1.1

Characteristics (curves)

Figure 1. Average forward power dissipation versus

average forward current

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

IF(AV) (A)

T

=tp/T

tp

= 0.1

= 0.2

= 0.5

= 1

= 0.05

δ

δ

δ

δ

δ

δ

PF(AV)(W)

Figure 2. Average forward current versus ambient

temperature (δ = 0.5)

0

25

50

75

100

125

150

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

Tamb (°C)

IF(AV) (A)

Rth(j-a)=Rth(j-c)

T

=tp/T

tp

δ

Figure 3. Normalized avalanche power derating versus

pulse duration (Tj = 125 °C)

P

(tp)

P

(10 µs)

ARM

ARM

0.001

0.01

0.1

1

1

10

100

1000

t (µs)

p

Figure 4. Relative variation of thermal impedance junction

to case versus pulse duration

1E -4

1E -3

1E -2

1E -1

1E +0

0. 0

0. 2

0. 4

0. 6

0. 8

1. 0

Zth(j-c)/Rth(j-c)

tp(s)

Single pulse

STPS10L60

Characteristics (curves)

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