MCR16 SERIES
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (TJ = 25°C unless otherwise noted)
Characteristic
Symbol
Min
Typ
Max
Unit
OFF CHARACTERISTICS
Peak Forward Blocking Current
Peak Reverse Blocking Current
(VAK = Rated VDRM or VRRM, Gate Open)
ON CHARACTERISTICS
TJ = 25°C
IDRM
—
TJ = 125°C IRRM
—
—
0.01
mA
—
2.0
Peak On-State Voltage* (ITM = 32 A)
Gate Trigger Current (Continuous dc) (VD = 12 V, RL = 100 Ω)
Gate Trigger Voltage (Continuous dc) (VD = 12 V, RL = 100 Ω)
Hold Current (Anode Voltage =12 V)
DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS
VTM
—
—
1.7
Volts
IGT
2.0
8.0
20
mA
VGT
0.5
0.65
1.0
Volts
IH
4.0
25
40
mA
Critical Rate of Rise of Off–State Voltage
(VD = Rated VDRM, Exponential Waveform, Gate Open, TJ = 25°C)
*Indicates Pulse Test: Pulse Width ≤ 2.0 ms, Duty Cycle ≤ 2%.
dv/dt
50
200
—
V/µs
125
22
120
20
a
18
dc
115
110
a = Conduction
Angle
16
a
14 a = Conduction
180°
120°
90°
Angle
12
60°
105
100
a=30° 60° 90° 120° 180°
dc
95
10
a=30°
8
6
4
2
90
0
2
4
6
8
10 12 14 16
IT(AV), AVERAGE ON–STATE CURRENT (AMP)
0
0
2
4
6
8
10 12 14 16
IT(AV), AVERAGE ON–STATE CURRENT (AMP)
Figure 1. Average Current Derating
Figure 2. Maximum On–State Power Dissipation
100
Typical @ TJ=25 °C
10
1
Maximum @ TJ=125 °C
0.1
1
Maximum @ TJ=25 °C
+ @ ZqJC(t) RqJC(t) r(t)
0.1
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
VT, INSTANTANEOUS ON–STATE VOLTAGE (VOLTS)
Figure 3. On–State Characteristics
0.01
3.5
0.1
1
10
100
1000
t, TIME (ms)
Figure 4. Transient Thermal Response
@1 104
2
Motorola Thyristor Device Data