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Powerex, Inc., 200 Hillis Street,Youngwood, Pennsylvania 15697-1800 (724) 925-7272
CM4308A2
Dual SCR POW-R-BLOK™ Modules
25 Amperes/800 Volts
Absolute Maximum Ratings
Characteristics Symbol CM4308A2 Units
Peak Forward Blocking Voltage V
DRM
800 Volts
Transient Peak Forward Blocking Voltage (Non-Repetitive), t < 5ms V
DSM
960 Volts
DC Forward Blocking Voltage V
D(DC)
640 Volts
Peak Reverse Blocking Voltage V
RRM
800 Volts
Transient Peak Reverse Blocking Voltage (Non-Repetitive), t < 5ms V
RSM
960 Volts
DC Reverse Blocking Voltage V
R(DC)
640 Volts
RMS On-State Current I
T(RMS)
39 Amperes
Average On-State Current, T
C
= 93°C I
T(AV)
25 Amperes
Peak One-Cycle Surge (Non-Repetitive) On-State Current (60Hz) I
TSM
490 Amperes
Peak One-Cycle Surge (Non-Repetitive) On-State Current (50Hz) I
TSM
445 Amperes
I
2
t (for Fusing), 8.3 milliseconds I
2
t 1000 A
2
sec
Critical Rate-of-Rise of On-State Current* di/dt 100 Amperes/ms
Peak Gate Power Dissipation P
GM
5.0 Watts
Average Gate Power Dissipation P
G(AV)
0.5 Watts
Peak Forward Gate Voltage V
GFM
10 Volts
Peak Reverse Gate Voltage V
GRM
5.0 Volts
Peak Forward Gate Current I
GFM
2.0 Amperes
Storage Temperature T
STG
-40 to 125 °C
Operating Temperature T
j
-40 to 125 °C
Maximum Mounting Torque M6 Mounting Screw — 26 in.-lb.
Maximum Mounting Torque M5 Terminal Screw — 17 in.-lb.
Module Weight (Typical) — 160 Grams
V Isolation V
RMS
2000 Volts
*T
j
= 125°C, I
G
= 0.5A, V
D
= 1/2 V
DRM
Electrical and Thermal Characteristics, T
j
= 25°C unless otherwise specified
Characteristics Symbol Test Conditions CM4308A2 Units
Blocking State Maximums
Forward Leakage Current, Peak I
DRM
T
j
= 125°C, V
DRM
= Rated 4.0 mA
Reverse Leakage Current, Peak I
RRM
T
j
= 125°C, V
RRM
= Rated 4.0 mA
Conducting State Maximums
Peak On-State Voltage V
TM
I
TM
= 75A 1.5 Volts
Switching Minimums
Critical Rate-of-Rise of Off-State Voltage dv/dt T
j
= 125°C, V
D
= 2/3 V
DRM
500 Volts/ms
Thermal Maximums
Thermal Resistance, Junction-to-Case R
u(J-C)
Per Module 0.8 °C/Watt
Thermal Resistance, Case-to-Sink (Lubricated) R
u(C-S)
Per Module 0.2 °C/Watt
Gate Parameters Maximums
Gate Current-to-Trigger I
GT
V
D
= 6V, R
L
= 2Ω 50 mA
Gate Voltage-to-Trigger V
GT
V
D
= 6V, R
L
= 2Ω 3.0 Volts
Non-Triggering Gate Voltage V
GDM
T
j
= 125°C, V
D
= 1/2 V
DRM
0.25 Volts