TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS
NPN
PNP
TIP140, TIP141, TIP142
TIP145, TIP146, TIP147
20,000
T
= 150°C
J
5000
T
= 150°C
J
100°C
100°C
10,000
7000
25°C
25°C
2000
1000
5000
–55°C
–55°C
3000
2000
500
300
V
= 4.0 V
2.0
CE
V
= 4.0 V
CE
1000
0.5
1.0
3.0
4.0 5.0
7.0
10
0.5
0.7
1.0
2.0
I , COLLECTOR CURRENT (AMPS)
C
3.0
4.0 5.0
7.0
10
175
175
I
, COLLECTOR CURRENT (AMPS)
C
Figure 3. DC Current Gain versus Collector Current
5.0
5.0
3.0
2.0
3.0
2.0
I
= 10 A, I = 4.0 mA
B
C
I
= 10 A, I = 4.0 mA
B
C
I
= 5.0 A, I = 10 mA
B
I
I
= 5.0 A, I = 10 mA
B
C
C
1.0
1.0
= 1.0 A, I = 2.0 mA
C
B
I
= 1.0 A, I = 2.0 mA
B
C
0.7
0.5
0.7
0.5
–75 –50 –25
0
25
50
75
100
125 150
–75 –50 –25
0
25
50
75
100
125 150
175
T , JUNCTION TEMPERATURE (
°C)
T , JUNCTION TEMPERATURE (°C)
J
J
Figure 4. Collector–Emitter Saturation Voltage
4.0
4.0
3.6
3.2
2.8
2.4
2.0
1.6
3.6
3.2
2.8
2.4
2.0
1.6
V
= 4.0 V
V
= 4.0 V
= 10 A
CE
CE
I
C
I
= 10 A
C
5.0 A
1.0 A
5.0 A
1.0 A
1.2
0.8
1.2
0.8
–75
–25
25
75
125
175
–75
–25
25
75
125
T , JUNCTION TEMPERATURE (
°C)
T , JUNCTION TEMPERATURE (°C)
J
J
Figure 5. Base–Emitter Voltage
3
Motorola Bipolar Power Transistor Device Data