IRK.136, .142, .162 Series
3
Bulletin I27117 rev. C 03/02
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Thermal and Mechanical Specifications
T
J
Max. junction operating -40 to 125 °C
temperature range
T
stg
Max. storage temperature -40 to 150 °C
range
R
thJC
Max. thermal resistance, 0.18 0.18 0.16 K/W DC operation, per junction
junction to case
R
thCS
Max. thermal resistance, 0.05 K/W Mounting surface smooth, flat and greased
case to heatsink Per module
T Mounting IAP to heatsink 4 to 6 Nm
torque ± 10% busbar to IAP 4 to 6
wt Approximate weight 200 (7.1) g(oz)
Case Style New Int-A-Pak
A mounting compound is recommended and
the torque should be rechecked after a period
of 3 hours to allow for the spread of the
compound. Lubricated threads.
Triggering
P
GM
Max. peak gate power 12 W tp ≤ 5ms, T
J
= T
J
max.
P
G(AV)
Max. average gate power 3 W f=50Hz, T
J
= T
J
max.
I
GM
Max. peak gate current 3 A tp ≤ 5ms, T
J
= T
J
max.
-V
GT
Max. peak negative 10 V
gate voltage
V
GT
Max. required DC gate 4 V T
J
= - 40°C Anode supply = 6V, resistive
voltage to trigger 2.5 T
J
= 25°C load; Ra = 1Ω
1.7 T
J
= T
J
max.
I
GT
Max. required DC gate 270 T
J
= - 40°C Anode supply = 6V, resistive
current to trigger 150 mA T
J
= 25°C load; Ra = 1Ω
80 T
J
= T
J
max.
V
GD
Max. gate voltage 0.3 V @ T
J
= T
J
max., rated V
DRM
applied
that will not trigger
I
GD
Max. gate current 10 mA
that will not trigger
di/
dt
Max. rate of rise of 300 A/µs @ T
J
= T
J
max., I
TM
= 400A
rated V
DRM
applied
turned-on current
Sinusoidal conduction @ T
J
max. Rectangular conduction @ T
J
max.
Devices Units
180
o
120
o
90
o
60
o
30
o
180
o
120
o
90
o
60
o
30
o
IRK.136 0.007 0.01 0.013 0.0155 0.017 0.009 0.012 0.014 0.015 0.017
IRK.142 0.0019 0.0019 0.0020 0.0020 0.0021 0.0018 0.0022 0.0023 0.0023 0.0020 K/W
IRK.162 0.0030 0.0031 0.0032 0.0033 0.0034 0.0029 0.0036 0.0039 0.0041 0.0040
∆R Conduction (per Junction)
(The following table shows the increment of thermal resistance R
thJC
when devices operate at different conduction angles than DC)
Parameter IRK.136 IRK.142 IRK.162 Units Conditions
Parameter IRK.136 IRK.142 IRK.162 Units Conditions
Blocking
I
RRM
Maximum peak reverse and 50 mA T
J
= 125
o
C
I
DRM
off-state leakage current
V
INS
RMS isolation voltage 3500 V 50Hz, circuit to base, all terminals shorted, t = 1s
dV/dt critical rate of rise of off-state voltage 1000 V/µs T
J
= T
J
max., exponential to 67% rated V
DRM