Data Sheet. Types N3533ZC140 to N3533ZC200 Issue 1. Page 1 of 10 August, 2002
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Date:- 6 Aug, 2002
Data Sheet Issue:- 1
Phase Control Thyristor
Types N3533ZC140 to N3533ZC200
Old Type No.: N1400CH02-20
Absolute Maximum Ratings
VOLTAGE RATINGS MAXIMUM
LIMITS UNITS
VDRM Repetitive peak off-state voltage, (note 1) 1400-2000 V
VDSM Non-repetitive peak off-state voltage, (note 1) 1400-2000 V
VRRM Repetitive peak reverse voltage, (note 1) 1400-2000 V
VRSM Non-repetitive peak reverse voltage, (note 1) 1500-2100 V
OTHER RATINGS MAXIMUM
LIMITS UNITS
IT(AV) Mean on-state current. Tsink=55°C, (note 2) 3533 A
IT(AV) Mean on-state current. Tsink=85°C, (note 2) 2377 A
IT(AV) Mean on-state current. Tsink=85°C, (note 3) 1398 A
IT(RMS) Nominal RMS on-state current. Tsink=25°C, (note 2) 7052 A
IT(d.c.) D.C. on-state current. Tsink=25°C, (note 4) 5929 A
ITSM Peak non-repetitive surge tp=10ms, Vrm=0.6VRRM, (note 5) 50 kA
ITSM2 Peak non-repetitive surge tp=10ms, Vrm≤10V, (note 5) 60 kA
I2tI
2t capacity for fusing tp=10ms, Vrm=0.6VRRM, (note 5) 12.5×106A2s
I2tI2t capacity for fusing tp=10ms, Vrm≤10V, (note 5) 18.0×106A2s
Maximum rate of rise of on-state current (repetitive), (Note 6) 150 A/µs
diT/dt Maximum rate of rise of on-state current (non-repetitive), (Note 6) 300 A/µs
VRGM Peak reverse gate voltage 5 V
PG(AV) Mean forward gate power 5 W
PGM Peak forward gate power 30 W
VGD Non-trigger gate voltage, (Note 7) 0.25 V
THS Operating temperature range -40 to +125 °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) Single side cooled, single phase; 50Hz, 180° half-sinewave.
4) Double side cooled.
5) Half-sinewave, 125°C Tj initial.
6) VD=67% VDRM, ITM=1000A, IFG=2A, tr≤0.5µs, Tcase=125°C.
7) Rated VDRM.
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Data Sheet. Types N3533ZC140 to N3533ZC200 Issue 1. Page 2 of 10 August, 2002
Characteristics
PARAMETER MIN. TYP. MAX. TEST CONDITIONS (Note 1) UNITS
VTM Maximum peak on-state voltage - - 1.25 ITM=3000A V
V0Threshold voltage - - 0.97 V
rSSlope resistance - - 0.095 mΩ
dv/dt Critical rate of rise of off-state voltage 1000 - - VD=80% VDRM, linear ramp, Gate O/C V/µs
IDRM Peak off-state current - - 200 Rated VDRM mA
IRRM Peak reverse current - - 200 Rated VRRM mA
VGT Gate trigger voltage - - 3.0 V
IGT Gate trigger current - - 300 Tj=25°C, VD=10V, IT=3A mA
IHHolding current - - 1000 Tj=25°C mA
tgd Gate controlled turn-on delay time - 1.0 2.0
tgt Turn-on time - 2.0 3.0 VD=67%VDRM, ITM=2000A, di/dt=10A/µs,
IFG=2A, tr=0.5µs, Tj=25°C µs
Qrr Recovered Charge - 2700 - µC
Qra Recovered Charge, 50% chord - 1700 2300 µC
Irm Reverse recovery current - 135 - A
trr Reverse recovery time, 50% chord - 25 -
ITM=4000A, tp=1000µs, di/dt=10A/µs,
Vr=50V
µs
- 250 - ITM=4000A, tp=1000µs, di/dt=10A/µs,
Vr=50V, Vdr=80%VDRM, dVdr/dt=20V/µs
tqTurn-off time - 450 - ITM=4000A, tp=1000µs, di/dt=10A/µs,
Vr=50V, Vdr=80%VDRM, dVdr/dt=200V/µs
µs
--0.011 Double side cooled K/W
Rth(j-hs) Thermal resistance, junction to heatsink --
0.022 Single side cooled K/W
F Mounting force 27 - 47 kN
WtWeight - 1.7 - kg
Notes: -
1) Unless otherwise indicated Tj=125°C.
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Data Sheet. Types N3533ZC140 to N3533ZC200 Issue 1. Page 3 of 10 August, 2002
Notes on Ratings and Characteristics
1.0 Voltage Grade Table
Voltage Grade VDRM VDSM VRRM
VVRSM
VVD VR
DC V
14 1400 1500 930
16 1600 1700 1040
18 1800 1900 1150
20 2000 2100 1250
2.0 Extension of Voltage Grades
This report is applicable to other and higher 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 Rate of rise of on-state current
The maximum un-pr imed rate of r ise of on-st ate cur rent mus t not ex ceed 300A/µs at any time during tur n-
on on a non-repetitive basis. For repetitive performance, the on-state rate of rise of current must not
exceed 150A/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.
6.0 Gate Drive
The recommended pulse gate drive is 30V, 15Ω with a short-circuit current rise time of not more than
0.5µs. This gate drive must be applied when using the full di/dt capability of the device.
The puls e duration may need to be configured acc ording to the application but should be no shorter than
20µs, otherwise an increase in pulse current may be needed to supply the necessary charge to trigger.
7.0 Computer Modelling Parameters
7.1 Device Dissipation Calculations
s
AVs
AV rff
WrffVV
I ⋅⋅ ⋅⋅⋅++−
=2
4
2
00 and:
Hsj
th
AV
TTT
RT
W
−=∆
∆
=
max
Where V0=0.97V, rs=0.095mΩ,
Rth = Supplementary thermal impedance, see table below.
ff = Form factor, see table below.
Supplementary Thermal Impedance
Conduction Angle 30° 60° 90° 120° 180° 270° d.c.
Square wave Double Side Cooled 0.0124 0.0122 0.0121 0.0119 0.0117 0.0113 0.011
Square wave Single Side Cooled 0.0249 0.0248 0.0247 0.0246 0.0244 0.0241 0.022
Sine wave Double Side Cooled 0.0168 0.0140 0.0131 0.0118 0.0112
Sine wave Single Side Cooled 0.0249 0.0247 0.0246 0.0244 0.0241
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
2
2
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7.2 Calculating VT using ABCD Coefficients
The on-state characteristic IT vs. VT, on page 5 is represented in two ways;
(i) the well established V0 and rs 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 c onstants , der ived by curve fitting sof tware, ar e given below for both hot and cold char acter istic s . The
resulting values for VT agree with the true device characteristic over a current range, which is limited to
that plotted.
25°C Coefficients 125°C Coefficients
A1.172801 0.436704226
B-0.03717729 0.06350879
C5.397833×10-5 1.720213×10-4
D4.65×10-3 -3.856749×10-3
7.3 D.C. Thermal Impedance Calculation
∑
=
=
−
−⋅= np
p
t
pt p
err 11
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.
D.C. Double Side Cooled
Term1234
rp6.72×10-3 2.78×10-3 9.476×10-4 7.12×10-4
τ
p1.0226 0.226 0.0586 9.06×10-3
D.C. Single Side Cooled
Term1234
rp0.01688 4.42×10-3 1.79×10-3 8.72×10-4
τ
p7.055 0.5206 0.1198 0.0128
8.0 Reverse recovery ratings
(i) Qra is based on 50% Irm chord as shown in 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 =Fig. 1
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Data Sheet. Types N3533ZC140 to N3533ZC200 Issue 1. Page 5 of 10 August, 2002
Curves
Figure 1 - On-state characteristics of Limit device Figure 2 - Transient Thermal Impedance
100
1000
10000
00.511.522.5
Instantaneous On-state voltage - VTM (V)
Instantaneous On-state current - I
TM
(A)
Tj = 125°C
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Tj = 25°C
0.00001
0.0001
0.001
0.01
0.1
1E-05 0.0001 0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 100
Time (s)
Transient thermal impedance (K/W)
DSC
0.011K/W
SSC
0.022K/W
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Figure 3 - Gate Characteristics - Trigger Limits Figure 4 - Gate Characteristics - Power Curves
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
Gate Current - I G (A)
Gate Voltage - V
G
(V)
IGD, VGD
IGT, VGT
Min VG dc
Max VG dc
Tj=25°C
125°C
25°C
-10°C
-40°C
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0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
0246810
Gate C u rrent - IG (A)
Gate Voltage - V
G
(V)
PG 5W dc
PG Max 30W dc
Min VG dc
Max VG dc
Tj=25°C
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Figure 5 – Recovered Charge, Qrr Figure 6 – Recovered charge, Qra (50% chord)
1000
10000
100000
1 10 100 1000
di/dt (A/µs)
Recovered charge - Q
rr
(µC)
N3533ZC140-200
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Tj=125°C
1000A
2000A
3000A
4000A
1000
10000
1 10 100 1000
di/dt (A/µs)
Recovered charge - Q
ra
, 50% chord (µC)
N3533ZC140-200
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3000A
Tj=125°C
1000A
2000A
4000A
Figure 7 – Reverse recovery current, Irm Figure 8 – Reverse recovery time, trr (50% chord)
10.00
100.00
1000.00
10000.00
1101001000
di/dt (A/µs)
Reverse recovery current - I
rm
(A)
N3533ZC140-200
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Tj=125°C
4000A
3000A
2000A
1000A
1
10
100
1 10 100 1000
di/dt (A/µs)
Reverse recovery time (50% chord) - t
rr
(µs)
N3533ZC140-200
Issue 1
Tj=125°C
4000A
3000A
2000A
1000A
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Figure 9 – On-state current vs. Power dissipation –
Double Side Cooled (Sine wave) Figure 10 – On-state current vs. Heatsink
temperature - Double Side Cooled (Sine wave)
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
9000
10000
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000
Mean forward current (A) (Whole cycle averaged)
Maximum forward dissi pati on (W)
30°
60°
90°
120°
180°
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25
50
75
100
125
150
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000
Me an forward cur re nt ( A) (Wh ole cycle averaged)
Maximum perm issable heatsink temperature (°C)
30° 60° 90° 120° 180°
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Figure 11 – On-state current vs. Power dissipation –
Double Side Cooled (Square wave) Figure 12 – On-state current vs. Heatsink
temperature - Double Side Cooled (Square wave)
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
9000
10000
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000
Mean For w ard Current (Amps) (Whole Cycle Averaged)
Maximum forward dissi pati on (W)
d.c.
270°
180°
120°
90°
60°
30°
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0
25
50
75
100
125
150
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000
Mean Forward Current (Amps) (Whole Cycle Averaged)
Maximum perm issible heatsink tem perature (°C)
30°
60°
90°
120°
180°
270°
d.c.
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Figure 13 – On-state current vs. Power dissipation –
Single Side Cooled (Sine wave) Figure 14 – On-state current vs. Heatsink
temperature - Single Side Cooled (Sine wave)
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000
Mean forw ard current (A) (Whole cycle averaged)
Maximum forward dissi pati on (W)
180°
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120°
90°
60°
30°
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000
Mean forward current (A) (Whole cycle averaged)
Maximum perm issable heatsink temperature (°C)
180°
N3533ZC140-200
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30° 60° 90° 120°
Figure 15 – On-state current vs. Power dissipation –
Single Side Cooled (Square wave) Figure 16 – On-state current vs. Heatsink
temperature - Single Side Cooled (Square wave)
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500
Mean For ward Current (Amps) (W hol e Cycle Averaged)
Maximum forward dissi pati on (W)
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d.c.
270°
180°
120°
90°
60°
30°
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500
Mean For w ard Current (Amps) (Whole Cycle Averaged)
Maximum perm issible heatsink tem perature (°C)
30°
60°
90°
120°
180°
270°
d.c.
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Figure 17 – Maximum surge and I2t Ratings
1000
10000
100000
1000000
Total peak half sine surge current (A)
1.00E+06
1.00E+07
1.00E+08
1.00E+09
Maximum I
2
t (A
2
s)
135101 5 10 50 100
Duration of surg e (ms) Duration of s urge (cycles @ 50Hz)
I2t: 60% VRRM
ITSM: 60% VRRM
I2t: VRRM ≤10V
ITSM: VRRM ≤10V
Tj (initial) = 125° C
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Outline Drawing & Ordering Information
101A281
ORDERING INFORMATION (Please quote 10 digit code as bel ow)
N3533 ZC
0
Fixed
Type Code Fixed
outline c ode
Voltage c ode
VDRM/100
14-20
Fixed turn-off
time code
Order code: N3533ZC160 – 1600V VRRM, 37.7m m cl amp height capsule.
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