Powerex, Inc., 200 Hillis Street,Youngwood, Pennsylvania 15697-1800 (412) 925-7272
BCR16CM
Triac
16 Amperes/400-600 Volts
TRANSIENT THERMAL
IMPEDANCE CHARACTERISTICS
(JUNCTION-TO-CASE)
MAXIMUM ON-STATE
CHARACTERISTICS
GATE CHARACTERISTICS
(I, II, III)
2
3
10
1.6
10
4.4
3.6
2.8
2.0
1.2
2
10
1
10
0
10
T = 25oC
j
1.4
1.2
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
T = 125oC
j
P
= 0.5W
V
= 10V
G(avg)
GM
P
= 5W
GM
V
= 1.5V
GT
I
I
I
RGT I,
FGT I,
RGT III
I
= 2A
GM
V
= 0.2V
GD
-1
10
0.4
10
0
10
0
1
10
2
10
3
10
-1
0
1
10
2
10
1
2
10
3
4
10
10
10
10
INSTANTANEOUS ON-STATE CURRENT, I , (AMPERES)
CYCLES AT 60 Hz
GATE CURRENT, I , (mA)
T
G
MAXIMUM SURGE CURRENT
FOLLOWING RATED LOAD CONDITIONS
ALLOWABLE CASE TEMPERATURE
VS. RMS ON-STATE CURRENT
ALLOWABLE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
VS. RMS ON-STATE CURRENT
200
160
120
80
160
140
120
100
80
160
140
120
100
80
FIN: A PLATE PAINTED BLACK
WITH GREASE
NATURAL CONVECTION
60 x 60 x t 2.3
100 x 100 x t 2.3
120 x 120 x t 2.3
360°
CONDUCTION
RESISTIVE,
INDUCTIVE
LOADS
60
60
40
FOR AC CONTROL THIS
GRAPH NEARLY APPLIES
REGARDLESS OF THE
CONDUCTION ANGLE
40
40
20
0
20
0
0
10
0
1
10
2
10
0
2
4
6
8
10 12 14 16 18 20
0
2
4
6
8 10 12 14 16 18 20
CYCLES AT 60 Hz
RMS ON-STATE CURRENT, I
, (AMPERES)
RMS ON-STATE CURRENT, I , (AMPERES)
T(RMS)
T(RMS)
GATE TRIGGER CURRENT
VS. JUNCTION TEMPERATURE
(TYPICAL)
ALLOWABLE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
VS. RMS ON-STATE CURRENT
MAXIMUM ON-STATE
POWER DISSIPATION
3
160
140
120
100
80
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
10
NATURAL CONVECTION, NO FIN
CURVES APPLY REGARDLESS
OF THE CONDUCTION ANGLE
RESISTIVE, INDUCTIVE LOADS
360°
CONDUCTION
RESISTIVE,
INDUCTIVE
LOADS
2
10
60
40
20
0
5
0
1
10
0
0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.0 2.4 2.8 3.2
0
4
8
12
16
20
-60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
RMS ON-STATE CURRENT, I
, (AMPERES)
RMS ON-STATE CURRENT, I
, (AMPERES)
JUNCTION TEMPERATURE, T , (°C)
j
T(RMS)
T(RMS)
T-73
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