Powerex, Inc., 200 Hillis Street,Youngwood, Pennsylvania 15697-1800 (412) 925-7272
BCR3AM
Triac
3 Amperes/400-600 Volts
TRANSIENT THERMAL
MAXIMUM ON-STATE
CHARACTERISTICS
IMPEDANCE CHARACTERISTICS
GATE CHARACTERISTICS
(I, II, III)
(JUNCTION-TO-CASE, JUNCTION-TO-AMBIENT)
2
3
10
10
2
2
10
1
10
0
10
3.8
3.0
2.2
1.4
0.6
10
10
10
T = 25oC
j
JUNCTION-TO-AMBIENT
JUNCTION-
TO-CASE
1
0
P
= 3W
GM
P
= 0.3W
G(avg)
V
GT
I
= 0.5A
GM
V
I
I
I
RGT I,
FGT I,
RGT III
= 0.2V
GD
-1
10
-1
10
-1
0
10
1
10
2
10
-1
0
1
10
2
10
0
1
10
2
10
3
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
40
30
20
130
120
130
120
110
100
90
FIN: A PLATE PAINTED BLACK
WITH GREASE
CURVES APPLY REGARDLESS
OF THE CONDUCTION ANGLE
RESISTIVE,
110
100
90
360°
CONDUCTION
RESISTIVE,
INDUCTIVE
LOADS
INDUCTIVE LOADS
80
80
50 x 50 x t 1.2
30 x 30 x t 1.2
70
70
60
50
40
30
FOR AC CONTROL
THIS GRAPH NEARLY
APPLIES REGARDLESS
OF THE CONDUCTION
ANGLE
60
10
0
50
40
30
0
1
10
2
10
10
0
0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0
0
0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0
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
5.0
4.0
3.5
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
10
NATURAL CONVECTION, NO FIN
CURVES APPLY REGARDLESS
OF THE CONDUCTION ANGLE
RESISTIVE, INDUCTIVE LOADS
360°
CONDUCTION
RESISTIVE,
INDUCTIVE
LOADS
2
10
60
40
I
I
I
FGT I
RGT III
RGT I
20
0
0.5
0
1
10
0
0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6
0
0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0
-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-7
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