MAC8 SERIES

3–46

Motorola Thyristor Device Data

Symbol

Characteristic

Min

Typ

Max

Unit

OFF CHARACTERISTICS

IDRM

Peak Repetitive Blocking Current

(VD = Rated VDRM, Gate Open)

TJ = 25°C

TJ = 125°C

—

—

—

—

0.01

2.0

mA

ON CHARACTERISTICS

VTM

Peak On-State Voltage*

(ITM = ± 11 A Peak)

—

1.2

1.6

Volts

IGT

Continuous Gate Trigger Current (VD = 12 V, RL = 100 Ω)

MT2(+), G(+)

MT2(+), G(–)

MT2(–), G(–)

5.0

5.0

5.0

13

16

18

35

35

35

mA

IH

Hold Current

(VD = 12 V, Gate Open, Initiating Current = ±150 mA)

—

20

40

mA

IL

Latch Current (VD = 24 V, IG = 35 mA)

MT2(+), G(+); MT2(–), G(–)

MT2(+), G(–)

—

—

20

30

50

80

mA

VGT

Gate Trigger Voltage (VD = 12 V, RL = 100 Ω)

MT2(+), G(+)

MT2(+), G(–)

MT2(–), G(–)

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.69

0.77

0.72

1.5

1.5

1.5

Volts

DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS

(di/dt)c

Rate of Change of Commutating Current* See Figure 10.

(VD = 400 V, ITM = 4.4 A, Commutating dv/dt = 18 V/µs,

CL = 10 µF

Gate Open, TJ = 125°C, f = 250 Hz, No Snubber)

LL = 40 mH

6.5

—

—

A/ms

dv/dt

Critical Rate of Rise of Off-State Voltage

(VD = Rated VDRM, Exponential Waveform, Gate Open, TJ = 125°C)

250

—

—

V/

µs

*Indicates Pulse Test: Pulse Width

≤ 2.0 ms, Duty Cycle ≤ 2%.

120

°

Figure 1. RMS Current Derating

IT(RMS), RMS ON-STATE CURRENT (AMP)

125

120

115

110

105

100

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

Figure 2. On-State Power Dissipation

IT(RMS), ON-STATE CURRENT (AMP)

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

12

10

8

6

4

2

0

α = 120, 90, 60, 30°

α = 180°

α = 30°

DC

DC

180

°

90

°

60

°