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BCR12CM
Triac
12 Amperes/400-600 Volts
GATE TRIGGER VOLTAGE
VS. JUNCTION TEMPERATURE
(TYPICAL)
HOLDING CURRENT
VS. JUNCTION TEMPERATURE
(TYPICAL)
BREAKOVER VOLTAGE
VS. JUNCTION TEMPERATURE
(TYPICAL)
3
3
10
10
10
160
120
80
10
10
10
2
1
2
1
40
0
-60 -40 -20
0
20 40 60 80 100 120 140
-60 -40 -20
0
20 40 60 80 100 120 140
-60 -40 -20
0
20 40 60 80 100 120 140
JUNCTION TEMPERATURE, T , (°C)
JUNCTION TEMPERATURE, T , (°C)
JUNCTION TEMPERATURE, T , (°C)
j
j
j
BREAKOVER VOLTAGE VS.
RATE OF RISE OF OFF-STATE VOLTAGE
(TYPICAL)
REPETITIVE PEAK OFF-STATE CURRENT
VS. JUNCTION TEMPERATURE
(TYPICAL)
COMMUTATION CHARACTERISTICS
(TYPICAL)
5
4
3
2
3
10
10
10
10
160
120
80
10
10
10
10
T = 125°C
T = 125oC
VOLTAGE WAVEFORM
t
j
j
I
= 4A
I QUADRANT
III QUADRANT
T
= 500s
= 200V
V
(dv/dt)
D
c
V
D
f = 3Hz
2
1
CURRENT WAVEFORM
(di/dt)
I
T
c
MINIMUM
CHARAC-
TERISTICS
VALUE
#2
t
III QUADRANT
#1
40
0
I QUADRANT
0
1
2
3
10
4
10
0
1
10
2
10
3
10
10
10
-60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
10
RATE OF RISE OF OFF-STATE VOLTAGE, dv/dt, (V/s)
JUNCTION TEMPERATURE, T , (°C)
RATE OF DECAY OF ON-STATE
j
COMMUTATING CURRENT, (A/ms)
GATE TRIGGER CURRENT
VS. GATE CURRENT PULSE WIDTH
(TYPICAL)
GATE TRIGGER CHARACTERISTICS
TEST CIRCUITS
3
10
6⍀
6⍀
A
A
RG
RG
6V
6V
V
V
TEST PROCEDURE I
TEST PROCEDURE II
2
10
6⍀
T = 25°C
j
A
I
I
I
FGT I
RG
6V
RGT I
RGT III
V
1
10
0
10
1
10
2
10
TEST PROCEDURE III
GATE CURRENT PULSE WIDTH, t , (s)
w
T-62
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