Conventional Circuit
Commutated
Time
Diode)

I

tConsult factory for specified

H

Delay

Hi"

Current risetime

Peak Reverse

Resistance

Delay Time

(with

Reverse

C388
C387

C388
C387

(with

Feedback

C388
C387

time

may

Current

Current

of

Current

Tum-Off

Tum-Off

increase significantly
as

measured with a current probe,

SYMBOL

IRRM

and

IORM
IRRM

and

IORM

ReJc

dv/dt

Higher

IH

IGT

V

GT

V

TM

td

tq

tq(diode)

maXImum

as

CHARACTERISTICS

MIN.

-

-

-

200

-

-

-

-

-

- 1.25 3.0

0.15

-

TYP.

.05

500

minimum dv/dt selections available - consult factory.

75
15 125

- -

3.3

-

-

-

0.5

MAX.

5 20

20

.06

200

50

3 5

15

20

500

150
300

4.2

UNITS

mA

45

-

-

t
t (6)

mA T

DC/Watt

V //lsec

mAdc

mAdc

Vdc

Volts T c =

/lsec

/lsec

T

V

V
Junction-to-Case
T J

Linear
Exponential

Tc

Initial

Tc

Tc
Tc = +125°C,

Tc = -40°C
RL = 3

Tc = o°c
RL

Tc

Duty
Tc

Supply:
/lsec

(1)

(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)

(7)

==

J

==

==

J

==

==

==

=
=

= 3

= 125°C, VORM, RL

==

Tc = +125°C
ITM

VR = 50
V

Voltage = 20 V//lsec (linear)
Commutation

(8)

o Volts,

-

-

- 30

-

turn-off time.

the gate drive approaches the IGT

20

25

40

or

30
40

t

i"

voltage risetime across a non-inductive resistor.

/lsec

(1)

(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)

(6)
(7)
(8)

(1)

(2)

(3)
(4)
(5) Rate-of-Rise

(6)
(7)
(8)

of

the

Device

TEST

+25°C

V

==

ORM

125°C

VORM = VRRM

+

+25°C,

+25°C,

Cycle ~ .01%

+25°C,

max.

ORM

Rate-of-Rise

Repetition
Gate

Tc = +125°C
ITM = 500
VR
V

ORM

Rate-of-Rise

Voltage =

Commutation

Repetition
Gate
o Volts,

Tc

ITM

VR

V

ORM

Voltage

Commutation

Repetition
Gate Bias During
o Volts,

VRRM

125°C,

On-State

Gate Open. V

or

Exponential

dv/dt

Anode

+25°C,

AO°C,

to

Ohms

to

+125°C,

Ohms

ITM = 3000

ITM

20 volt

rise

==

500

Volts

(Reapplied)

Bias During

100

==

50 Volts Min.

(Reapplied)

Bias During

100

==

+125°C

==

500

= 1 Volt

(Reapplied)

==

100

Under Test.

(Double-Side

==

Current

Vo

= 6 Vdc, RL = 3

Vo

= 6 Vdc, RL = 3

Vo

==

o°c,

==

open

time.

Amps.

of

di/dt

Rate

Ohms.

Amps

of

200

di/dt

Rate

Ohms

Amps.

of

200

di/dt

Rate

Ohms

CONDITION

Cooled)

==

==

24

Vdc,

6 Vdc,

Ohms

Peak

ORM

ohm,

Off-State

Interval

Interval

Interval

Rated

Ohms
Ohms
Ohms

'

ORM

Rising Waveform.

VORM

(.632)

Supply

==

2 Amps.

6Vdc,

RL = 3

Vo = 6Vdc,

Vo

==

==

1000

Amps

50

Adc, V

circuit, 20

ti",

ttt

Min.

Reapplied

= 25 Amps//lsec

= 1 pps.

Tum-Off

Reapplied Off-State

V//lsec (linear)

= 25 Amps//lsec

= 1 pps.

Tum-Off

Reapplied Off-State

V//lsec (linear)

= 25 Amps//lsec

==

1 pps.

Turn-Off

Gate

0.1

==

=

=

930

Sif\lE WAVE

CURRENT

RATING

DATA

C387/C388 I

Ul

W

Cl:

W

D..

::;;

<{

~

1000

z

w

a:
a:

::::>

u

w

!:i
\ii

I

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o

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Ul

W

Cl:

W

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t-

1000

z

w

Cl:
Cl:

::::>

u

w

~

Ul

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Z

0

<{

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W

D..

==-;.

.....-

1--­1----

1---

100

10

.....-

1-

--

=-

100

10

,,-co\,\o

V

.....

1-'"

I-

-

---

~

5000

0

100 1000

PULSE BASE WIDTH

ALLOWABLE

1.\\.-5"-

--

--

r--

r---

5

5

~,,-~

.......

I-

I-

-

--

'-

1-1-

'-'-10,01

50001

3.

MAXIMUM

CURRENT VS. PULSE

,,-co~

~,,-,,:

,,-5

~I.\\.-;.:::--""'-

::--

........

!----

-

I-

I-

-

1-

i-

r-

r-

--

i--

I­I-

--

4.

~

2500

-

MAXIMUM

5000

2500

100 1000

CURRENT VS. PULSE

PULSE

ALLOWABLE

v-

2500

--

--

-

--

-

BASE

WIDTH

-

1000

(fLSEC)

PEAK ON-STATE

WIDTH

~

-

'-

(TC

t-

1000

I

1000

(fLSEC)

PEAK ON-STATE

WIDTH

I----

r-.

SNUBBER

---5.o.,.2fL

-

400

-20.o.,.2fL

==

65°C)

-........

CIRCUIT

I I

"'-

~

400

SNUBBER

--5.o.,.2fL

- - 20.o.,.2/Lf

(Tc

==

90°C)

CIRCU

...........

........

f

f

I

I"-......

T

f

"

60

10K

60

10K

W

::;;

<{

I-

(j)

Cl:

W

D..

I

z

w

Cl:
Cl:

::::>

u

w

t-

<{

I-

(j)

Z

0

<{

'"

W
D..

I

1000

rSNUBBkR

--5.o.,.2fL

--20.o.,.2fL

CiRCJIT~~~~

f

f

5.

ENERGY

____

PULSE

PER

PULSE FOR

~~L-+-+-~+++-

BASE

WIDTH

(fLSEC)

SINUSOIDAL

931

____

PULSES

+-

__

~4-+-~-hH

C387/C388

If)

w

0:

W

"-

:;:

<I

I

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2

W

a:
a:

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u

w

~

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2

0

<I

'"

W

"-

1000

900

800
700

600

500

400

300

200

100

r-

I-F-.

-

6.

MAXIMUM

DUTY

PULS~S

---

---

10

RATE

OF

RISE

OF

AllOWABLE

CURRENT

RECTANGULAR WAVE CURRENT RATING

CYCLE -

PER

-

r---

......

ON-STATE

VS.

di/dt

50%

I I

SECOND

i--

I-

-

r-

-1-1--

-

CURIaENT

-(AlfLSECI

PEAK ON-STATE
(TC

= 65°C)

100

60

400

1000

2500

1000

900
800

If)

w

700

a:

w

600

"-

:;:

<I

-

-

500

I

I-

2

w

400

a:

0:

::>

u

300

w

ti'

I-

'?

200

2

0

<I

'"

w

"-

100

-

--

r--.

.....

~I'-

8.

MAXIMUM

DATA

DUTY

CYCLE -

PULSES P

_

----

r---.

~

10

RATE

OF

RISE

ALLOWABLE

CURRENT

25%

.1

ERsECO

_t-!D

r-

--

-........

--

'-

OF

ON-STATE CURRENT

VS.

di/dt

60

1-

....

--

....

PEAK ON-STATE
(TC

= 65°C)

...

-(A/fLSECI

400

1000

2500

100

-

If)

w

a:

w

"-

:;:

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2

w

a:
a:

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u

w

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2

0

<I

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W

"-

I

1000

900

BOO

700

600
500

I--

400

300

200

100

-

PULSEs P

--

7.

MAXIMUM

NOTES:

(Pertaining

~ND

10

RATE

CURRENT

1. Switching voltage

2. Reverse voltage

3. Required gate drive:
20
amps/f,lsec.
20
100

OF

RISE

AllOWABLE

VS.

to

Sine

and

volts,

65

volts,

20

amps/f,lsec.

OF

ON-STATE CURRENT-(A/fLSECI

PEAK ON-STATE

di/dt

(TC

= 90°C)

Rectangular

~

800

applied = VR ~ 800V.

ohms, 1 f,lsec

ohms,

.5

or

Wave

volts.

risetime for less

f,lsec

risetime

60

400

1000

100

Current

for

greater

Ratings)

than

100

than

I

I

1000

900

If)

BOO

w

0:

W

"-

:;:

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0:

a:

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w

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w

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4. RC

5. Double-Side Cooled.

5. Max. energy dissipated during reverse recovery

700

I--

600

500

400

300

200

100

Snubber

15% of
is

least.

r-!PUL '.1

I-

I-F-.

-

I-

-

9.

MAXIMUM

ckt. = .2

total

W-S/P

SEs

PCR

~ND

--=

......

10

RATE

OF

CURRENT

f,lf,

shown

.1

r--

-

--....

--

--

RISE

OF

ON-STATE CURRENT-(A/fLSECI

ALLOWABLE

VS.

di/dt

5.11

or

0.03

W-S/P whichever

F-.

......

r-

PEAK ON-STATE

(Tc

-

-1'-

...

= 90°C)

to

be

60

400

1000

100

932

RECTANGULAR

WATT-SECOND

WAVE

PER

PULSE

DATA

C387/C388

~

~

«

I

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1000

~

a

w

~

t;;

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w

a.

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100

100

-

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10

10

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t---

t--

.......

t-.

t--

I'--.

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r-

W4TT

I-t--

r-

i .....

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= -s

r-!.:OND p "

~

100

-......

l'-.

......

~Ij>p

~8~

i'---

--

I'--

PULSE BASE WIDTH (/LSEC)

~

~7'7'"

:"-,

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""-

~S

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./

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~

100

~

PULSE BASE WIDTH (/LSEC)

.....

i'r-.

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10K

r--

10K

10. ENERGY
CURRENT

(di/dt =

11. ENERGY
CURRENT

(di/dt = 25

PER

PULSE VS. PEAK

AND

PULSE WIDTH

100

A/J1sec)

PER

PULSE VS. PEAK

AND

PULSE WIDTH

A/J1sec)

100

"

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WIDTH

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10K

12. ENERGY
CURRENT

(di/dt

PER

PULSE

AND

= 5 A/p.sec)

VS.

PEAK

PULSE WIDTH

C387/C388

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w

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a.

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100

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13.

MAXIMUM

:

T

125

J

INSTANTANEOUS

ON-STATE CHARACTERISTICS

~

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11

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25°C

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VOLTAGE - VOLTS

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INSTANTANEOUS GATE CURRENT - AMPERES

GATE

TRIGGER

POWER RATINGS

--....

~

.......

r-

INITIAL

2

NUMBER

TJ : -40°C

4 6 8

OF

"

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CHARACTERISTICS

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THE LOCUS

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TRIGGER POINTS LIES OUTSIDE
THE BOUNDARIES

VARIOUS

\T20V,

20p

--.......

TO

+125°C

10

AT

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10

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1.

2.

200,000

150,000

100,000

80,000
60,000

40,000

15,000

10,000

8,000

6,000

4,000

The

locus
boundaries
20V -20n
rate

of

circuit

rate

of

current

0.5

I1S

max.

anode

di/dt

source.

I

of

possible

shown

is

the

risetime)

~

1.5

dc

trigger

at

various case

minimum

current

rise>

500

rise>

200

Maximum

amps/l1s

gate

amps/l1s

.--

~

INITIAL

TJ

2 4

PULSE BASE WIDTH -

points

temperatures.

source

100

amps/l1s

(Tp ~ 5

long

with

20V -20n

~

:

-40°C

lie

outside

load line when

or

anode

I1S

term

min.,

repetitive

gate

~

-

TO

+125°C

mSEC

the

6

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8

10

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CURRENT

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WAVEFORM

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RECOVERED

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TIME

- SECONDS

H

1.000

N

CR~~AGE

t

T=

LENGTH

OF

STRAIGHT LEAD

DOUBLE SIDE COOLING

OUTLINE

DRAWING

~

10

SYM

A

B

C
D
E

F

~

H

J

K
L

M

N

P

Q

R
S

T

U

DECIMAL

INCHES

MIN. MAX.

.

240
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-_.

2.200
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1.000
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1.300

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12.200
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.260
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1.430

1.065

2.500

130

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1.065
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150

1.345

2.150
160

12.360
153

METRIC

M.M.

MIN.

6.096

2.794

6.223

4.724

1.524

55.BB

2.794
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1.422 1.524

25.40
.762

3.302

33.02

3.556

309.9

3.480

MAX

6.604

3.302

4.851

1.905

36.32

27.051

63.50

3.483

3.302

27.05

2.438

3.810

34.16

54.61

4.064

313.9

3.886

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