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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
G.
Durand, BP107, 72003
Le
Mans, France (43) 41.14.14 Rectifier
1000 Amperes Average
1600 Volts
r DIA.
TYP.
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TYP.
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NU
MBER
NOMINAL
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DIMENSIONS
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CATHODE
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ANODE
STRIKE
DISTANCE, .38
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INCH / 14.7
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MIN.
1
Scale
R7S2
__
10
Recovery
Fast
1000 Amperes Average, 1600 Volts
Rectifier
=
2"
R7S2
Ordering Information:
Select the complete part number you desire from the following table:
Type
R7S2
Example: Type R7S2 rated at 1000A average with VRRM
R
eeoverv Time = 2.0 usee, order as:
R I 7
__
10 (Outline Drawing)
VRRM
(Volts)
400 04 1000 10 2.0
600
800
1000 10
1200 12
1400 14
1600 16
Type
S I 2
I
Voltage
Code
06
08
Voltage
1
I
Current
IF(av)
(A)
2
Code
Current
1
I 0
Recovery
Time
trr
(Ilsec)
= 1600V,
I
I
Code
ES R7S
trr
ES 0
Case
Leads
Leads
I 0
Code
00
Features:
D Fast Recovery Times
D Soft Recovery Characteristics
D High Surge Current Ratings
D Special Selection of trr and
available
Orr
D Low Thermal Impedance
D Low Profile Package
Applications:
D Inverters
D Choppers
D Transmitters
D Free Wheeling Diode
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Powerex, Inc., 200 Hillis Street, Youngwood, Pennsylvania 15697-1800 (412) 925-7272
Powerex, Europe, S.A.
R7S2
__
10
428
Avenue
G.
Durand, BP107, 72003
Le
Mans, France (43) 41.14.14
Fast Recovery Rectifier
1000 Amperes Average, 1600 Volts
Absolute Maximum Ratings
Characteristics Symbol
RMS Forward Current
Average Forward Current
One-half Cycle Surge Current
2
t (for Fusing), Times = 8.3 milliseconds
1
2
1
t Package (for Times = 8.3 milliseconds)
Max.
Storage Temperature
Operating Temperature
Mounting Force
IF(rms)
IF(av)
IFSM
2
t
1
2
1
t
T
stg
Tj
Electrical and Thermal Characteristics
Characteristics
Symbol
Test
Conditions
R7S2
__
10
1550 Amperes
1000
11,000 Amperes
504000 A2sec
6
50 x 10
-40 to +190
-40 to +150
2000 to 2400 Ibs
R7S2
10
--
Units
Amperes
A2sec
°C
°C
Units
Current -Conducting
Forward Voltage Drop
Voltage -Blocking
Repetitive Peak Reverse Voltage (Rated Limit)
Non-rep. Trans. Peak Rev. Voltage (Rated Limit)
Reverse Leakage Current, rnA peak
Switching
Maximum Reverse Recovery Time
Thermal
Maximum Resistance, Junction to Case
Maximum Resistance, Case to Sink (Lubricated)
State
State
Maximums
Maximums
VFM
VRRM
VRSM
IRRM
trr
RO(j-c)
RO(c-s)
Tj = 25°C,V IFM = 1500A
$ 5.0msec
t
Tj at max., VRRM = Rated
IFM =1500, tp = 190 IlSec,
diR/dt = 25A1llsec, T C = 25°C
1.65 Volts
1400 Volts
1600 Volts
50
2.0
0.035 °ClWatt
0.020 °ClWatt
rnA
Ilsec
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Powerex, Inc., 200 Hillis Street, Youngwood, Pennsylvania 15697-1800 (412) 925-7272
Powerex, Europe, S.A. 428 Avenue
R7S2
__
10
G.
Durand, BP107, 72003 Le Mans, France (43) 41.14.14
Fast Recovery Rectifier
tOOO
Amperes
Average, 1600 Volts
hll=t.+h
01111 =
di
(IIECI
eft
1000
"3
o
u
Reverse
t.
+ h )
-2-
(
X IIIMlIIECI
Recovery Wave Form
= IIIMlIIECI
h
Typical Reverse Recovery Charge Vs. Rate
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R7SL~
10
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-
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of
Current
~
~
~
Fall
T'150°C
, ,
,
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T 25"C
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ii
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ii
Typical Reverse Recovery
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,
'
....
R7S2
10
1
Rate
Typical Ratio
10
of
of
Current
....
~
...........
~
........
Current
Recovery
Time
Vs. Rate
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--
Fall. di
to
of
Current
-
100
RI
dt
AllJ.s
Rate of Current Fall
Fall
T 150°C
III
T =
2S"C-
1000
~
~
lilt
~
~
~
2
Rate
10
of
Current
Fall.
di./dt.
100
A/lJ.s
1000
1
-R7S2
10
Rate
10
of
Current
Fall.
di./dt.
100
1000
A/lJ.s
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Powerex, Inc., 200 Hillis Street, Youngwood, Pennsylvania 15697·1800 (412) 925·7272
Powerex, Europe, S.A. 428 Avenue
R7S2
__
10
Fast Recovery Rectifier
1000 Amperes Average, 1600 Volts
G.
Durand, BP107, 72003 Le Mans, France (43) 41.14.14
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Forward Current Vs. Forward Voltage Drop
10
R7S2
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T = 150°C
~~~
T :'25°C
'I
J
2.0
Per
Pulse for Sinusoidal Pulses
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1.0l
.-
./
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100
Pulse Width,
=R7S2
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10
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..........,
1.0
Forward Voltage Drop, V FM, Volts
Energy
Loss
10
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Transient Thermal Impedance
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0
0001
Time,
t,
Seconds
Calculation of Fast Recovery Diodes
and Allowable Case Temperature
1.
Conduction Losses
P
av(cond)
= J/P x F
2.
Reverse Recovery Losses (Approximate)
Pav(SW)
= 1/4 X V
3. Maximum Allowable Case Temperature
T
C(max)
= T
Where:
P
av(cond)
av(sw)
P
J/P = Energy Loss per Pulse
F
V
R
diR/dt = Rate
Trr
1
"S"
F
TC(max)
T
j
Reo-c)
x
diR X Trr2
R
dt 1 + 1/s
(P
av(cond)
-
j
= Forward Conduction Power Loss
x
(~)2
+ P
av(sw) X Reo-c))
= Reverse Recovery Power Loss
= Frequency
= Steady State Reverse Operating Voltage
in
Volts
in
Amperes/llsec
= Reverse Recovery Time
= Ratio of Recovery di/dt ( diF/dt )
= Operating Frequency
in
Hertz
of Decay of Forward Current
in
= Maximum Allowable Case Temperature
= Maximum Operating Junction Temperature
in
cC.
=
DC
in
cC/Watt.
Junction
to
Case Thermal Impedance
X F X 1x10-
in
Joules
in
Microseconds
diR/dt
Hertz
in
Vs.
in
Watts
Watts
Time
in
lC
6
cC.
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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/
COOE
1O
1OO
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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