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BCR16CM
Triac
16 Amperes/400-600 Volts
GATE TRIGGER VOLTAGE
VS. JUNCTION TEMPERATURE
(TYPICAL)
HOLDING CURRENT
VS. JUNCTION TEMPERATURE
(TYPICAL)
BREAKOVER VOLTAGE
VS. JUNCTION TEMPERATURE
(TYPICAL)
10
3
GATE TRIGGER VOLTAGE, (t°C)
x 100%
GATE TRIGGER VOLTAGE, (25°C)
10
3
BREAKOVER VOLTAGE, (t°C)
x 100%
BREAKOVER VOLTAGE, (25°C)
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
-60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
JUNCTION TEMPERATURE, T
j
, (°C)
10
2
HOLDING CURRENT, I
H
, (mA)
10
2
10
1
-60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
JUNCTION TEMPERATURE, T
j
, (°C)
10
1
-60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
JUNCTION TEMPERATURE, T
j
, (°C)
BREAKOVER VOLTAGE VS.
RATE OF RISE OF OFF-STATE VOLTAGE
(TYPICAL)
REPETITIVE PEAK OFF-STATE CURRENT, (t°C)
x 100%
REPETITIVE PEAK OFF-STATE CURRENT, (25°C)
x 100%
REPETITIVE PEAK OFF-STATE CURRENT
VS. JUNCTION TEMPERATURE
(TYPICAL)
COMMUTATION CHARACTERISTICS
(TYPICAL)
160
140
120
100
#2
T
j
= 125°C
I QUADRANT
III QUADRANT
10
5
CRITICAL RATE OF RISE OF
OFF-STATE COMMUTATING VOLTAGE, (V/ s)
10
3
BREAKOVER VOLTAGE, (dv/dt = x V/ s)
BREAKOVER VOLTAGE, (dv/dt = 1V/ s)
10
4
10
2
T
j
= 125
o
C
I
T
= 4A
= 500 s
V
D
= 200V
f = 3Hz
VOLTAGE WAVEFORM
t
(dv/dt)c
V
D
CURRENT WAVEFORM
I
T
(di/dt)c
t
80
60
40
20
0
10
1
10
2
10
3
10
4
#1
10
3
10
1
MINIMUM
CHARAC-
TERISTICS
VALUE
I QUADRANT
III QUADRANT
10
2
-60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
JUNCTION TEMPERATURE, T
j
, (°C)
10
0
10
0
10
1
10
2
10
3
RATE OF RISE OF OFF-STATE VOLTAGE,dv/dt, (V/ s)
RATE OF DECAY OF ON-STATE
COMMUTATING CURRENT, (A/ms)
GATE TRIGGER CURRENT
VS. GATE CURRENT PULSE WIDTH
(TYPICAL)
GATE TRIGGER CHARACTERISTICS
TEST CIRCUITS
10
3
GATE TRIGGER CURRENT, (t
w
)
x 100%
GATE TRIGGER CURRENT, (DC)
6
A
6V
V
6
A
V
R
G
6V
R
G
10
2
TEST PROCEDURE I
TEST PROCEDURE II
6
T
j
= 25°C
I
FGT I
I
RGT I
I
RGT III
A
6V
V
R
G
10
1
10
0
10
1
GATE CURRENT PULSE WIDTH, t
w
, ( s)
10
2
TEST PROCEDURE III
T-74
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