Provisional Data Sheet. Types N4316MK020 to N4316MK060 Issue 1 Page 1 of 11 August, 2006
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Date:- 4 Aug, 2006
Data Sheet Issue:- 1
Provisional Data
Wespack Phase Control Thyristor
Types N4316MK020 to N4316MK060
Absolute Maximum Ratings
VOLTAGE RATINGS MAXIMUM
LIMITS UNITS
VDRM Repetitive peak off-state voltage, (note 1) 200-600 V
VDSM Non-repetitive peak off-state voltage, (note 1) 200-600 V
VRRM Repetitive peak reverse voltage, (note 1) 200-600 V
VRSM Non-repetitive peak reverse voltage, (note 1) 300-700 V
OTHER RATINGS MAXIMUM
LIMITS UNITS
IT(AV)M Maximum average on-state current, Tsink=55°C, (note 2) 4316 A
IT(AV)M Maximum average on-state current. Tsink=85°C, (note 2) 3137 A
IT(AV)M Maximum average on-state current. Tsink=85°C, (note 3) 1655 A
IT(RMS)M Nominal RMS on-state current, Tsink=25°C, (note 2) 8380 A
IT(d.c.) D.C. on-state current, Tsink=25°C, (note 4) 6833 A
ITSM Peak non-repetitive surge tp=10ms, Vrm=60%VRRM, (note 5) 45.4 kA
ITSM2 Peak non-repetitive surge tp=10ms, Vrm≤10V, (note 5) 50.0 kA
I2tI
2t capacity for fusing tp=10ms, Vrm=60%VRRM, (note 5) 10.3×106A2s
I2tI2t capacity for fusing tp=10ms, Vrm≤10V, (note 5) 12.5×106A2s
(continuous, 50Hz) 100
(repetitive, 50Hz, 60s) 200(di/dt)cr Critical rate of rise of on-state current (note 6)
(non-repetitive) 400
A/µs
VRGM Peak reverse gate voltage 5 V
PG(AV) Mean forward gate power 4 W
PGM Peak forward gate power 30 W
Tj op Operating temperature range -40 to +140 °C
Tstg Storage temperature range -40 to +150 °C
Notes:-
1) De-rating factor of 0.13% per °C is applicable for Tj below 25°C.
2) Double side cooled, single phase; 50Hz, 180° half-sinewave.
3) Cathode side cooled, single phase; 50Hz, 180° half-sinewave.
4) Double side cooled.
5) Half-sinewave, 140°C Tj initial.
6) VD=67% VDRM, ITM=2000A, IFG=2A, tr≤0.5µs, Tcase=140°C.
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Characteristics
PARAMETER MIN. TYP. MAX. TEST CONDITIONS (Note 1) UNITS
VTM Maximum peak on-state voltage - - 1.05 ITM=4000A V
VTM Maximum peak on-state voltage - - 1.53 ITM=13000A V
VT0 Threshold voltage - - 0.840 V
rTSlope resistance - - 0.053 mΩ
(dv/dt)cr Critical rate of rise of off-state voltage 1000 - - VD=80% VDRM, linear ramp, gate o/c V/µs
IDRM Peak off-state current - - 100 Rated VDRM mA
IRRM Peak reverse current - - 100 Rated VRRM mA
VGT Gate trigger voltage - - 3.0 V
IGT Gate trigger current - - 300 Tj=25°C VD=10V, IT=3A mA
VGD Gate non-trigger voltage - - 0.25 Rated VDRM V
IHHolding current - - 1000 Tj=25°C mA
tgd Gate-controlled turn-on delay time - 0.7 2.0 µs
tgt Turn-on time - 1.3 3.0
VD=67% VDRM, IT=2000A, di/dt=10A/µs,
IFG=2A, tr=0.5µs, Tj=25°C µs
Qrr Recovered charge - 1300 - µC
Qra Recovered charge, 50% Chord - 750 850 µC
Irr Reverse recovery current - 95 - A
trr Reverse recovery time - 16 -
ITM=1000A, tp=1000µs, di/dt=10A/µs,
Vr=50V
µs
- 200 - ITM=1000A, tp=1000µs, di/dt=10A/µs,
Vr=50V, Vdr=80%VDRM, dVdr/dt=20V/µs
tqTurn-off time
- 260 - ITM=1000A, tp=1000µs, di/dt=10A/µs,
Vr=50V, Vdr=80%VDRM, dVdr/dt=200V/µs
µs
- - 0.0140 Double side cooled K/W
- - 0.0253 Anode side cooled K/W
RthJK Thermal resistance, junction to heatsink
- - 0.0314 Cathode side cooled K/W
F Mounting force 25 - 31 Note 2. kN
WtWeight - 270 - g
Notes:-
1) Unless otherwise indicated Tj=140°C.
2) For other clamp forces, please consult factory.
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Notes on Ratings and Characteristics
1.0 Voltage Grade Table
Voltage Grade VDRM VDSM VRRM
V
VRSM
V
VD VR
DC V
02 200 300 140
04 400 500 260
06 600 700 420
2.0 Extension of Voltage Grades
This report is applicable to other voltage grades when supply has been agreed by Sales/Production.
3.0 De-rating Factor
A blocking voltage de-rating factor of 0.13%/°C is applicable to this device for Tj below 25°C.
4.0 Repetitive dv/dt
Standard dv/dt is 1000V/µs.
5.0 Snubber Components
When selecting snubber components, care must be taken not to use excessively large values of snubber
capacitor or excessively small values of snubber resistor. Such excessive component values may lead to
device damage due to the large resultant values of snubber discharge current. If required, please consult
the factory for assistance.
6.0 Rate of rise of on-state current
The maximum un-primed rate of rise of on-state current must not exceed 400A/µs at any time during turn-
on on a non-repetitive basis. For repetitive performance, the on-state rate of rise of current must not
exceed 200A/µs at any time during turn-on. Note that these values of rate of rise of current apply to the
total device current including that from any local snubber network.
7.0 Gate Drive
The nominal requirement for a typical gate drive is illustrated below. An open circuit voltage of at least 30V
is assumed. This gate drive must be applied when using the full di/dt capability of the device.
IGM
IG
tp1
4A/µs
The magnitude of IGM should be between five and ten times IGT, which is shown on page 2. Its duration
(tp1) should be 20µs or sufficient to allow the anode current to reach ten times IL, whichever is greater.
Otherwise, an increase in pulse current could be needed to supply the necessary charge to trigger. The
‘back-porch’ current IG should remain flowing for the same duration as the anode current and have a
magnitude in the order of 1.5 times IGT.
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8.0 Computer Modelling Parameters
8.1 Device Dissipation Calculations
T
AVTTT
AV rff
WrffVV
I⋅⋅
⋅⋅⋅++−
=2
2
2
00
2
4
and:
Kj
th
AV
TTT
R
T
W
−=∆
∆
=
max
Where VT0=0.84V, rT=0.053Ω,
Rth = Supplementary thermal impedance, see table below and
ff = Form factor, see table below.
Supplementary Thermal Impedance
Conduction Angle 30° 60° 90° 120° 180° 270° d.c.
Square wave Double Side Cooled 0.0175 0.0168 0.0162 0.0157 0.0150 0.0143 0.0140
Square wave Cathode Side Cooled 0.0357 0.0344 0.0335 0.0329 0.0322 0.0316 0.0314
Sine wave Double Side Cooled 0.0169 0.0163 0.0158 0.0151 0.0140
Sine wave Cathode Side Cooled 0.0349 0.0340 0.0334 0.0324 0.0318
Form Factors
Conduction Angle 30° 60° 90° 120° 180° 270° d.c.
Square wave 3.46 2.45 2 1.73 1.41 1.15 1
Sine wave 3.98 2.78 2.22 1.88 1.57
8.2 Calculating VT using ABCD Coefficients
The on-state characteristic IT vs. VT, on page 6 is represented in two ways;
(i) the well established VT0 and rT tangent used for rating purposes and
(ii) a set of constants A, B, C, D, forming the coefficients of the representative equation for VT in
terms of IT given below:
()
TTTT IDICIBAV ⋅+⋅+⋅+= ln
The constants, derived by curve fitting software, are given below for both hot and cold characteristics. The
resulting values for VT agree with the true device characteristic over a current range, which is limited to
that plotted.
25°C Coefficients 140°C Coefficients
A0.830804552 A0.411899252
B-8.566511×10-3 B0.04429697
C1.58289×10-5 C3.659542×10-5
D5.9392×10-3 D1.965637×10-3
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8.3 D.C. Thermal Impedance Calculation
∑
=
=
−
−⋅=
np
p
t
pt
p
err
1
1
τ
Where p = 1 to n, n is the number of terms in the series and:
t = Duration of heating pulse in seconds.
rt= Thermal resistance at time t.
r
p
= Amplitude of pth term.
τ
p
= Time Constant of rth term.
The coefficients for this device are shown in the tables below:
D.C. Double Side Cooled
Term 1234
rp9.165875×10-3 3.090048×10-3 4.533206×10-4 1.337550×10-3
τ
p0.3739650 0.1072757 0.02914000 4.430391×10-3
D.C. Double Side Cooled
Term 1234
rp0.02275 4.710571×10-3 3.064613×10-3 6.485916×10-4
τ
p2.682304 0.239177 0.06309731 2.003393×10-3
9.0 Reverse recovery ratings
(i) Qra is based on 50% Irm chord as shown in Fig. 1
Fig. 1
(ii) Qrr is based on a 150µs integration time i.e.
∫
=
s
rrrr dtiQ
µ
150
0
.
(iii)
2
1
t
t
FactorK =
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Curves
Figure 1 – On-state characteristics of Limit device
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1000
10000
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4 1.6
Instantaneous On-state voltage - VTM (V)
Instantaneous On-state current - I
TM
(A)
Tj = 140°C Tj = 25°C
Figure 2 – Gate Characteristics – Trigger limits Figure 3 – Gate Characteristics – Power Curves
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
Gate Trigger Current - IGT (A)
Gate Trigger Voltage - V
GT
(V)
IGD, VGD
IGT, VGT
Min VG dc
Max VG dc
Tj=25°C
140°C
25°C
-10°C
-40°C
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
0246810
Gate Trigger Current - IGT (A)
Gate Trigger Voltage - V
GT
(V)
PG 4W dc
PG Max 30W dc
Min VG dc
Max VG dc
Tj=25°C
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Figure 4 – Total Recovered Charge, Qrr Figure 5 – Recovered Charge, Qra (50% chord)
100
1000
10000
1 10 100 1000
di/dt (A/µs)
Recovered charge - Q
rr
(µC)
Tj=140°C
4000A
2000A
1000A
500A
100
1000
10000
1 10 100 1000
di/dt (A/µs)
Recovered charge, 50% chord - Q
ra
(µC)
Tj=140°C
4000A
2000A
1000A
500A
Figure 6 – Peak Reverse Recovery Current, Irm Figure 7 – Maximum Recovery Time, trr (50% chord)
10
100
1000
1 10 100 1000
di/dt (A/µs)
Reverse recovery current - I
rm
(A)
Tj=140°C
4000A
2000A
1000A
500A
1
10
100
1 10 100 1000
di/dt (A/µs)
Reverse recovery time, 50% chord - t
rr
(µs)
Tj=140°C
4000A
2000A
1000A
500A
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Figure 8 – On-state current vs. Power dissipation –
Double Side Cooled (Sine wave)
Figure 9 – On-state current vs. Heatsink temperature
– Double Side Cooled (Sine wave)
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
9000
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
Mean forward current (A) (Whole cycle averaged)
Maximum forward dissipation (W)
30°
60°
90°
120°
180°
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
Mean forward current (A) (Whole cycle averaged)
Maximum permissable heatsink temperature (°C)
30° 60° 90° 120° 180°
Figure 10 – On-state current vs. Power dissipation –
Double Side Cooled (Square wave)
Figure 11 – On-state current vs. Heatsink temperature
– Double Side Cooled (Square wave)
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
9000
0 2000 4000 6000 8000
Mean Forward Current (A) (Whole Cycle Averaged)
Maximum forward dissipation (W)
30°
60°
90°
120°
180°
d.c.
270°
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
0 2000400060008000
Mean Forward Current (A) (Whole Cycle Averaged)
Maximum permissible heatsink temperature (°C)
30° 60° 90° 120° 180° d.c.270°
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Figure 12 – On-state current vs. Power dissipation –
Cathode Side Cooled (Sine wave)
Figure 13 – On-state current vs. Heatsink temperature
– Cathode Side Cooled (Sine wave)
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500
Mean forward current (A) (Whole cycle averaged)
Maximum forward dissipation (W)
30°
60° 90°
120° 180°
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500
Mean forward current (A) (Whole cycle averaged)
Maximum permissable heatsink temperature (°C)
30° 60° 90° 120° 180°
Figure 14 – On-state current vs. Power dissipation –
Cathode Side Cooled (Square wave)
Figure 15 – On-state current vs. Heatsink temperature
– Cathode Side Cooled (Square wave)
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
0 1000 2000 3000 4000
Mean Forward Current (A) (Whole Cycle Averaged)
Maximum forward dissipation (W)
d.c.
270°
180°
120°
90°
60°
30°
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
0 1000 2000 3000 4000
Mean Forward Current (A) (Whole Cycle Averaged)
Maximum permissible heatsink temperature (°C)
30°
60°
90°
120°
180°
270°
d.c.
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Figure 16 – Maximum surge and I2t Ratings
10000
100000
1000000
Total peak half sine surge current (A)
1.00E+06
1.00E+07
1.00E+08
Maximum I
2
t (A
2
s)
13510 1 5 10 50 100
Duration of surge (ms) Duration of surge (cycles @ 50Hz)
I2t: 60% VRRM
ITSM: 60% VRRM
I2t: VRRM ≤10V
ITSM: VRRM ≤10V
Tj (initial) = 140°C
Gate may temporarily lose control of conduction angle
Figure 16 – Transient Thermal Impedance
0.00001
0.0001
0.001
0.01
0.1
0.0001 0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 100
Time (s)
Thermal impedance (K/W)
KSC 0.0314K/W
DSC 0.0140K/W
ASC 0.0253K/W
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Outline Drawing & Ordering Information
101A353
ORDERING INFORMATION (Please quote 10 digit code as below)
N4316 MK
0
Fixed
Type Code
Fixed
outline code
Voltage code
VDRM/100
02-06
Fixed turn-off
time code
Order code: N4316MK040 – 400V VDRM, VRRM, 14mm clamp height capsule.
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