Powerex C397, C398 Data Sheet

1200

Volts,

650

ARMS

The General Electric designed for power switching Press-Pak devices employing

C397

and

C398

at

high frequencies. These are all-diffused

the

field-proven amplifying gate.

Silicon Controlled Rectifiers are

FEATURES:

..

Fully characterized for operation in inverter and chopper applications.

..

High di/dt ratings.

..

High dv/dt capability with selections available.

..

Rugged hermetic glazed ceramic package having 1" creepage path.

IMPORTANT: Mounting instructions

J400

1300

1200

1100

1000

900

800

-

700

600

f\J'L

SINtJ50IDAl

WAVEFORM

180"

CONOUCTION

400

300

200

100

f-

65"C

800

50%

I 1 1

--1

CASE

TEMPERATURE

VOLT

SWITCHING

DUTY CYCLE

.0.,

.20)Jf

5

.Q,.20)Jf

ZO

100

1-

S~UBBER

SNUBBER

FREQUENCY

IN

1000

1\

Hz

on

the

HIGH

\\

\,

I\"

mounting clamp specifications

FR

\

u

"

10,000

CURRENT

at

100

~

90

it

~

BOO

~

70

~

600

r

~

50

~

400

"

~

300

~

g

200

~

10

0

01-

0

back

I-

l--f-

1-

of

this sheet must be followed.

I

-

---

-

J1n

RECTANGULAR

WAVEFORM

50%

DUTy

CYCLE

dl/d!' 5 AMPS

I""

e

6S

c CASE TEMPERATURE

800

VOU

SWITCHING

5.0.,

.Z)Jf

100

--

SEC

SNUBBER

--

1"--

1--

I-

r-

I-

FI'lEQUENCY

-

I'"

'\

~

---

-

1000

IN

Hz

~--

--

10,000

I

Equipment designers can use the C397/C398 SCR's in demanding applications, such as:

'"

Choppers

..

Inverters

..

Regulated Power Supplies

FOR SINEWAVE OPERATION

Uke

the

Type C140/141, C158/159 and C358 SCR's,

the C397/C398 SCR

..

Peak Current

..

Pulse Width

..

Frequency

..

Case

is

rated for:

vs.

Temperature

'"

Sonar Transmitters

'"

Induction Heaters

..

Radio Transmitters

958

..

Cycloconverters

..

DC

to

DC

Converters

..

High Frequency Lighting

FOR RECTANGULAR WAVE OPERATION

GE

now introduces a new, high-frequency rating for

the

C397/398 SCR, which is:

..

Peak Current

vs. " di/dt .. ..

..

of

Leading Edge Frequency Duty Cycle Case

Temperature

C397/C398

TYPES

C397/C39SE C397/C39SM C397/C39SS C397/C39SN C397/C39ST C397/C39SP C397/C39SPA

REPETITIVE

VOLTAGE,VDRMI

T

=

·40oC

J

1000 1000 1100

MAXIMUM

PEAK

OFF·STATE

to

+125°C

500 Volts 500 Volts 600 600 720 700 700 SOO 900 900

ALLOWABLE

REPETITIVE

C397/C39SPB 1200 1200

1 Half sinewave waveform, 10

Peak One Cycle Surge (Non·Repetitive) On·State Current, I

2

1

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

2

1

t (for fusing) for

Critical

Rate·of·Rise Critical Rate·of·Rise Average Gate Power Dissipation, Storage Temperature, T Operating Temperature, T Mounting Force Required

ms

max. pulse width.

TSM

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

times;;;' S.3 milliseconds

of

On·State Current, Non·Repetitive

of

On·State Current, Repetitive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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RATINGS

PEAK

VOLTAGE,

T J =

·40oC

SOO

1100

.........•....••...•..•....•..

VRRMI

to

+125°C

REVERSE

NON·REPETITIVE

REVERSE

VOLTAGE,

T

=

J

125°C

PEAK

V

RSM

1

600 Volts

840 960

10

SO 1200 1300 1400

7500 Amperes

95,000 (RMS Ampere)2 Seconds

230,000 (RMS Ampere)2 Seconds

SOO

A/ps

..

500

A/ps

2

Watts

'.'

°

.

AO

• AO°C

2000

8.9

Cto

to

Lb.

KN

°c

+150 +12SoC

±

10%

±

10%

t t

tdi/dt

ratings established in accordance

20

ohms gate trigger source with 0.5

with

IlS

EIA·NEMA Standard RS·397, Section 5.2.2.6 for conditions

short circuit current rise time.

of

max. rated VDRM; 20 volts,

C397/C398

CHARACTERISTICS

TEST

Repetitive Peak Reverse and Off-State Current

Repetitive and Off-State

Thermal Critical Rate-of-Rise

Off-State Voltage (Higher values swit ching) T

DC

Peak On-State Voltage V

Turn-On

Conventional Commutated Time

Voltage)

Peak

Reverse

Current

Resistance

of

may

cause device

Gate Trigger

Gate Trigger Voltage V

Delay Time

(with

Current

Circuit

Turn-Off

Reverse

C398 C397

SYMBOL

IRRM

and

IORM IRRM

and

IORM

ROJe

dv/dt

IGT

GT

TM

td

tq

MIN.

-

- .05

Higher

-

0.15

-

TYP.

200

minimum dv/dt selections available - consult factory.

1.25 3.0

2.7 3.0 Volts

0.5

MAX.

5

20

500

50 150 75

15 125

3 5

-

20

45

.06

300

-

UNITS

rnA

DC/Watt

V

/psec

mAdc

Vdc

psec

/lsec

20

-

35

t

t (6)

TEST

=

+25°C

T

J

V = V

=

T

J

V = V Junction-to-Case (DC) (Double-Side Cooled) T

= 125°C, Gate

J

Linear Exponential

Te

=

Te

=

Te = +125°C, Tc = -40°C

RL

= 3

Tc = 25°C RL = 3

Te

= 125°C,

Tc = +25°C,

Duty Te

= +25°C,

Supply: 20 volt psec

(1)

(2) (3) (4) (5) Rate-of-rise

(7) (8)

= V

ORM

125°C

ORM

or

+25°C,

-40°C,

Cycle ~ .01

max. rise

Te = +125°C

ITM = 500

V

R

VORM

voltage Commutation Repetition Gate

RRM

=

VRRM

Exponential

dv/dt = VORM

Vo Vo Vo = 6Vdc,

to

25°C,

Ohms

to

+125°C,

Ohms

VORM,

ITM = 3000

ITM = 50

time.

Amps.

= 50

Volts

(Reapplied)

=

20 V /psec

rate = I pps.

bias during

open

of

o volts, 100

C398 C397

30

- 45

40

60

(1)

Te = +125°C

(2)

ITM = 500 (3) (4) (5) Rate-of-rise

(6) (7) (8)

=

50

VR

VORM

(Reapplied)

voltage

Commutation

Repetition Gate bias during

=

Amps.

Volts Min.

of

200 V /psec

rate

o volts, 100

Conventional

Commutated

Time

(with

Diode)

tConsult factory

ttDelay time

tttCurrent

risetime

Circuit

Turn-Off

Feedback

C398 C397

for

may

specified maximum turn-off time.

increase significantly

as

measured

tq(diode)

as

\vith

the gate

a current probe, or

- 40

60

drive

approaches the IGT of the

voltage

psec

.1.

I

t

risetime across a non-inductive resistor.

(1)

Tc = +125°C

(2)

ITM = 500

(3)

V

= I

Volt

R

V

ORM

(Reapplied)

200

100

( 4) (5)

Rate-of-rise voltage =

(6)

Commutation

(7)

Repetition

(8) Gate bias during

o volts,

Device

Under Test.

Amps

ot

rate

CONDITION

Open.

V

=

ORM

Rising Waveform.

= 6

Vdc,

Rated,

(.632)

RL = 3 Ohms

= 6 Vdc, RL = 3 Ohms

RL = 3 Ohms

Vo

= 6 Vdc,

Vo = 6Vdc,

RL =

1000

Ohms

Amps

VORM.

20

Amps/psec

interval =

(linear)

Amps/psec

Peale

ohms, 0.1

%.

Pulse Width = I ms.

Adc,

circuit,

ti",

ttt

Min.

reapplied off-state

(linear)

di/dt

= 25

turn-off

ohms

reapplied off-state

di/dt

= 25

= I pps.

turn-off

ohms

reapplied off-state V/psec di/dt

(linear)

= 25

interval =

Amps/psec

= 1 pps.

turn-off

ohms

interval =

Gate

960

SINE WAVE

CURRENT

RATING

DATA

C397/C398

10,00 0

1000

I-----

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-

~-.

1---

1.

MAXIMUM CURRENT

s,,-s

?\l\.- -

.-

'--

.

lor

1+

+~i()~~-

?"-~

-'

500D,INV

SOOO

sooo

100 1000

ALLOWABLE

VS. PULSE

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l\'

:Ii

<!

1

,...

Z

W

0:: 0::

::0

U

Cl

0::

3!

f5

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c-

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2S00

PARALLEL

PULSE BASE WIDTH

--

- - 2011,

SNUBBER

1000

DIODE

(,...SEC)

PEAK

WIDTH

511,.2"f

--

'400

--5n,.2~f

--20n

_.-

2"f

CIRCUIT

1

1"--"

..

ZJ.lf

20n,.2}1f

WITH INVERSE PARALLEL

ON-STATE

(Tc

= 65°C)

,I

DIODE

10iJQO

r----

1---1

60

1000

~-,

....-:

--

101(

2.

I

s,,-s

?\l\.-

v

.......

-

,~

1-1--

!-I--

-

.-

1°'1

MAXIMUM

CURRENT

I I

I

s,,-CO""/-

?~?-

r---

-

--

~1500

100

PULSE

ALLOWABLE

VS. PULSE

\)

2500

BASE

--

WIDTH

1

I

~

1000

(J.'SEC)

PEAK

WIDTH

,"-

400

--50

•.

-

-200,.2,..'

ON-STATE

(Tc

I'---,

60

2/--,'

10K

= 90°C)

3.

ENERGY

NOTES:

(Pertaining

1.

2. Reverse voltage

3.

4.

5.

6. Double-Side Cooled.

7. Values of W-S/P

PER

to

Sine

Switching voltage ~ 800

Max. energy

total

W-S/P

of for

operation Required 20

volts,

amps/J.l.sec

20

volts, 20 100

amps/J.l.sec.

RC

Snubber

PULSE BASE WIDTH

PULSE FOR

and

Rectangular

applied

dissipated

shown

with gate drive: 65

inverse

ohms, 1 J.l.sec

ohms, 5 J.l.sec

ckt. = .2

are

("SEC)

SINUSOIDAL

or

Wave

Current

volts.

= VR

~

800

dur ing reverse recovery

or

0.03 diode.

risetime

risetime for

J.l.f,

5!'t

for

TJ = 125°C.

V.

W-S/P whichever

for

961

PULSES

less

than

greater

Ratings)

is

15%

is

least

100

than

C397/C398

RECTANGULAR

WAVE

CURRENT

RATING

DATA

U)

w

0::

w

"-

:;

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f-

Z

w

0:: 0::

::;J

u

w

t:r

f-

U)

z

0

,

'"

w

'"

"-

1000

900

SOO

700 600

500

400

300

200

100

-

t-!:,.ULSES

4.

MAXIMUM

DUTY

CYCLE

---e-.

r--

---

PER

SECOND

I

10

RATE

OF

RISE

OF

ON-STATE

ALLOWABLE

CURRENT

VS

- 50%

di/dt

--

CURRENT

PEAK

(Tc

"-

-IA/!-,SECI

ON-STATE

= 65°C)

100

60 400

1000

2500

5000

DUTY

~

'

........

1000

UJ

w

900

0:: W

-

"-

:l;

<l

I

fZ

w

0:: 0::

::;J

u

w

~

'?

z

0

<l

'"

W

"'-

800 700

600

500 400

300

200

100

-

,

6.

MAXIMUM

r---

......

~

F>(;

......

L..s

'8~

10

RATE

CURRENT

CYCLE -

I'--

-..

-

-..

i'--

COrvD

OF

RISE

OF

ON-STATE CURRENT

ALLOWABLE

VS.

25%

-

PEAK ON-STATE

di/dt

(Tc

= 65°C)

-

-IA/!-,SECI

100

60

400

1000

2500

5000

-

U)

w

0::

w

"-

:l;

I

'"

f-

Z

w

0:: 0::

::;J

u

w

~

'?

z

0

'"

w

'"

"-

1000

900 800

700

600

500

400

300

200

100

I---

::rP~

I I

r'"

....

5.

MAXIMUM

SES

PER

SECOND

..

r---..

10

RATE

OF

ALLOWABLE

CURRENT

I--

-

2500

~

RISE

OF

ON-STATE CURRENT-IAI!-'SECI

VS.

di/dt

I'-

--

PEAK (Tc

= 90°C)

60

400

1000

-

100

ON-STATE

NOTES: (SEE

UJ

w

1000

0::

W

900

"-

::!'

800 700

I

'"

f-

Z

600

w

0:: 0::

500

::J

U

-

SINE

w

~

'?

z

0

'"

w

'"

"'-

WAVE

400

300

200

100

DATA)

-

__

-

7.

-

PULSES

P

~~

10

RATE

MAXIMUM

CURRENT

r--

-

OF

RISE

OF

ON-STl\TE CURREI'.IT-(A/p.SEC)

ALLOWABLE

VS.

I"'--

l-

di/dt

-

I'-

t-

PEAK

(Tc

i-I-

1-1-

:-

= 90°C)

60

400

1000

I-!-

2500

100

ON-STATE

-

962

(/)

Ii!

w

a..

:!:

<t

~

1000

Z

~W4rr_

w

a::

:::>

u

w

~

(/)

I

Z

0

<t

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W

a..

100

10

100

10

-

t--

r--

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r--

r--...

--

~

I--

r-..

P~F/

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r-...

1-1--

r--.

r-.

1--

I"-

........

~

.........

2.:;

~

l'-

PULs~

r--...

./

---.........

t---

100 1000

PULSE

BASE

'I"-

~

i""'-

l'

1'--

i'-

I'l'

1'-

l'

WIDTH-("SEC)

"-

tr41'

..........

"-

i"'-..

i<.........

100

"-~

1'~8

~CO

~"'~

--...,

~S

"

f'.....

PULSE

BASE

'''"

~'"

U(8~

~'

I"-

I'-

'"

1'--

1'-

l'

WIDTH

("SEC)

'r--

WATT-SECOND

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I

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r~

.....

r--

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I

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1'""

,

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1000

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i'-.

s

,

~

"-

f-

i'

f'.

l"-

I"-

Kh'-

I"!,-

l'f',

10_1-

l'-

l'

!'-

!'-1"-

f',

C397/C398

R

ENERGY

AND

t-

10K

9.

ENERGY

AND

10K

PER

PULSE VS,

PU

LSE

WIDTH

PER PULSE VS.

PULSE

WIDTH

PEAK

(di!dt

= 100 A!/lsec)

PEAK

(di/dt

CURRENT

= 25 A!/lsec)

(f)

l!i

w

a.

~

I

...

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0: 0:

a

~

(f)

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I

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0

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a.

1000

100

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PULSE BASE

WIDTH

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1000

-i"SEC)

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<.s

"

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"-

~

"

,

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1'-.

r"

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"I'

963

!'-

f',

10K

10.

ENERGY

AND

NOTES: (SEE SINE

PER PULSE VS.

PULSE

WIDTH

PEAK

(di!dt

WAVE

CURRENT

= 5 A!psec)

DATA)

C397/C398

Ul

w a:

w

"-

:::

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,

I-

2

W

a: a:

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w

l-

i:':

Ul

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o

Ul

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W

2

i:':

2

i:':

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11.

./

/ I

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J I

/

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INSTANTANEOUS

MAXIMUM

~

25

0

V'i25°c

---

V

~

i

2 3

ON-STATE

ON-STATE CHARACTERiSTICS

VOLTAGE-VOLTS

300,000 250,000

u

W

Ul

200,000

N

-0::

150,000

"!~

Ul

::l:

a:

100,000

80,000

15,000

10,000

8,000

6,000

4

5,000

1

14. SUB-CYCLE SURGE (NON-REPETITIVE) ON-STATE

V

".....

INITIAL

TJ =

t--

1.5

2 4 6

PULSE 8ASE

CURRENT AND

.......

-40°C

WIDTH

.........

TO

+125°C

(mSEC)

J2

t

.....

...-

RATING

-

8

10

Ul

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o

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,

w

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10

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13. SURGE (NON-REPETITIVE) ON-STATE CURRENT

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12. GATE TRIGGER CHARACTERISTICS

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CURRENT-(AMPERES)

RATINGS

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10

AT

-

r-....

0

O

C

+125

1

60

Hz

'l

0

05'

1?;q

0

-'<&

20

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r-

V

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i'

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~

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f~

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r--

40

~

05'

01?

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...

60

If-

.

80100

10

NOTES:

1.

2.

964

The

locus boundaries 20V rate of circuit of

}.LS

Maximum

amps/}.Ls

iii

!Xl

::E

0

...J

::J

0

u

3-

,

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a:

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J:

u

0

W

a:

W

>

0

u

W

0:

of

shown

20

is

current

max. rise time.)

G

w

0:

~

rise>

long

with

100

10

15.

possible

the

de

trigger

at

various case temperatures.

minimum

current

200

term

20V -20n

TYPICAL

gate source load line

rise> 1 00

amps/}.Ls

repetitive

gate source.

RECOVERED .CHARGE (125°C)

SINEWAVE

points

lies

outside

the

amp//-Ls

(Tp = 5

anode

REVERSE

CURRENT WAVEFORM

when

or

anode

}.LS

min.,

di/dt = 500

lOa

di/dt

-(AI!-,S)

rate

0.5

1000

3

"-

o

W

~

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W

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16.

TRANSIENT

.01

TIME -

SECONDS

THERMAL

JUNCTION-TO-CASE

IMPEDANCE -

DOUBLE SIDE COOLING

10

~~

CA~M~'~~GE

ii,

\1.

T =

LENGTH

OF

STRAIGHT

LEAD

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OUTLINE

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K

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B

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G

H

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L

M

N

p

Q

R

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12.200 12.360

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MAX.

.240

.186 .060

2.200 2.500

.030 .130

1.000 1.065 .030

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1.300

.110 .245

.011

.056

.067

.137

.260

.130

.191 .075

1.430

1.065

.019

.060

.096

.150

1.345

2.150 .083

.153

METRIC

M.M.

MIN.

6.096

2.794

6.223

4.724

1.524

55.88

2.794 .762

1.422 1.524

25.40 .762

3.302

33.02

1.70

309.9

313.9

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

2.11

3.886

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