Features
■ Very small conduction losses
■ Negligible switching losses
■ Extremely fast switching
■ Low forward voltage drop
■ Avalanche capability specified
1N5817, 1N5818, 1N5819
Low drop power Schottky rectifier
A
K
Description
Axial Power Schottky rectifier suited for Switch
Mode Power Supplies and high frequency DC to
DC converters. Packaged in DO-41 these devices
are intended for use in low voltage, high
frequency inverters, free wheeling, polarity
protection and small battery chargers.
DO-41
Table 1. Device summary
Symbol Value Unit
I
F(AV)
V
RRM
T
j
(max) 0.45 V
V
F
1A
40 V
150 °C
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Characteristics 1N5817, 1N5818, 1N5819
1 Characteristics
Table 2. Absolute ratings (limiting values)
Value
Symbol Parameter
1N5817 1N5818 1N5819
Unit
V
I
F(RMS)
I
F(AV)
I
P
T
Repetitive peak reverse voltage 20 30 40 V
RRM
Forward rms current 10 A
Average forward
current
Surge non repetitive
FSM
forward current
Repetitive peak
ARM
avalanche power
Storage temperature range -65 to + 150 °C
stg
Maximum operating junction temperature
T
j
= 125 °C, δ = 0.5 1 A
T
L
= 10 ms Sinusoidal 25 A
t
p
t
= 1 µs, Tj = 25 °C 1200 1200 900 W
p
(1)
150 °C
dV/dt Critical rate of rise of reverse voltage 10000 V/µs
<
Rth(j-a)
1
dPtot
1. condition to avoid thermal runaway for a diode on its own heatsink.
dTj
Table 3. Thermal resistances
Symbol Parameter Value Unit
R
th (j-a)
R
Table 4. Static electrical characteristics
Junction to ambient Lead length = 10 mm 100 °C/W
Junction to lead Lead length = 10 mm 45 °C/W
th (j-l)
Symbol Parameter Tests conditions 1N5817 1N5818 1N5819 Unit
= 25 °C
T
R
V
1. Pulse test : tp = 380 µs, δ < 2%
current
(1)
Forward voltage drop
F
Reverse leakage
(1)
I
j
T
= 100 °C 10 10 10 mA
j
T
= 25 °C I
j
= 25 °C I
T
j
= V
V
R
= 1 A 0.45 0.50 0.55 V
F
= 3 A 0.75 0.80 0.85 V
F
To evaluate the conduction losses use the following equations :
P = 0.3 x I
P = 0.3 x I
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F(AV)
F(AV)
+ 0.090 I
+ 0.150 I
F2(RMS )
F2(RMS )
for 1N5817 / 1N5818
for 1N5819
RRM
0.5 0.5 0.5 mA
1N5817, 1N5818, 1N5819 Characteristics
Figure 1. Average forward power dissipation
versus average forward current
(1N5817/1N5818)
PF(av)(W)
0.6
0.5
0.4
d = 0.05
d = 0.1
d = 0.2
d = 0.5
d =1
0.3
0.2
T
0.1
=tp/T
0.0
IF(av) (A)
0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2
d
tp
Figure 3. Average forward current versus
ambient temperature
(δ = 0.5) (1N5817/1N5818)
IF(av)(A)
1.2
1.0
0.8
0.6
Rth(j-a)=Rth(j-l)=45°C/W
Rth(j-a)=100°C/W
Figure 2. Average forward power dissipation
versus average forward current
(1N5819)
PF(av)(W)
0.7
0.6
d = 0.05
d = 0.1
d = 0.2
d = 0.5
0.5
0.4
d =1
0.3
d
=tp/T
T
tp
0.2
0.1
IF(av) (A)
0.0
0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2
Figure 4. Average forward current versus
ambient temperature
(δ = 0.5) (1N5819)
IF(av)(A)
1.2
1.0
0.8
0.6
Rth(j-a)=Rth(j-l)=45°C/W
Rth(j-a)=100°C/W
0.4
T
0.2
=tp/T
d
0.0
0 25 50 75 100 125 150
tp
Tamb(°C)
Figure 5. Normalized avalanche power
derating versus pulse duration
P(tp)
ARM
P (1 µs)
ARM
1
0.1
0.01
t (µs)
0.001
0.10.01 1
p
10 100 1000
0.4
T
0.2
=tp/T
d
0.0
0 25 50 75 100 125 150
tp
Tamb(°C)
Figure 6. Normalized avalanche power
derating versus junction
temperature
P(Tj)
ARM
P (25 °C)
ARM
1.2
1
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
25 50 75 100 125 150
T (°C)
j
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