Vishay ST230SPbF Series Data Sheet

TO-209AB (TO-93)

PRODUCT SUMMARY

I

T(AV)

Vishay High Power Products

Phase Control Thyristors

(Stud Version), 230 A

FEATURES

• Center amplifying gate

• International standard case TO-209AB (TO-93)

• Hermetic metal case with ceramic insulator
(Also available with glass-metal seal up to 1200 V)

• Compression bonded encapsulation for heavy duty
operations such as severe thermal cycling

• Lead (Pb)-free

• Designed and qualified for industrial level

TYPICAL APPLICATIONS

• DC motor controls

230 A

• Controlled DC power supplies

• AC controllers

ST230SPbF Series

RoHS

COMPLIANT

MAJOR RATINGS AND CHARACTERISTICS

PARAMETER TEST CONDITIONS VALUES UNITS

I

T(AV)

I

T(RMS)

I

TSM

2

I

t

V

DRM/VRRM

t

q

T

J

T

C

50 Hz 5700

60 Hz 5970

50 Hz 163

60 Hz 149

Typical 100 µs

230 A

85 °C

360 A

400 to 1600 V

- 40 to 125 °C

ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS

VOLTAGE RATINGS

TYPE NUMBER

ST230S

V

VOLTAGE

CODE

04 400 500

08 800 900

12 1200 1300

16 1600 1700

DRM/VRRM

PEAK AND OFF-STATE VOLTAGE

, MAXIMUM REPETITIVE

V

V

, MAXIMUM NON-REPETITIVE

RSM

PEAK VOLTAGE

V

I

DRM/IRRM

AT T

A

kA2s

MAXIMUM

= TJ MAXIMUM

J

mA

30

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ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS

PARAMETER SYMBOL TEST CONDITIONS VALUES UNITS

Maximum average on-state current
at case temperature

Maximum RMS on-state current I

I

T(RMS)

Maximum peak, one-cycle
non-repetitive surge current

2

Maximum I

Maximum I

t for fusing I2t

2

√t for fusing I2√t t = 0.1 to 10 ms, no voltage reapplied 1630 kA2√s

Low level value of threshold voltage V

High level value of threshold voltage V

Low level value of on-state slope resistance r

High level value of on-state slope resistance r

Maximum on-state voltage V

Maximum holding current I

Maximum (typical) latching current I

T(AV)

180° conduction, half sine wave

DC at 78 °C case temperature 360

I

TSM

T(TO)1

T(TO)2

t1

t2

TM

H

L

t = 10 ms

t = 8.3 ms 5970

t = 10 ms

t = 8.3 ms 5000

t = 10 ms

t = 8.3 ms 148

t = 10 ms

t = 8.3 ms 105

(16.7 % x π x I
(I > π x I
(16.7 % x π x I
(I > π x I

Ipk = 720 A, TJ = TJ maximum, tp = 10 ms sine pulse 1.55 V

TJ = 25 °C, anode supply 12 V resistive load

No voltage
reapplied

100 % V
reapplied

No voltage

RRM

Sinusoidal half wave,
initial T

= TJ maximum

J

reapplied

100 % V

RRM

reapplied

< I < π x I

T(AV)

), TJ = TJ maximum 0.98

T(AV)

< I < π x I

T(AV)

), TJ = TJ maximum 0.81

T(AV)

), TJ = TJ maximum 0.92

T(AV)

), TJ = TJ maximum 0.88

T(AV)

230 A

85 °C

5700

4800

163

115

600

1000 (300)

A

kA2s

V

mΩ

mA

SWITCHING

PARAMETER SYMBOL TEST CONDITIONS VALUES UNITS

Maximum non-repetitive rate of rise
of turned-on current

Typical delay time t

Typical turn-off time t

dI/dt

d

q

Gate drive 20 V, 20 Ω, t
T

= TJ maximum, anode voltage ≤ 80 % V

J

≤ 1 µs

r

DRM

Gate current 1 A, dIg/dt = 1 A/µs
V

= 0.67 % V

d

, TJ = 25 °C

DRM

ITM = 300 A, TJ = TJ maximum, dI/dt = 20 A/µs,
V

= 50 V, dV/dt = 20 V/µs, gate 0 V 100 Ω, tp = 500 µs

R

1000 A/µs

1.0
µs

100

BLOCKING

PARAMETER SYMBOL TEST CONDITIONS VALUES UNITS

Maximum critical rate of rise
of off-state voltage

Maximum peak reverse and
off-state leakage current

dV/dt T

,

I

RRM

I

DRM

= TJ maximum linear to 80 % rated V

J

TJ = TJ maximum, rated V

DRM/VRRM

DRM

500 V/µs

applied 30 mA

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TRIGGERING

PARAMETER SYMBOL TEST CONDITIONS

Maximum peak gate power P

Maximum average gate power P

Maximum peak positive gate current I

Maximum peak positive gate voltage + V

Maximum peak negative gate voltage - V

GM

G(AV)

GM

GM

GM

TJ = TJ maximum, tp ≤ 5 ms 10.0

TJ = TJ maximum, f = 50 Hz, d% = 50 2.0

TJ = TJ maximum, tp ≤ 5 ms 3.0 A

TJ = TJ maximum, tp ≤ 5 ms

TJ = - 40 °C

DC gate current required to trigger I

DC gate voltage required to trigger V

DC gate current not to trigger I

DC gate voltage not to trigger V

GT

GD

GT

GD

T

= 25 °C 90 150 mA

J

T

= 125 °C 40 -

J

TJ = - 40 °C 2.9 -

= 25 °C 1.8 3.0

T

J

T

= 125 °C 1.2 -

J

TJ = TJ maximum

Maximum required gate
trigger/current/voltage are
the lowest value which will
trigger all units 12 V anode
to cathode applied

Maximum gate current/
voltage not to trigger is the
maximum value which will
not trigger any unit with rated
V

anode to cathode applied

DRM

VALUES

TYP. MAX.

20

5.0

180 -

10 mA

0.25 V

UNITS

W

V

V

THERMAL AND MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS

PARAMETER SYMBOL TEST CONDITIONS VALUES UNITS

Maximum operating junction
temperature range

Maximum storage temperature range T

Maximum thermal resistance,
junction to case

Maximum thermal resistance,
case to heatsink

R

T

R

thJC

thC-hs

J

Stg

DC operation 0.10

Mounting surface, smooth, flat and greased 0.04

Non-lubricated threads

Mounting torque, ± 10 %

Lubricated threads

Approximate weight 280 g

Case style See dimensions - link at the end of datasheet TO-209AB (TO-93)

ΔR

CONDUCTION

thJC

CONDUCTION ANGLE SINUSOIDAL CONDUCTION RECTANGULAR CONDUCTION TEST CONDITIONS UNITS

180° 0.016 0.012

120° 0.019 0.020

90° 0.025 0.027

T

60° 0.036 0.037

30° 0.060 0.060

Note

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- 40 to 125

- 40 to 150

K/W

31

(275)

24.5

N · m

(lbf ⋅ in)

(210)

= TJ maximum K/W

J

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