Powerex, Inc., 200 Hillis Street,Youngwood, Pennsylvania 15697-1800 (412) 925-7272
BCR8PM
Triac
8 Amperes/400-600 Volts
TRANSIENT THERMAL
IMPEDANCE CHARACTERISTICS
(JUNCTION-TO-AMBIENT)
CHARACTERISTICS
MAXIMUM ON-STATE
CHARACTERISTICS
(JUNCTION-TO-CASE)
2
3
10
4.0
10
3
2
1
10
10
10
4.6
3.8
3.0
T = 25oC
NO FIN
j
T = 125oC
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
j
2.2
1.4
0
0
10
0.5
0
-1
10
-1
0
10
1
10
2
10
-1
0
1
10
2
10
1
2
3
10
4
5
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
INSTANTANEOUS ON-STATE CURRENT, I , (AMPERES)
CYCLES AT 60 Hz
CYCLES AT 60 Hz
T
MAXIMUM SURGE CURRENT
FOLLOWING RATED LOAD CONDITIONS
ALLOWABLE CASE TEMPERATURE
VS. RMS ON-STATE CURRENT
GATE CHARACTERISTICS
(I, II, III)
2
100
80
60
40
20
0
160
140
120
100
80
10
FOR AC CONTROL
THIS GRAPH NEARLY
APPLIES REGARDLESS
OF THE CONDUCTION
ANGLE
P
= 0.5W
V
= 10V
G(avg)
GM
1
10
P
= 5W
GM
V
= 1.5V
GT
60
0
10
T = 25°C
I
= 2A
j
GM
360°
40
CONDUCTION
RESISTIVE,
INDUCTIVE
LOADS
I
= 30mA
GT
20
0
V
= 0.2V
GD
-1
10
0
1
10
2
10
1
2
3
10
4
10
10
0
2
4
6
8
10 12 14 16
10
10
CYCLES AT 60 Hz
RMS ON-STATE CURRENT, I
, (AMPERES)
GATE CURRENT, I , (mA)
T(RMS)
G
ALLOWABLE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
VS. RMS ON-STATE CURRENT
ALLOWABLE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
VS. RMS ON-STATE CURRENT
MAXIMUM ON-STATE
POWER DISSIPATION
160
140
120
100
80
16
14
12
10
8
160
140
120
100
80
FIN: A PLATE PAINTED BLACK
WITH GREASE
CURVES APPLY REGARDLESS
OF THE CONDUCTION ANGLE
RESISTIVE,
NATURAL CONVECTION, NO FIN
ARBITRARY CONDUCTION ANGLE
RESISTIVE, INDUCTIVE LOADS
360°
CONDUCTION
RESISTIVE,
INDUCTIVE
LOADS
INDUCTIVE LOADS
NATURAL CONVECTION
60 x 60 x t 2.3
100 x 100 x t 2.3
120 x 120 x t 2.3
60
6
60
40
4
40
20
0
2
0
20
0
0
2
4
6
8
10 12 14 16
0
2
4
6
8
10 12 14 16
0
0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.0 2.4 2.8 3.2
RMS ON-STATE CURRENT, I
, (AMPERES)
RMS ON-STATE CURRENT, I
, (AMPERES)
RMS ON-STATE CURRENT, I
, (AMPERES)
T(RMS)
T(RMS)
T(RMS)
T-43