Powerex, Inc., 200 Hillis Street, Youngwood, Pennsylvania 15697-1800 (412) 925-7272

BCR5AS

Surface Mount Triac

5 Amperes/400-600 Volts

MAXIMUM ON-STATE

CHARACTERISTICS

0.6

1.4

2.2

3.0

3.8

4.6

TRANSIENT THERMAL

IMPEDANCE CHARACTERISTICS

(JUNCTION-TO-CASE)

CYCLES AT 60 Hz

0

0.8

1.6

2.4

3.2

4.0

GATE CHARACTERISTICS

(I, II, III)

0

10

20

30

40

50

MAXIMUM SURGE CURRENT

FOLLOWING RATED LOAD CONDITIONS

CYCLES AT 60 Hz

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

ALLOWABLE CASE TEMPERATURE

VS. RMS ON-STATE CURRENT

0

2

1

3

5

4

6

8

7

FOR AC CONTROL

THIS GRAPH NEARLY

APPLIES REGARDLESS

OF THE CONDUCTION

ANGLE

CONDUCTION

RESISTIVE,

INDUCTIVE

LOADS

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

ALLOWABLE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE

VS. RMS ON-STATE CURRENT

0

2

1

3

5

4

6

8

7

RESISTIVE,

INDUCTIVE LOADS

NATURAL CONVECTION

80 x 80 x t2.3

140 x 140 x t2.3

170 x 170 x t2.3

FIN: A PLATE PAINTED BLACK

WITH GREASE

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

ALLOWABLE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE

VS. RMS ON-STATE CURRENT

0

0.4

0.2

0.6

1.0

0.8

1.2

1.6

1.4

NATURAL CONVECTION, NO FIN

CURVES APPLY REGARDLESS

OF THE CONDUCTION ANGLE

RESISTIVE, INDUCTIVE LOADS

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

MAXIMUM ON-STATE

POWER DISSIPATION

0

2

1

3

5

4

6

8

7

360

°

CONDUCTION

RESISTIVE,

INDUCTIVE

LOADS

GATE TRIGGER CURRENT

VS. JUNCTION TEMPERATURE

(TYPICAL)

-60

-20

20

60

100

140

-40

0

40

80

120

360

°

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