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MCC 161

MCD 161

Symbol

Conditions

Characteristic Values

I

V

40

mA

V

T

I

T

= 300A; T

1.36

V

V

T0

For power-loss calculations only (T

0.8

V

r

T

1.6

m

Ω

V

GT

V

D

= 6 V;

T

25°C

2

V

T

2.6

V

I

GT

V

D

= 6 V;

T

25°C

150

mA

T

200

mA

V

GD

V

0.25

V

I

GD

V

10

mA

I

L

T

200

mA

di

I

H

T

VJ

= 25°C; V

∞

150

mA

t

gd

T

VJ

= 25°C; V

2µs

di

A/µs; I

G

= 0.5 A

t

q

T

typ. 150

µs

dv/dt = 20 V/µs; I

Q

S

T

550

µC

I

RM

-di/dt = 50 A/µs; I

235

A

R

thJC

per thyristor; DC current

0.155

K/W

per module

0.078

K/W

R

thJK

per thyristor; DC current

0.225

K/W

per module

0.113

K/W

d

S

Creeping distance on surface

12.7

mm

d

A

Creepage distance in air

9.6

mm

a

Maximum allowable acceleration

50

Dimensions in mm (1 mm = 0.0394")

Optional accessories for modules

Keyed gate/cathode twin plugs with wire length = 350 mm, gate = yellow, cathode = red

Type ZY 180L

(L = Left for pin pair 4/5)

UL 758, style 1385,

Type ZY 180R

(R = right for pin pair 6/7)

CSA class 5851, guide 460-1-1

Fig. 1 Gate trigger characteristics

Fig. 2 Gate trigger delay time

0.5

1.5

0.0

1.0

2.0

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

500

I

I

F

V

V

A

T

T

Fig 3:

Forward current vs. voltage

drop per thyristor/diode