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1.20
Z
JC
, THERMAL IMPEDANCE (°C/W)
θ
0.9
1.00
0.80
0.60
0.40
0.20
0
0.7
0.5
Note:
PDM
0.3
t1
t2
0.1
0.05
10
-5
10
-4
SINGLE PULSE
Duty Factor D =
1
/
t2
Peak TJ = PDM x Z
θJC
+ TC
t
10
-3
10
-2
10
-1
1.0
RECTANGULAR PULSE DURATION (seconds)
FIGURE 1a. MAXIMUM EFFECTIVE TRANSIENT THERMAL IMPEDANCE, JUNCTION-TO-CASE vs. PULSE DURATION
RC MODEL
Junction
temp (°C)
0.676
°C/W
0.00147 J/°C
4-2005
Power
(watts)
0.504
°C/W
Case temperature (°C)
0.0440 J/°C
053-0010 Rev E
FIGURE 1b, TRANSIENT THERMAL IMPEDANCE MODEL
TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CURVES
45
40
I
F
, FORWARD CURRENT
(A)
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
T
J
= 125°C
T
J
= 25°C
t
rr
, REVERSE RECOVERY TIME
(ns)
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
APT15D100K(G)
30A
T = 125°C
J
V = 667V
R
15A
7.5A
T
J
= 150°C
T
J
= -55°C
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
V
F
, ANODE-TO-CATHODE VOLTAGE (V)
Figure 2. Forward Current vs. Forward Voltage
3500
Q
rr
, REVERSE RECOVERY CHARGE
(nC)
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
T = 125°C
J
V = 667V
R
0
200
400
600
800 1000 1200
-di
F
/dt, CURRENT RATE OF CHANGE(A/µs)
Figure 3. Reverse Recovery Time vs. Current Rate of Change
I
RRM
, REVERSE RECOVERY CURRENT
(A)
0
35
30
25
20
15
10
T = 125°C
J
V = 667V
R
30A
30A
15A
15A
7.5A
7.5A
5
0
0
200
400
600
800 1000 1200
-di
F
/dt, CURRENT RATE OF CHANGE (A/µs)
Figure 4. Reverse Recovery Charge vs. Current Rate of Change
1.2
K
f
, DYNAMIC PARAMETERS
(Normalized to 1000A/µs)
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
0
200
400
600
800 1000 1200
-di
F
/dt, CURRENT RATE OF CHANGE (A/µs)
Figure 5. Reverse Recovery Current vs. Current Rate of Change
35
30
25
I
F(AV)
(A)
20
15
10
5
Duty cycle = 0.5
T = 175°C
J
t
rr
t
rr
I
RRM
Q
rr
Q
rr
25
50
75
100
125
150
T
J
, JUNCTION TEMPERATURE (°C)
Figure 6. Dynamic Parameters vs. Junction Temperature
120
C
J
, JUNCTION CAPACITANCE
(pF)
100
80
60
40
20
0
0
75
100
125
150
175
Case Temperature (°C)
Figure 7. Maximum Average Forward Current vs. CaseTemperature
0
25
50
10
100 200
V
R
, REVERSE VOLTAGE (V)
Figure 8. Junction Capacitance vs. Reverse Voltage
1
053-0010 Rev E
4-2005
APT15D100K(G)
Vr
+18V
0V
D.U.T.
30µH
trr/Qrr
Waveform
di
F
/dt Adjust
APT10078B2LL
PEARSON 2878
CURRENT
TRANSFORMER
Figure 9. Diode Test Circuit
1
2
3
4
I
F
- Forward Conduction Current
di
F
/dt - Rate of Diode Current Change Through Zero Crossing.
I
RRM
- Maximum Reverse Recovery Current.
Zero
1
4
5
3
2
trr - Reverse
Recovery
Time, measured from zero crossing where diode
current goes from positive to negative, to the point at which the straight
line through I
RRM
and 0.25 I
RRM
passes through zero.
Qrr - Area Under the Curve Defined by I
RRM
and trr.
0.25 IRRM
5
Figure 10, Diode Reverse Recovery Waveform and Definitions
TO-220 (K) Package Outline
e3 100% Sn
10.66 (.420)
9.66 (.380)
1.39 (.055)
0.51 (.020)
Cathode
5.33 (.210)
4.83 (.190)
6.85 (.270)
5.85 (.230)
12.192 (.480)
9.912 (.390)
3.42 (.135)
2.54 (.100)
4.08 (.161) Dia.
3.54 (.139)
0.080 (2.032)
MAX.
14.73 (.580)
12.70 (.500)
3.683 (.145)
MAX.
4-2005
0.50 (.020)
0.41 (.016)
2.92 (.115)
2.04 (.080)
4.82 (.190)
3.56 (.140)
Cathode
Anode
053-0010 Rev E
1.01 (.040) 2-Plcs.
.83 (.033)
5.33 (.210)
4.83 (.190)
1.77 (.070) 2-Plcs.
1.15 (.045)
Dimensions in Millimeters and (Inches)
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