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BCR8PM
Triac
8 Amperes/400-600 Volts
GATE TRIGGER CURRENT
VS. JUNCTION TEMPERATURE
(TYPICAL)
GATE TRIGGER VOLTAGE
VS. JUNCTION TEMPERATURE
(TYPICAL)
LATCHING CURRENT
VS. JUNCTION TEMPERATURE
(TYPICAL)
3
3
3
2
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
DISTRIBUTION
I
I
RGT I, RGT III
TYPICAL EXAMPLE
I
FGT I,
2
1
2
1
1
0
10
10
-60 -40 -20
0
20 40 60 80 100 120 140
-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)
JUNCTION TEMPERATURE, T , (°C)
j
j
j
BREAKOVER VOLTAGE VS.
RATE OF RISE OF OFF-STATE VOLTAGE
(TYPICAL)
REPETITIVE PEAK OFF-STATE CURRENT
VS. JUNCTION TEMPERATURE
(TYPICAL)
BREAKOVER VOLTAGE
VS. JUNCTION TEMPERATURE
(TYPICAL)
5
10
4
10
3
10
2
10
160
140
120
100
80
160
140
120
100
80
T = 125°C
j
I QUADRANT
III QUADRANT
60
60
40
40
20
0
20
0
1
2
10
3
4
10
10
10
-60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
-60 -40 -20
0
20 40 60 80 100 120 140
RATE OF RISE OF OFF-STATE VOLTAGE, dv/dt, (V/s)
JUNCTION TEMPERATURE, T , (°C)
JUNCTION TEMPERATURE, T , (°C)
j
j
GATE TRIGGER CURRENT
VS. GATE CURRENT PULSE WIDTH
(TYPICAL)
GATE TRIGGER CHARACTERISTICS
TEST CIRCUITS
COMMUTATION CHARACTERISTICS
(TYPICAL)
2
3
10
10
10
10
6⍀
6⍀
MINIMUM
CHARAC-
TERISTICS
VALUE
T = 125oC
j
I
= 4A
T
= 500s
= 200v
A
A
V
RG
RG
6V
6V
D
f = 3Hz
V
V
1
0
I QUADRANT
III QUADRANT
TEST PROCEDURE I
TEST PROCEDURE II
2
VOLTAGE WAVEFORM
t
10
6⍀
V
(dv/dt)
D
c
T = 25°C
j
CURRENT WAVEFORM
(di/dt)
A
I
I
I
FGT I
RG
I
6V
T
c
RGT III
RGT I
V
t
1
-1
10
10
0
1
10
2
10
0
1
10
2
10
3
10
10
10
TEST PROCEDURE III
GATE CURRENT PULSE WIDTH, t , (s)
RATE OF DECAY OF ON-STATE
w
COMMUTATING CURRENT, (A/ms)
T-44
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