AUIRFP4568
5 2015-10-21
Fig 14. Avalanche Current vs. Pulse width
Notes on Repetitive Avalanche Curves , Figures 14, 15:
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1. Avalanche failures assumption:
Purely a thermal phenomenon and failure occurs at a temperature far in
excess of T
jmax. This is validated for every part type.
2. Safe operation in Avalanche is allowed as long as T
jmax is not exceeded.
3. Equation below based on circuit and waveforms shown in Figures 22a, 22b.
4. P
D (ave) = Average power dissipation per single avalanche pulse.
5. BV = Rated breakdown voltage (1.3 factor accounts for voltage increase
during avalanche).
6. I
av = Allowable avalanche current.
7. T
= Allowable rise in junction temperature, not to exceed Tjmax (assumed as
25°C in Figure 14, 15).
t
av = Average time in avalanche.
D = Duty cycle in avalanche = t
av ·f
Z
thJC(D, tav) = Transient thermal resistance, see Figures 13)
P
D (ave)
= 1/2 ( 1.3·BV·I
av
) = T/ Z
thJC
I
av
= 2T/ [1.3·BV·Z
th
]
E
AS (AR)
= P
D (ave)
·t
av
Fig 15. Maximum Avalanche Energy
vs. Temperature
1E-006 1E-005 0.0001 0.001 0.01 0.1
t
1
, Rectangular Pulse Duration (sec)
0.0001
0.001
0.01
0.1
1
T
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R
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s
p
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n
s
e
(
Z
t
h
J
C
)
°
C
/
W
0.20
0.10
D = 0.50
0.02
0.01
0.05
SINGLE PULSE
( THERMAL RESPONSE )
Notes:
1. Duty Factor D = t1/t2
2. Peak Tj = P dm x Zthjc + Tc
Ri (°C/W)
I (sec)
0.06336 0.000278
0.11088 0.005836
0.11484 0.053606
J
J
1
1
2
2
3
3
R
1
R
1
R
2
R
2
R
3
R
3
C
C
Ci= iRi
Ci= iRi
1.0E-06 1.0E-05 1.0E-04 1.0E-03 1.0E-02 1.0E-01
tav (sec)
0.1
1
10
100
1000
A
v
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n
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C
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r
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n
t
(
A
)
0.05
Duty Cycle = Single Pulse
0.10
Allowed avalanche Current vs avalanche
pulsewidth, tav, assuming
j = 25°C and
Tstart = 150°C.
0.01
Allowed avalanche Current vs avalanche
pulsewidth, tav, assuming
Tj = 150°C and
Tstart =25°C (Single Pulse)
Fig 13. Maximum Effective Transient Thermal Impedance, Junction-to-Case
25 50 75 100 125 150 175
Starting T
J
, Junction Temperature (°C)
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
E
A
R
,
A
v
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l
a
n
c
h
e
E
n
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r
g
y
(
m
J
)
TOP Single Pulse
BOTTOM 1.0% Duty Cycle
I
D
= 103A