Transient
15KPA
Series
MERITEK
R
ATING AND
C
HARACTERISTIC
C
URVES
Figure 1 - Peak Pulse Power Rating Curve
1000
P
PPM
-Peak Pulse Power (kW)
(T
A
: 25°C UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED)
Figure 2 - Pulse Derating Curve
100
Peak Pulse Power (P
PP
) or Current (I
PP
)
Derating in Percentage %
0.00001
0.0001
0.001
80
100
60
10
40
20
1
0.000001
t
d
-Pulse Width (sec.)
0
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
175
200
T
A
-Ambient temperature (ºC)
Figure 3 - Pulse Waveform
150
I
PPM
- Peak Pulse Current, % I
RSM
tr=10μsec
Peak Value
IPPM
TJ=25°C
Pulse Width(td) is defined
as the point where the peak
current decays to 50% of IPPM
Figure 4 - Typical Junction Capacitance
Bi-directional V=0V
10000
Uni-directional V=0V
100
Cj (pf)
Half Value
IPPM
IPPM
2
( )
10/1000μsec. Waveform
as defined by R.E.A
Bi-directional @ V
R
100
Uni-directional @ V
R
50
Tj=25C
f=1.0MHz
Vsig=50mVp-p
0
td
1
1.0
2.0
t-Time (ms)
3.0
4.0
0.0
50.0 100.0 150.0 200.0 250.0 300.0 350.0
V
BR
- Reverse Breakdown Voltage (V)
0
Figure 5 - Steady State Power Dissipation Derating Curve
Figure 6 - Maximum Non-Repetitive Forward
Surge Current Uni-Directional Only
450
I
FSM
, Peak Forward Surge Current (A)
9
Steady State Power Dissipation (W)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
175
200
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
1
10
Number of Cycles at 60 Hz
100
T
L
- Lead Temperature(ºC)
4
Rev 7
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