MCR218 Series
THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS
Characteristic
Symbol
Max
Unit
Thermal Resistance, Junction to Case
RθJC 2 °C/W
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (TJ = 25°C unless otherwise noted.)
Characteristic
Symbol
Min Typ Max Unit
Peak Forward or Reverse Blocking Current
(VAK = Rated VDRM or VRRM, Gate Open)
Peak On-State Voltage(1)
(ITM = 16 A Peak)
TJ = 25°C
TJ = 125°C
Gate Trigger Current (Continuous dc)
(VD = 12 V, RL = 100 Ohms)
Gate Trigger Voltage (Continuous dc)
(VD = 12 V, RL = 100 Ohms)
(Rated VDRM, RL = 1000 Ohms, TJ = 125°C)
Holding Current
(Anode Voltage = 24 Vdc, Peak Initiating On-State Current = 0.5 A,
0.1 to 10 ms Pulse, Gate Trigger Source = 7 V, 20 Ohms)
IDRM, IRRM
— — 10 µA
——
2 mA
VTM
— 1.5 1.8 Volts
IGT — 10 25 mA
VGT
IH
Volts
— — 1.5
0.2 —
—
— 16 30 mA
Critical Rate-of-Rise of Off-State Voltage
(VD = Rated VDRM, Exponential Waveform, Gate Open, TJ = 125°C)
p1. Pulse Test: Pulse Width = 1 ms, Duty Cycle 2%.
dv/dt
— 100 — V/µs
FIGURE 1 — CURRENT DERATING
125
115
α
105 α = CONDUCTION ANGLE
95
dc
85
α = 30° 60° 90° 120° 180°
75
012345678
IT(AV), AVERAGE ON-STATE FORWARD CURRENT (AMPS)
FIGURE 2 — ON-STATE POWER DISSIPATION
15
FIGURE 3 — NORMALIZED GATE TRIGGER CURRENT
3.0
12 α
α = Conduction Angle
9.0 120° 180°
60° 90°
6.0
α = 30°
3.0
dc
0
0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0
IT(AV), AVG. ON-STATE CURRENT (AMPS)
2.0
VD = 12 Vdc
1.5
1.0
0.9
0.7
0.5
0.4
0.3
–60 –40 –20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
TJ, JUNCTION TEMPERATURE (°C)
2 Motorola Thyristor Device Data
