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BCR30AM
Triac
30 Ampere/400-600 Volts
HOLDING CURRENT
VS. JUNCTION TEMPERATURE
(TYPICAL)
BREAKOVER VOLTAGE VS.
RATE OF RISE OF OFF-STATE VOLTAGE
(TYPICAL)
BREAKOVER VOLTAGE
VS. JUNCTION TEMPERATURE
(TYPICAL)
3
160
140
120
100
80
160
140
120
100
80
10
10
10
T = 125°C
j
I QUADRANT
III QUADRANT
2
1
60
60
40
40
20
0
20
0
1
10
2
10
3
10
4
10
-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)
RATE OF RISE OF OFF-STATE VOLTAGE, dv/dt, (V/s)
j
j
REPETITIVE PEAK OFF-STATE CURRENT
VS. JUNCTION TEMPERATURE
(TYPICAL)
GATE TRIGGER CURRENT
VS. GATE CURRENT PULSE WIDTH
(TYPICAL)
COMMUTATION CHARACTERISTICS
(TYPICAL)
5
2
3
10
10
10
10
10
MINIMUM
CHARAC-
TERISTICS
VALUE
4
10
3
10
2
10
1
2
10
I QUADRANT
T
I
= 125oC
= 4 A
c
T = 25°C
j
T
I
= 500 s
= 200v
FGT I
I
V
RGT III
D
I
III QUADRANT
1
f = 3 Hz
RGT I
1
10
0
2
10
3
0
1
10
2
10
-60 -40 -20
0
20 40 60 80 100 120 140
10
10
10
JUNCTION TEMPERATURE, T , (°C)
RATE OF DECAY OF ON-STATE
GATE CURRENT PULSE WIDTH, t , (s)
j
w
COMMUTATING CURRENT, (A/ms)
GATE TRIGGER CHARACTERISTICS
TEST CIRCUITS
6⍀
6⍀
Commutating
dv/dt, (dv/dt)
(V/sec)
Minimum
Commutating Voltage &
Current Waveform
(Inductive Load)
c
A
A
⌬ Part
Number
V
DRM
(Volts)
RG
RG
6V
6V
Test Condition
V
V
SUPPLY
VOLTAGE
BCR30AM-8L
400
20
20
Tj = 125°C,
TEST PROCEDURE I
TEST PROCEDURE II
t
BCR30AM-12L 600
Rate of Decay
On-state
Commutating Current
(di/dt)
C
MAIN
CURRENT
6⍀
t
A
(di/dt) = -016A/msec,
c
V
V
D
RG
6V
MAIN
VOLTAGE
Peak Off-state
Voltage
V
t
(dv/dt)
C
V
D
= 400V
D
TEST PROCEDURE III
T-90
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