0 25 50 75 100
Figure 9. Off-State Forward Current vs. Temperature
I
M
- HOLDING CURRENT (MICROAMPERES)
TRANSIENT THERMAL IMPEDANCE (
˚C PER WATT)
5,000
10,000
500
1000
100
50
10
-20-40 0 20 40 60 80 100
T
A
- AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (˚C)
TIME (SECONDS)
T
A
- AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (˚C)
Figure 7. Holding Current vs. Temperature
I
FT
- NORMALIZED INPUT CURRENT TO TRIGGER
I
D
- NORMALIZED FORWARD CURRENT (OFF STATE)
5000
10,000
500
1000
100
50
10
5
1
30
100
20
10
60
50
40
90
80
70
0.2 0.4 0.6 08 10
ON-STATE CURRENT (AMPERES)
Figure 10. On-State Current vs. Maximum Allowable Temperature
MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE TEMPERATURE (˚C)
Figure 12. On-State Characteristics
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V
T
- ON-STATE VOLTAGE (VOLTS)
.-2
.01
.06
.08
.01
.04
.6
.4
1
.8
.2
2
I
T
-
ON-STATE CURRENT (AMPERES)
R
GK
= 300Ω
1K
10K
27K
56K
1K
56K
400V
50V
V
AK
= 50V
NORMALIZED TO
V
AK
+50V
T
A
+25˚C
.0004 .001 .002 .004.0001
.0002
.01 .02 .04 1 2 4 10 20 40 100
Figure 8. Maximum Transient Thermal Impedance
40
1000
10
20
100
200
400
600
60
6
4
2
1
25 50 75 100
Figure 11. dv/dt vs. Temperature
T
A
- AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (˚C)
dV/dI - CRITICAL RATE OF RISE APPLIED FORWARD VOLTAGE ( Volt/µ sec)
500
1000
100
50
10
5
1.0
.5
ANODE LEAD TEMP
DC CURRENT
AMBIENT TEMP
HALF-SINE
WAVE AVGERAGE
ANODE LEAD TEMP
1/2 SINE WAVE AVERAGE
AMBIENT TEMP
DC CURRENT
10K
27K
R
GK
= 300Ω
JUNCTION TEMPERATURE = 100˚C
INCREASES TO FORWARD
BREAKOVER VOLTAGE
JUNCTION TEMPERATURE = 25
˚C
NOTE: (1) LEAD TEMPERATURE MEASURED AT THE WIDEST PORTION
OF THE SCR ANODE LEAD
(2) AMBIENT TEMPERATURE MEASURED AT A POINT
1/2" FROM THE DEVICE
JUNCTION TO AMBIENT
JUNCTION TO LEAD
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