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Fig. 7 - Typical Capacitance vs.
Collector-to-Emitter Voltage
Fig. 8 - Typical Gate Charge vs.
Gate-to-Emitter Voltage
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
0
4
8
12
16
20
Q , Total Gate Charge (nC)
V , Gate-to-Emitter Voltage (V)
G
GE
V = 400V
I = 25A
CC
C
1 10 100
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
V , Collector-to-Emitter Voltage (V)
C, Capacitance (pF)
CE
V
C
C
C
=
=
=
=
0V,
C
C
C
f = 1MHz
+ C
+ C
C SHORTED
GE
ies
e
c , ce
res
c
oes ce
c
C
ies
C
oes
C
res
Fig. 9 - Typical Switching Losses vs. Gate
Resistance
Fig. 10 - Typical Switching Losses vs.
Junction Temperature
0 10 20 30 40 50
0.80
1.00
1.20
1.40
1.60
1.80
R , Gate Resistance (Ohm)
Total Switching Losses (mJ)
G
V = 480V
V = 15V
T = 25 C
I = 25A
CC
GE
J
C
°
-60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
0.1
1
10
T , Junction Temperature ( C )
Total Switching Losses (mJ)
J
°
R = 10Ohm
V = 15V
V = 480V
G
GE
CC
I = A
50
C
I = A
25
C
I = A
12.5
C
Ω
Ω