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ACST12
Overvoltage protected AC switch
Features
■ Triac with overvoltage crowbar technology
■ Low I
GT
(<10 mA) or high immunity
(I
GT
<35 mA) version
■ High noise immunity: static dV/dt > 2000 V/µs
Benefits
■ Enables equipment to meet IEC 61000-4-5
■ High off-state reliability with planar technology
■ Need no external over voltage protection
■ Reduces the power passive component count
■ High immunity against fast transients
described in IEC 61000-4-4 standards
Applications
■ AC mains static switching in appliance and
industrial control systems
■ Drive of medium power AC loads such as:
– Universal motor of washing machine drum
– Compressor for fridge or air conditioner
Description
The ACST12 series belongs to the ACS™/ACST
power switch family built with A.S.D.
®
(application
specific discrete) technology. This high
performance device is suited to home appliances
or industrial systems and drives loads up to 12 A.
This ACST12 switch embeds a Triac structure and
a high voltage clamping device able to absorb the
inductive turn-off energy and withstand line
transients such as those described in the
IEC 61000-4-5 standard. The ACST1210-7 needs
a low gate current to be activated (I
GT
< 10 mA)
and still provides a high electrical noise immunity
complying with the IEC 61000-4-4 standard. The
ACST1235-7 offers an extremely high static dV/dt
immunity of 2 kV/µs minimum.
Figure 1. Functional diagram
TM: ACS is a trademark of STMicroelectronics
®: A.S.D. is a registered trademark of STMicroelectronics
Table 1. Device summary
Symbol Value Unit
I
T(RMS)
12 A
V
DRM
/V
RRM
700 V
I
GT
10 or 35 mA
TO-220AB
ACST1210-7T
ACST1235-7T
COM
OUT
OUT
G
D
2
PAK
ACST1210-7G
ACST1235-7G
G
OUT
COM
G
COM
OUT
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