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Symbol Test Conditions Characteristic Values
(TJ = 25°C, unless otherwise specified) Min. Typ. Max.
BVCES IC= 250μA, VGE = 0V 300 V
VGE(th) IC= 250μA, VCE = VGE 3.0 5.0 V
ICES VCE = VCES 10 μA
VGE = 0V TJ = 125°C 500 μA
IGES VCE = 0V, VGE = ±20V ±100 nA
VCE(sat) IC = 120A, VGE = 15V, Note 1 1.42 1.70 V
TJ = 125°C 1.47 V
DS99797A(07/08)
IXGH120N30B3 VCES = 300V
IC110 = 120A
VCE(sat)
1.7V
GenX3TM 300V IGBT
Medium speed low Vsat PT
IGBTs for 10-50 kHz switching
Symbol Test Conditions Maximum Ratings
VCES TJ= 25°C to 150°C 300 V
VCGR TJ= 25°C to 150°C, RGE = 1MΩ300 V
VGES Continuous ±20 V
VGEM Transient ±30 V
IC25 TC= 25°C (limited by leads) 75 A
IC110 TC= 110°C 120 A
ICM TC= 25°C, 1ms 480 A
SSOA VGE = 15V, TJ = 125°C, RG = 1Ω ICM = 240 A
(RBSOA) Clamped inductive load @VCE
300V
PCTC= 25°C 540 W
TJ-55 ... +150 °C
TJM 150 °C
Tstg -55 ... +150 °C
MdMounting torque 1.13 / 10 Nm/lb.in.
TL Maximum lead temperature for soldering 300 °C
TSOLD 1.6mm (0.062 in.) from case for 10s 260 °C
Weight 6 g
G = Gate C = Collector
E = Emitter TAB = Collector
TO-247 (IXGH)
GCE
TAB
Features
zOptimized for low switching losses
zSquare RBSOA
zInternational standard package
Advantages
zHigh power density
zLow gate drive requirement
Applications
zHigh Frequency Power Inverters
zUPS
zMotor Drives
zSMPS
zPFC Circuits
zBattery Chargers
zWelding Machines
zLamp Ballasts
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IXGH120N30B3
Symbol Test Conditions Characteristic Values
(TJ = 25°C, unless otherwise specified) Min. Typ. Max.
gfs IC = 60A, VCE = 10V, Note 1 55 90 S
Cies 6700 pF
Coes VCE = 25V, VGE = 0V, f = 1MHz 650 pF
Cres 160 pF
Qg 225 nC
Qge IC = 120A, VGE = 15V, VCE = 0.5 VCES 38 nC
Qgc 85 nC
td(on) 22 ns
tr 27 ns
td(off) 100 ns
tf 64 ns
td(on) 21 ns
tr 30 ns
td(off) 106 ns
tf 250 ns
RthJC 0.23 °C/W
RthCK 0.21 °C/W
Resistive load, TJ = 125°°
°°
°C
IC = 60A, VGE = 15V
VCE = 240V, RG = 1Ω
Resistive load, TJ = 25°°
°°
°C
IC = 60A, VGE = 15V
VCE = 240V, RG = 1Ω
Notes: 1. Pulse test, t 300μs; duty cycle, d 2%.
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Dim. Millimeter Inches
Min. Max. Min. Max.
A 4.7 5.3 .185 .209
A12.2 2.54 .087 .102
A22.2 2.6 .059 .098
b 1.0 1.4 .040 .055
b11.65 2.13 .065 .084
b22.87 3.12 .113 .123
C .4 .8 .016 .031
D 20.80 21.46 .819 .845
E 15.75 16.26 .610 .640
e 5.20 5.72 0.205 0.225
L 19.81 20.32 .780 .800
L1 4.50 .177
P 3.55 3.65 .140 .144
Q 5.89 6.40 0.232 0.252
R 4.32 5.49 .170 .216
S 6.15 BSC 242 BSC
e
P
TO-247 (IXGH) Outline
1 2 3
Terminals: 1 - Gate 2 - Drain
3 - Source Tab - Drain
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IXGH120N30B3
Fi g . 1. Ou tp u t C h ar acter i sti cs
@ 25ºC
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
220
240
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.4
V
CE
- Volts
I
C
- Amperes
V
GE
= 15V
13V
11V
9V
7V
Fig. 2. Extended Output Characteristics
@ 25ºC
0
30
60
90
120
150
180
210
240
270
300
330
012345678
V
CE
- Volts
I
C
- Amperes
V
GE
= 15V
13V
11V
7V
9V
Fi g . 3. Ou tp ut Ch a r acter isti cs
@ 125ºC
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.4
V
CE
- Volts
I
C
- Amperes
V
GE
= 15V
13V
11V
9V
5V
7V
Fig. 4. Dependence of V
CE(sat)
on
Junction T emperatur e
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
-50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150
T
J
- Degrees Centigrade
V
CE(sat)
- Normalized
V
GE
= 15V
I
C
= 240A
I
C
= 60A
I
C
= 120A
Fi g . 5. C ol l ect o r-to - Emit ter Vol ta ge
vs. Gate-to -Emi tter Vo l tag e
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
V
GE
- Volts
V
CE
- Volts
I
C
= 240A
120A
60A
T
J
= 25ºC
Fi g . 6. I n p u t Ad mi ttan ce
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
175
200
225
250
275
3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.5 8.0 8.5
V
GE
- Volts
I
C
- Amperes
T
J
= 125ºC
25ºC
- 40ºC
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Fi g. 11. Maxi mum Tr ansi ent Ther mal I mped an c e
0.01
0.10
1.00
0.0001 0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10
Pulse Width - Seconds
Z(th)JC - ºC / W
Fig. 7. T ransconductance
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
0 40 80 120 160 200 240 280
I
C
- Amperes
g
f s
-
Siemens
T
J
= - 40ºC
125ºC
25ºC
Fig. 8. Gate Charge
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240
Q
G
- NanoCoulombs
V
GE
- Volts
V
CE
= 150V
I
C
= 120A
I
G
= 10mA
Fi g. 9 . R eve r se-B ias Safe Op erating Area
0
30
60
90
120
150
180
210
240
270
50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 275 300 325
V
CE
- Volts
I
C
- Amperes
T
J
= 125ºC
R
G
= 1
dV / dt < 10V / ns
Fig. 10. Capacitance
10
100
1,000
10,000
100,000
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
V
CE
- Volts
Capacitance - PicoFarads
f = 1 MHz
Cies
Coes
Cres
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Fig. 15. Resistive T urn-off Switching Times
vs. Gate Resi stance
100
125
150
175
200
225
250
275
300
325
350
375
1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0
R
G
- Ohms
t
f
- Nanoseconds
80
90
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
170
180
190
t
d ( o f f )
- Nanoseconds
I C = 60A
I C = 120A
t
r
t
d(on)
- - - -
TJ = 125ºC, VGE = 15V
VCE = 240V
Fi g. 1 3. Resi sti ve Tur n-o n Rise Time
vs. Collector Current
25
27
29
31
33
35
37
39
60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120
I
C
- Amperes
t
r
- Nanoseconds
RG
= 1
VGE = 15V
VCE = 240V
TJ = 125ºC
TJ = 25ºC
Fi g . 14. R esi sti ve Tur n -o n Swi tch in g Ti mes
vs. Gate Resistance
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0
R
G
- Ohms
t
r
- Nanoseconds
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
t
d ( o n )
- Nanoseconds
t
r
t
d(on)
- - - -
TJ = 125ºC, VGE = 15V
VCE = 240V I C = 60A
I C = 120A
Fi g. 1 6. Resi sti ve Turn-off Swi tchi n g Times
vs. Ju n c ti on Temper at u r e
25
50
75
100
125
150
175
200
225
250
275
25 35 45 55 65 75 85 95 105 115 125
T
J
- Degrees Centigrade
t
f
- Nanoseconds
85
90
95
100
105
110
t
d(off)
- Nanoseconds
I C = 60A
I C = 120A
t
f
t
d(off)
- - - -
RG = 1Ω, VGE = 15V
VCE = 240V
Fi g. 1 7. Resi sti ve Turn- o ff Swi tching Times
vs. Collec to r Current
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
175
200
225
250
275
60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120
I
C
- Amperes
t
f
- Nanoseconds
86
88
90
92
94
96
98
100
102
104
106
108
t
d(off)
- Nanoseconds
t
f
t
d(off)
- - - -
RG = 1Ω, VGE = 15V
VCE = 240V
TJ = 125ºC
TJ = 25ºC
Fi g. 1 2. Resi sti ve Tur n-o n Rise Time
vs. Junction T emperature
25
27
29
31
33
35
37
39
25 35 45 55 65 75 85 95 105 115 125
T
J
- Degrees Centigrade
t
r
- Nanoseconds
RG
= 1
VGE = 15V
VCE = 240V
I C = 120A
I C = 60A