Powerex, Inc., 200 Hillis Street,Youngwood, Pennsylvania 15697-1800 (412) 925-7272
BCR5AM
Triac
5 Amperes/400-600 Volts
TRANSIENT THERMAL
IMPEDANCE CHARACTERISTICS
(JUNCTION-TO-CASE)
MAXIMUM ON-STATE
CHARACTERISTICS
GATE CHARACTERISTICS
(I, II, III)
2
3
10
4.0
10
2
1
0
4.6
3.8
3.0
2.2
10
10
10
T = 25oC
j
T = 125oC
j
3.2
P
= 0.3W
V
= 10V
G(avg)
P
GM
= 3W
GM
2.4
1.6
V
= 1.5V
GT
I
I
I
RGT I,
FGT I,
RGT III
I
= 2A
GM
1.4
0.6
0.8
0
V
= 0.2V
GD
-1
10
-1
0
10
1
10
2
10
-1
0
1
10
2
10
1
2
10
3
10
4
10
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
100
80
60
40
20
0
160
140
120
100
80
160
140
120
100
80
FIN: A PLATE PAINTED BLACK
WITH GREASE
CURVES APPLY REGARDLESS
OF THE CONDUCTION ANGLE
360°
120 x 120 x t 2.3
100 x 100 x t 2.3
60 x 60 x t 2.3
CONDUCTION
RESISTIVE,
INDUCTIVE
LOADS
60
60
FOR AC CONTROL
THIS GRAPH NEARLY
APPLIES REGARDLESS
OF THE CONDUCTION
ANGLE
40
40
RESISTIVE,
20
0
20 INDUCTIVE LOADS
NATURAL CONVECTION
0
0
1
10
2
10
10
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
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
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
10
10
10
NATURAL CONVECTION, NO FIN
CURVES APPLY REGARDLESS
OF THE CONDUCTION ANGLE
RESISTIVE, INDUCTIVE LOADS
I
I
RGT I, RGT III
360°
CONDUCTION
RESISTIVE,
INDUCTIVE
LOADS
I
FGT I,
2
1
60
40
20
0
1
0
0
0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.0 2.4 2.8 3.2
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
-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-13
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