1.2 Characteristics (curves)
Figure 1. Maximum power dissipation versus on-state
RMS current
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
P(W)
I
T(RMS)
(A)
α = 180°
Figure 2. On-state RMS current versus case temperature
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0 25 50 75 100 125 150
I
T(RMS)
(A)
T
c
(°C)
α = 180°
Figure 3. On-state RMS current versus ambient
temperature (free air convection)
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
0 25 50 75 100 125 150
I
T(RMS)
(A)
T
a
(°C)
α = 180°
Figure 4. Relative variation of thermal impedance versus
pulse duration
1.0E-01
1.0E+00
1.0E-03 1.0E-02 1.0E-01 1.0E+00 1.0E+01 1.0E+02 1.0E+03
K = [Z
th
/R
th
]
t
p
(s)
Z
th(j-c)
Figure 5. Relative variation of gate trigger voltage and
current versus junction temperature (typical values)
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
-50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150
I
GT
,V
GT
[T
j
] / I
GT
,V
GT
[T
j
= 25 °C]
T
j
(°C)
I
GT
Q3
V
GT
Q1-Q2-Q3
I
GT
Q1-Q2
Figure 6. Relative variation of holding current and
latching current versus junction temperature (typical
values)
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
-50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150
I
H
,I
L
[T
j
] / I
H
,I
L
[T
j
= 25 °C]
T
j
(°C)
I
H
I
L
T835T-8G
Characteristics (curves)
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