STPS16L40CT

July 1999 - Ed : 5A

LOW DROP POWER SCHOTTKY RECTIFIER

®

Dual center tap Schottky barrier rectifier designed

for high frequency Switched Mode Power Supplies

and high frequency DC to DC converters.

Packaged in TO-220AB this device is intended for

use in low voltage, high frequency converters,

free-wheeling and polarity protection applications.

DESCRIPTION

LOW FORWARD VOLTAGE DROP FOR LESS

POWER DISSIPATION

NEGLIGIBLE SWITCHING LOSSES ALLOWING

HIGH FREQUENCY OPERATION

AVALANCHE RATED

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

Symbol

Parameter

Value

Unit

Repetitive peak reverse voltage

40

V

RMS forward current

30

A

Average forward current

Tc = 140

°C

Per diode

8A

δ = 0.5

Per device

16

A

Surge non repetitive forward current

tp = 10 ms sinusoidal

180

A

Repetitive peak reverse current

tp=2

µs square F=1kHz

1A

Non repetitive peak reverse current

tp = 100

µs square

2A

Storage temperature range

- 65 to + 150

°C

Tj

Maximum operating junction temperature *

150

°C

dV/dt

Critical rate of rise of reverse voltage

10000

V/

µs

ABSOLUTE RATINGS (limiting values, per diode)

2 x 8 A

40 V

Tj (max)

150 °C

0.45 V

MAIN PRODUCTS CHARACTERISTICS

K

A1

A2

TO-220AB

A1

K

A2

* :

dPtot

dTj

<

1

Rth

thermal runaway condition for a diode on its own heatsink

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