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Date:- 3 Jan. 2007
Data Sheet Issue:- 1
IXYS
Company
Provisional Data
Phase Control Thyristor
Types N3930Z#120 to N3930Z#160
Development Type No.: NX188ZD160
Absolute Maximum Ratings
VOLTAGE RATINGS
V
DRM
V
DSM
V
RRM
V
RSM
Repetitive peak off-state voltage, (note 1)
Non-repetitive peak off-state voltage, (note 1)
Repetitive peak reverse voltage, (note 1)
Non-repetitive peak reverse voltage, (note 1)
MAXIMUM
LIMITS
1200-1600
1200-1600
1200-1600
1300-1700
UNITS
V
V
V
V
OTHER RATINGS
I
T(AV)M
I
T(AV)M
I
T(AV)M
I
T(RMS)M
I
T(d.c.)
I
TSM
I
TSM2
It
It
2
2
MAXIMUM
LIMITS
3930
2658
1576
7820
6629
54.0
59.4
14.6×10
17.6×10
(continuous, 50Hz)
75
150
300
5
5
30
-40 to +125
-40 to +150
(repetitive, 50Hz, 60s)
(non-repetitive)
6
6
UNITS
A
A
A
A
A
kA
kA
As
As
2
2
Maximum average on-state current, T
sink
=55°C, (note 2)
Maximum average on-state current. T
sink
=85°C, (note 2)
Maximum average on-state current. T
sink
=85°C, (note 3)
Nominal RMS on-state current, T
sink
=25°C, (note 2)
D.C. on-state current, T
sink
=25°C, (note 4)
Peak non-repetitive surge t
p
=10ms, V
rm
=0.6V
RRM
, (note 5)
Peak non-repetitive surge t
p
=10ms, V
rm
≤10V,
(note 5)
I t capacity for fusing t
p
=10ms, V
rm
=0.6V
RRM
, (note 5)
I t capacity for fusing t
p
=10ms, V
rm
≤10V,
(note 5)
Critical rate of rise of on-state current (Note 6)
2
2
(di/dt)
cr
V
RGM
P
G(AV)
P
GM
T
j op
T
stg
A/µs
Peak reverse gate voltage
Mean forward gate power
Peak forward gate power
Operating temperature range
Storage temperature range
V
W
W
°C
°C
Notes:-
1)
De-rating factor of 0.13% per °C is applicable for T
j
below 25°C.
2)
Double side cooled, single phase; 50Hz, 180° half-sinewave.
3)
Single side cooled, single phase; 50Hz, 180° half-sinewave.
4)
Double side cooled.
5)
Half-sinewave, 125°C T
j
initial.
6)
V
D
=67% V
DRM
, I
FG
=2A, t
r
≤0.5µs,
T
case
=125°C.
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Characteristics
Phase Control Thyristor Types N3930Z#120 to N3930Z#160
PARAMETER
V
TM
V
TM
V
T0
r
T
I
DRM
I
RRM
V
GT
I
GT
V
GD
I
H
t
gd
t
gt
Q
rr
Q
ra
I
rr
t
rr
t
q
Maximum peak on-state voltage
Maximum peak on-state voltage
Threshold voltage
Slope resistance
Peak off-state current
Peak reverse current
Gate trigger voltage
Gate trigger current
Gate non-trigger voltage
Holding current
Gate-controlled turn-on delay time
Turn-on time
Recovered charge
Recovered charge, 50% Chord
Reverse recovery current
Reverse recovery time, 50% Chord
Turn-off time
MIN.
-
-
-
-
1000
-
-
-
-
-
-
TYP.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.7
MAX. TEST CONDITIONS
(Note 1)
1.25
1.45
0.841
0.080
-
200
200
3.0
300
0.25
1000
1.0
2.0
-
3200
-
-
-
-
0.011
0.022
47
-
-
Outline option ZC & ZT
Outline option ZD & ZV
I
TM
=4000A, t
p
=2000µs, di/dt=10A/µs,
V
r
=50V, V
dr
=67%V
DRM
, dV
dr
/dt=20V/µs
I
TM
=4000A, t
p
=2000µs, di/dt=10A/µs,
V
r
=50V, V
dr
=67%V
DRM
, dV
dr
/dt=200V/µs
Double side cooled
Single side cooled
I
TM
=4000A, t
p
=2000µs, di/dt=10A/µs,
V
r
=50V
I
TM
=5000A
I
TM
=8000A
Valid from 2000A to 6000A
V
D
=80% V
DRM
, linear ramp, gate o/c
Rated V
DRM
Rated V
RRM
T
j
=25°C
Rated V
DRM
T
j
=25°C
V
D
=67% V
DRM
, I
T
=1000A, di/dt=10A/µs,
I
FG
=2A, t
r
=0.5µs, T
j
=25°C
V
D
=10V, I
T
=3A
UNITS
V
V
V
mΩ
V/µs
mA
mA
V
mA
V
mA
µs
µs
µC
µC
A
µs
µs
K/W
K/W
kN
kg
(dv/dt)
cr
Critical rate of rise of off-state voltage
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1.5
4000
2600
170
31
150
200
-
-
-
1.7
1.2
R
thJK
F
W
t
Thermal resistance, junction to heatsink
Mounting force
Weight
-
-
27
-
-
Notes:-
1)
Unless otherwise indicated T
j
=125
°
C.
2)
For other clamp forces, please consult factory.
Notes on rupture rated packages.
This product is available with a non-rupture rated package.
For additional details on these products, please consult factory.
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Notes on Ratings and Characteristics
1.0 Voltage Grade Table
Voltage Grade
12
14
16
V
DRM
V
DSM
V
RRM
V
1200
1400
1600
Phase Control Thyristor Types N3930Z#120 to N3930Z#160
V
RSM
V
1300
1500
1600
V
D
V
R
DC V
810
930
1040
2.0 Extension of Voltage Grades
This report is applicable to other voltage grades when supply has been agreed by Sales/Production.
3.0 De-rating Factor
A blocking voltage de-rating factor of 0.13%/°C is applicable to this device for T
j
below 25°C.
4.0 Repetitive dv/dt
Standard dv/dt is 1000V/µs.
5.0 Snubber Components
When selecting snubber components, care must be taken not to use excessively large values of snubber
capacitor or excessively small values of snubber resistor. Such excessive component values may lead to
device damage due to the large resultant values of snubber discharge current. If required, please consult
the factory for assistance.
6.0 Rate of rise of on-state current
The maximum un-primed rate of rise of on-state current must not exceed 300A/µs at any time during turn-
on on a non-repetitive basis. For repetitive performance, the on-state rate of rise of current must not
exceed 150A/µs at any time during turn-on. Note that these values of rate of rise of current apply to the
total device current including that from any local snubber network.
7.0 Gate Drive
The nominal requirement for a typical gate drive is illustrated below. An open circuit voltage of at least 30V
is assumed. This gate drive must be applied when using the full di/dt capability of the device.
I
GM
4A/µs
I
G
t
p1
The magnitude of I
GM
should be between five and ten times I
GT
, which is shown on page 2. Its duration
(t
p1
) should be 20µs or sufficient to allow the anode current to reach ten times I
L
, whichever is greater.
Otherwise, an increase in pulse current could be needed to supply the necessary charge to trigger. The
‘back-porch’ current I
G
should remain flowing for the same duration as the anode current and have a
magnitude in the order of 1.5 times I
GT
.
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8.0 Computer Modelling Parameters
8.1 Device Dissipation Calculations
Phase Control Thyristor Types N3930Z#120 to N3930Z#160
I
AV
−
V
T
0
+
V
T
0
+
4
⋅
ff
⋅
r
T
⋅
W
AV
=
2
⋅
ff
2
⋅
r
T
2
2
W
AV
and:
∆
T
=
R
th
∆
T
=
T
j
max
−
T
K
Where V
T0
=0.841V, r
T
=0.080mΩ,
R
th
= Supplementary thermal impedance, see table below and
ff
= Form factor, see table below.
Supplementary Thermal Impedance
Conduction Angle
Square wave Double Side Cooled
Square wave Single Side Cooled
Sine wave Double Side Cooled
Sine wave Single Side Cooled
30°
0.0124
0.0249
0.0168
0.0249
60°
0.0122
0.0248
0.0140
0.0247
90°
0.0121
0.0247
0.0131
0.0246
120°
0.0119
0.0246
0.0118
0.0244
180°
0.0117
0.0244
0.0112
0.0241
270°
0.0113
0.0241
d.c.
0.0110
0.022
Form Factors
Conduction Angle
Square wave
Sine wave
30°
3.46
3.98
60°
2.45
2.78
90°
2
2.22
120°
1.73
1.88
180°
1.41
1.57
270°
1.15
d.c.
1
8.2 Calculating V
T
using ABCD Coefficients
The on-state characteristic I
T
vs. V
T
, on page 6 is represented in two ways;
(i)
the well established V
T0
and r
T
tangent used for rating purposes and
(ii)
a set of constants A, B, C, D, forming the coefficients of the representative equation for V
T
in
terms of I
T
given below:
V
T
=
A
+
B
⋅
ln
(
I
T
)
+
C
⋅
I
T
+
D
⋅
I
T
The constants, derived by curve fitting software, are given below for both hot and cold characteristics. The
resulting values for V
T
agree with the true device characteristic over a current range, which is limited to
that plotted.
25°C Coefficients
A
B
C
D
1.359308154
-0.09795577
2.09655×10
0.0107923
-6
125°C Coefficients
A
B
C
D
0.619740054
7.69989×10
2.95324×10
3
-5
3
5.897501×10
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8.3 D.C. Thermal Impedance Calculation
Phase Control Thyristor Types N3930Z#120 to N3930Z#160
−
t
τ
r
t
=
∑
r
p
⋅
1
−
e
p
p
=
1
p
=
n
Where
p = 1
to
n, n
is the number of terms in the series and:
t = Duration of heating pulse in seconds.
r
t
= Thermal resistance at time t.
r
p
= Amplitude of p
th
term.
τ
p
= Time Constant of r
th
term.
The coefficients for this device are shown in the tables below:
D.C. Double Side Cooled
Term
1
6.72×10
1.0226
-3
2
2.78×10
0.226
-3
3
9.476×10
0.0586
-4
4
7.12×10
9.06×10
-4
-3
r
p
τ
p
D.C. Single Side Cooled
Term
1
0.01688
7.055
2
4.42×10
0.5206
-3
3
1.79×10
0.1198
-3
4
8.72×10
0.0128
-4
r
p
τ
p
9.0 Reverse recovery ratings
(i) Q
ra
is based on 50% I
rm
chord as shown in Fig. 1
Fig. 1
(ii) Q
rr
is based on a 150µs integration time i.e.
150
µ
s
Q
rr
=
(iii)
∫
i
0
rr
.
dt
t
1
K Factor
=
t
2
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