Powerex, Inc., 200 Hillis Street, Youngwood, Pennsylvania 15697-1800 (412) 925-7272
BCR16CM
Triac
16 Amperes/400-600 Volts
MAXIMUM ON-STATE
CHARACTERISTICS
o
3.6
T
j
= 25 C
T
j
= 125
o
C
TRANSIENT THERMAL IMPEDANCE, Z
th(j-c)
, (°C/WATT)
INSTANTANEOUS ON-STATE VOLTAGE, V
T
, (VOLTS)
4.4
1.610
2
1.4
TRANSIENT THERMAL
IMPEDANCE CHARACTERISTICS
(JUNCTION-TO-CASE)
10
3
GATE CHARACTERISTICS
(I, II, III)
10
2
GATE VOLTAGE, V
G
, (VOLTS)
1.2
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
10
-1
2.8
10
1
V
GM
= 10V
P
G(avg)
= 0.5W
P
GM
= 5W
2.0
V
GT
= 1.5V
10
0
1.2
I
RGT I,
I
FGT I,
I
RGT III
V
GD
= 0.2V
I
GM
= 2A
0.4
10
0
10
1
10
2
10
3
10
0
10
1
10
2
10
-1
10
1
10
2
10
3
10
4
INSTANTANEOUS ON-STATE CURRENT, I
T
, (AMPERES)
CYCLES AT 60 Hz
GATE CURRENT, I
G
, (mA)
MAXIMUM SURGE CURRENT
FOLLOWING RATED LOAD CONDITIONS
MAXIMUM PEAK SURGE CURRENT, I
TSM
, (AMPERES)
ALLOWABLE CASE TEMPERATURE
VS. RMS ON-STATE CURRENT
ALLOWABLE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
VS. RMS ON-STATE CURRENT
200
160
140
CASE TEMPERATURE, T
C
, (°C)
160
140
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE, T
a
, (°C)
160
FIN: A PLATE PAINTED BLACK
WITH GREASE
NATURAL CONVECTION
120
100
80
60
40
20
360°
CONDUCTION
RESISTIVE,
INDUCTIVE
LOADS
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
0
2
4
6
8 10 12 14 16 18 20
60 x 60 x t 2.3
100 x 100 x t 2.3
120 x 120 x t 2.3
120
80
40
FOR AC CONTROL THIS
GRAPH NEARLY APPLIES
REGARDLESS OF THE
CONDUCTION ANGLE
0
10
0
0
10
1
CYCLES AT 60 Hz
10
2
0
2
4
6
8 10 12 14 16 18 20
RMS ON-STATE CURRENT, I
T(RMS)
, (AMPERES)
RMS ON-STATE CURRENT, I
T(RMS)
, (AMPERES)
ALLOWABLE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
VS. RMS ON-STATE CURRENT
MAXIMUM ON-STATE
POWER DISSIPATION
GATE TRIGGER CURRENT
VS. JUNCTION TEMPERATURE
(TYPICAL)
160
140
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE, T
a
, (°C)
MAXIMUM POWER DISSIPATION, (WATTS)
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.0 2.4 2.8 3.2
RMS ON-STATE CURRENT, I
T(RMS)
, (AMPERES)
360°
CONDUCTION
RESISTIVE,
INDUCTIVE
LOADS
GATE TRIGGER CURRENT, (t°C)
x 100%
GATE TRIGGER CURRENT, (25°C)
10
3
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
NATURAL CONVECTION, NO FIN
CURVES APPLY REGARDLESS
OF THE CONDUCTION ANGLE
RESISTIVE, INDUCTIVE LOADS
10
2
10
1
0
4
8
12
16
20
-60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
JUNCTION TEMPERATURE, T
j
, (°C)
RMS ON-STATE CURRENT, I
T(RMS)
, (AMPERES)
T-73
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