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BCR5AM
Triac
5 Amperes/400-600 Volts
GATE TRIGGER VOLTAGE
VS. JUNCTION TEMPERATURE
(TYPICAL)
LATCHING CURRENT
VS. JUNCTION TEMPERATURE
(TYPICAL)
HOLDING CURRENT
VS. JUNCTION TEMPERATURE
(TYPICAL)
3
3
2
2
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
DISTRIBUTION
DISTRIBUTION
TYPICAL EXAMPLE
TYPICAL EXAMPLE
2
1
1
0
1
0
10
10
-60 -40 -20
0
20 40 60 80 100 120 140
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-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)
BREAKOVER VOLTAGE
VS. JUNCTION TEMPERATURE
(TYPICAL)
5
10
4
10
3
10
2
10
160
140
120
100
80
160
140
120
100
80
T = 125°C
j
I QUADRANT
III QUADRANT
60
60
40
40
20
0
20
0
0
1
10
2
3
10
10
10
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-60 -40 -20
0
20 40 60 80 100 120 140
RATE OF RISE OF OFF-STATE VOLTAGE, dv/dt, (V/s)
JUNCTION TEMPERATURE, T , (°C)
JUNCTION TEMPERATURE, T , (°C)
j
j
GATE TRIGGER CURRENT
VS. GATE CURRENT PULSE WIDTH
(TYPICAL)
COMMUTATION CHARACTERISTICS
(TYPICAL)
GATE TRIGGER CHARACTERISTICS
TEST CIRCUITS
2
3
10
10
10
10
T = 125oC
6⍀
6⍀
VOLTAGE WAVEFORM
T = 25°C
j
j
I
= 4A
t
T
= 500s
= 200v
A
A
V
(dv/dt)
D
c
V
RG
RG
D
6V
6V
f = 3Hz
V
V
CURRENT WAVEFORM
(di/dt)
I
, I
RGT I RGT I
I
T
c
TEST PROCEDURE I
TEST PROCEDURE II
1
t
2
10
I
FGT I
I QUADRANT
6⍀
MINIMUM
CHARAC-
TERISTICS
VALUE
A
III QUADRANT
RG
6V
V
1
0
10
0
1
2
10
0
1
10
2
10
10
10
10
TEST PROCEDURE III
RATE OF DECAY OF ON-STATE
GATE CURRENT PULSE WIDTH, t , (s)
w
COMMUTATING CURRENT, (A/ms)
T-14
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