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Powerex, Inc., 200 Hillis Street, Youngwood, Pennsylvania 15697-1800 (412) 925-7272 Fast Recovery
See Below
For
Alternatives
*Other lead code
options available
Powerex, Europe, S.A.
428
Avenue
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NUMBER
NOMINAL
R72
DIMENSIONS
G.
Durand, BP107, 72003 Le Mans, France (43) 41.14.14 Rectifier
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TYP.
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STRIKE DISTANCE' .73
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DISTANCE'
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/ 18.5
1.17
INCH
/29.7
104M
MIN.
104M
MIN.
800 Amperes Average
1600 Volts
Scale
R722
__
08
Fast Recovery Rectifier
800 Amperes Average, 1600 Volts
-
-
2
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R722
Ordering Information:
Select the complete part number you desire from the following table:
Type
R722
__
o8
(Outline Drawing)
Voltage
VRRM
(Volts)
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
Code
04
06
08
10
12
14
16
IF(av)
(A)
800
Current
Code
08
Recovery
Time
trr
(~sec)
Code
2.0
ES
Case
R72
Leads
Code
00
o
Features:
o Fast Recovery Times
o Soft Recovery Characteristics
o High Surge Current Ratings
o Special Selection of trr or Q
Available
Applications:
rr
o Inverters
o Choppers
o Transmitters
o Free Wheeling Diode
F-43
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Powerex, Inc.,
Powerex,
R722
__
Fast
Recovery
800
Amperes Average, 1600 Volts
Europe,
08
200
Hillis
S.A.
Rectifier
Street,
428
Youngwood,
Avenue
G.
Durand,
Pennsylvania
Absolute Maximum Ratings
Characteristics
RMS Forward Current
Average Forward Current
One-half Cycle Surge Current
2
1
t (for Fusing), Times
2
t Package (for Times
Max.
1
Storage Temperature
Operating Temperature
Mounting Force
= 8.3 milliseconds
= 8.3 milliseconds)
Electrical and Thermal Characteristics
Characteristics
Current - Conducting State Maximums
Forward Voltage Drop
BP107, 72003
Symbol
15697-1800 (412) 925-7272
Le
Mans,
France
(43) 41.14.14
Symbol
IF(rms)
IF(av)
IFSM
2
1
t
2
1
t
T
stg
Tj
Test
Conditions
R722
08
--
1250
800
11000
504000
6
80 x 10
-40 to +190
-40 to + 150
2000 to 2400
R722
08
--
1.65
Units
Amperes
Amperes
Amperes
A2sec
A2sec
DC
DC
Ibs
Units
Volts
Voltage - Blocking State Maximums
Repetitive Peak Reverse Voltage (Rated Limit) VRRM
Non-rep. Trans. Peak Rev. Voltage (Rated Limit) VRSM
Reverse Leakage Current, mA peak IRRM
Switching
Maximum Reverse Recovery Time
Thermal
Maximum Resistance, Junction to Case RS(j-c)
Maximum Resistance, Case to Sink (Lubricated) RS(c-s)
t ~ 5.0msec
Tj at max., VRRM
I
FM
= 1500A, tp =
diR/dt =
25A1J..lsec,
= Rated
190J..lsec,
T C = 25
1600
1800
50
D
C
2.0
0.055
0.020
Volts
Volts
mA
J..lsec
DC/Watt
DC/Watt
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Powerex, Inc., 200 Hillis Street, Youngwood, Pennsylvania 15697-1800 (412) 925-7272
Powerex, Europe, S.A. 428 Avenue
R722
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08
G.
Durand, BP107, 72003 Le Mans, France (43) 41.14.14
Fast Recovery Rectifier
800
Amperes Average, 1600 Volts
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:E
Q.
i
10K
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di
=t.+h
tIlEC)
dt
Forward Current Vs. Forward Voltage Drop
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--
IIIII~
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I
J
T=
I
10
Forward Voltage Drop, V
Reverse Recovery
)
X IIIMlIIEC)
25°C
2.0
Wave
(
Rr1
t.+h
-2-
T= 150"C
2
nor
= IIIMlIIEC)
h
Fa.!,
Volts
Form
3.0
4.0
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06
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0
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1
Transient
Thermal
Impedance Vs.
Time
.-
,,-
I
'I
"
~
Time,
....
~
10
of
~
t,
-...
r--
~
Current
Seconds
........
....
--
Fall. diR/dt
100
A/p.s
~
10
T= 150"C
III
T=
25°C-
_
....
01
Typical Reverse Recovery Time Vs. Rate of Current Fall
1liiio.
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,
~-.
R722
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Rate
100
1000
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Powerex, Inc., 200 Hillis Street, Youngwood, Pennsylvania 15697-1800 (412) 925-7272
Powerex, Europe, S.A.
R722
__
Fast Recovery Rectifier
800
08
Amperes Average, 1600 Volts
428
Avenue G. Durand, BP107, 72003
Le
Mans, France (43) 41.14.14
1000
"3
o
U
:t
...
" 100
g
~
or;
u
>
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~
10
a:
5l
~
a:
Typical Reverse Recovery Charge Vs. Rate of Current
R722
-
10
t-R722
08
Energy
08
Rate
Loss
-
10
of
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~
.--
Current Fall. di
Per
Pulse
for Sinusoidal
rI>~
100
.;.
dt. A,
,,~
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/
ps
7/
/
~
Pulses
~
Fa"
T 150"C
I I I
T 1
!'C
25
~
",
."
I
1000
~
~"
4
0
1
Typical Ratio
R722 _
of
08
Rate
Current
10
of
Current
Recovery to Rate
Fa". diR/dt.
Calculat.ion of Fast Recovery Diodes
and Allowable Case Temperature
1.
Conduction Losses
av(cond)
=
J/P
P
x F
100
of
Alps
Current
T=
Fa"
150"C
T =
'25~C
1000
F-46
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.001
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10
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II
II
100 1000
Pulse
Width,
,10"
J.tseC
~
TJ
~
= 150°C
10,000
2.
Reverse Recovery Losses (Approximate)
Pav(SW)
= 1/4 X V
3. Maximum Allowable Case Temperature
T
C(max) = T
-
j
x
diR
R
dt 1 + 1/s
(P
av(cond)
X Tr? x
(~)2
+ P
av(sw) X Re(j-c))
Where:
P
av(cond)
P
J/P = Energy Loss per Pulse
F
V
diR/dt = Rate
Trr
"S"
F
TC(max)
T
Reo-c)
= Forward Conduction Power
av(sw)
= Reverse Recovery Power Loss
in
= Frequency
= Steady State Reverse Operating Voltage
R
in
Volts
in
Amperes/~sec
of
in
Decay
Hertz
of
Forward Current
= Reverse Recovery Time
1
= Ratio
of
Recovery di/dt (
= Operating Frequency
= Maximum Allowable
= Maximum Operating Junction Temperature
j
=
in
DC
in
°C.
Junction
°C/Watt.
to
in
Hertz
Case
Case
Thermal Impedance
Joules
in
diE/dt
diR/dt
X F X
1x10-
Loss
in
Watts
in
Watts
Microseconds
)
Temperature
6
in
O(
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Powerex, Inc., 200 Hillis Street, Youngwood, Pennsylvania 15697-1800 (724) 925-7272
Code Tables
Average Current Rating for
'R' and
'T' type devices.
TYPE
CODE
Reverse recovery times for
'R' type devices.
TIME,
(!lsec)
CODE
Blocking voltage ratings for
'A' and
'C' type devices.
VOLTAGE
CODE
R4,T5
R5,R6
R7,R9,RA,RB
T6,
T7,
T8,
T9
TA,TB
Turn-off Times for
'T' type devices.
TIME,
(psec)
Phase
Cont.
8
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
50
60
70
80
100
125
150
175
200
250
If(av/
If(av/
If(av)
1O
1OO
COOE
0
9
8
7
6
B
5
L
4
3
2
C
1
K
M
N
P
a
R
Std.
Rec.
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.25
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
XX
AS
BS
CS
OS
ES
FS
GS
HS
JS
KS
LS
MS
PS
as
RS
Maximum gate current to fire for
'T' type devices.
Igt,
(rnA)
70
75
80
100
120
150
180
200
250
300
500
NA
CODE
7
K
6
5
F
4
G
3
H
2
1.
X
50
100
150
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1000
1100
1200
1300
1400
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
2100
2200
2300
2400
2500
2600
2700
2800
2900
3000
3100
3200
3300
3400
3500
3600
3700
3800
3900
4000
4100
4200
4300
4400
4500
4600
F
A
G
B
C
0
E
M
S
N
T
P
PA
PB
PC
PO
PE
PM
PS
PN
PT
L
LA
LB
LC
LD
LE
LM
LS
LN
LT
CP
CA
CB
CC
CD
CE
eM
CS
CN
CT
DP
DA
DB
DC
DO
DE
OM
NOTE:
The
ratings
parameters as
in
defined
this
selector guide are
in
the
databooks
in
for
which
the
most
part based
specifications
on
the conditions
for
these devices
were
and
originally
published.
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