VLA555-01R / -02R
Dual IGBT Gate Driver + DC/DC Converter
2
Powerex, Inc., 173 Pavilion Lane, Youngwood, Pennsylvania 15697 (724) 925-7272 www.pwrx.com
07/15 Rev. 0
Absolute Maximum Ratings, T
a
= 25°C unless otherwise specied
Characteristics Symbol Rating Units
Supply Voltage (DC) V
D
-1 ~ 16.5 Volts
Input Signal Voltage (Applied Between IN+ and IN-, 50% Duty Cycle, Pulse Width 1ms) V
I
-7 ~ +7 Volts
Input Current (Pulse, At Power Supply Start-up, PW 10msec) ID
(Pulse)
4 Amperes
Output Peak Current (Pulse Width 3μs) I
OHP
-24 Amperes
I
OLP
24 Amperes
Isolation Voltage (Sine Wave Voltage 60Hz, for 1 min.) V
iso
4000 V
rms
Operating Temperature (No Condensation Allowable) T
opr
-30 ~ 70 °C
Storage Temperature (No Condensation Allowable) T
stg
-40 ~ 85 °C
Gate Drive Current (Gate Average Current Per One Circuit) I
drive
210 mA
Main Circuit Voltage (Voltage Between P and N) V
DC_Link
840 (-01R) Volts
V
DC_Link
1200 (-02R) Volts
Electrical Characteristics, T
a
= 25°C, V
D
= 15V, f = 3kHz unless otherwise specied
Characteristics Symbol Test Conditions Min. Typ. Max. Units
Supply Voltage V
D
Recommended Range 14.2 15 15.8 Volts
Pull-up Voltage on Input Side V
IN
Recommended Range (For Input Signal) 4.75 5 5.25 Volts
"H" Input Signal Current I
IH
Recommended Range 10 12 16 mA
Switching Frequency f Recommended Range — — 10 kHz
Gate Resistance R
G
Recommended Range 0 — — Ω
Plus Bias Output Voltage V
OH
14 15.3 16.5 Volts
Minus Bias Output Voltage V
OL
-5.5 -7 -11 Volts
"L-H" Propagation Time t
PLH
I
IH
= 12mA 0.3 — 1 μs
"H-L" Propagation Time t
PHL
I
IH
= 12mA 0.3 — 1 μs
Clamp Zener Voltage V
Z
*1
Total Zener Voltage in Collector 901 950 (-01R) 999 Volts
Clamp Circuit at I
Z
= 1mA, T
j
= 25 °C 1284 1350 (-02R) 1419 Volts
SC Detect Voltage V
SC
15 — — Volts
*1 It depends on the condition of use, however actual clamp voltage of collector rises by 250V from V
Z
.
