HIGH EFFICIENCY RECTIFIER
VOLTAGE RANGE 50 to 600 Volts CURRENT 16.0 Amperes
RECTRON
SEMICONDUCTOR
TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TION
FEATURES
* Low power loss, high efficiency
* Low forward voltage drop
* Low thermal resistance
* High current capability
* High speed switching
* High surge capability
* High reliability
MECHANICAL DATA
MAXIMUM RATINGS AND ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Ratings at 25 oC ambient temperature unless otherwise specified.
Single phase, half wave, 60 Hz, resistive or inductive load.
For capacitive load, derate current by 20%.
* Case: ITO-220 molded plastic
* Epoxy: Device has U L flammability classification 94V-O
* Lead: MIL-STD-202E method 208C guaranteed
* Mounting position: Any
* Weight: 2.24 grams
* Polarity: As marked
IHER1601C
THRU
IHER1606C
MAXIMUM RATINGS
(At TA = 25oC unless otherwise noted)
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(At TA = 25oC unless otherwise noted)
NOTES : 1. Test Conditions: IF = 0.5A, IR = -1.0A, I RR = -0.25A
2. Measured at 1 MHz and applied reverse voltage of 4.0 volts.
3. Suffix “A” = Common Anode.
Dimensions in inches and (millimeters)
2002-11
RATINGS
Maximum Recurrent Peak Reverse Voltage
Maximum RMS Voltage
Maximum DC Blocking Voltage
Maximum Average Forward Rectified Current
at T
C
= 75
o
C
Peak Forward Surge Current 8.3 ms single half sine-wave
superimposed on rated load (JEDEC method)
Typical Thermal Resistance
Typical Junction Capacitance (Note 2)
SYMBOL
V
RRM
V
DC
I
FSM
C
J
T
J
, T
STG
V
RMS
UNITS
50
Volts
Volts
Volts
Amps
35 210
300
16.0
200
2.5
40
Amps
0
C/W
0
C
100
140
Operating and Storage Temperature Range
Rθ
JC
I
O
-55 to + 150 pF
50 200 300
IHER1601C IHER1603C IHER1605CIHER1602C IHER1604C
200 400
70 280
400100
IHER1606C
600
420
600
CHARACTERISTICS
at Rated DC Blocking Voltage
Maximum Reverse Recovery Time (Note 1)
V
F
SYMBOL
I
R
UNITS
nSec
uAmps
Maximum DC Reverse Current
Maximum Instantaneous Forward Voltage at 8.0A DC Volts
10
50
@T
C
= 100
o
C
@T
C
= 25
o
C
trr
IHER1601C IHER1602C IHER1604C IHER1605C
IHER1603C
1.0
150
IHER1606C
1.3 1.7
75
ITO-220
.138(3.5)
.406(10.3)
.114(2.9)
.055(1.4)
.382(9.7)
.098(2.5)
.039(1.0)
.169(4.3)
.110(2.8)
.602(15.3)
.035(0.9)
.108(2.75)
.091(2.30)
.020(0.5)
.579(14.7)
.031(0.8)
.016 (0.4)
.185(4.7)
.122(3.1)
.154 (3.9)
.138 (3.5)
.071(1.8)
.055(1.4) .531(13.5)
.492(12.5)
.114(2.9)
.098(2.5)
.134(3.4)
RECTRON
RATING AND CHARACTERISTIC CURVES ( IHER1601C THRU IHER1606C )
FIG. 1 - TYPICAL FORWARD CURRENT DERATING CURVE
AVERAGE FORWARD CURRENT, (A)
CASE TEMPERATURE, ( )
0 50 100 150
20
16
12
8
4
0
Single Phase Half Wave
60Hz Inductive or
Resistive Load
FIG. 3 - MAXIMUM NON-REPETITIVE FORWARD SURGE CURRENT
PEAK FORWARD SURGE CURRENT, (A)
NUMBER OF CYCLES AT 60Hz
200
175
150
125
100
75
501 2 5 10 20 50 100
8.3ms Single Half Sine-Wave
(JEDEC Method)
FIG. 2 - TYPICAL REVERSE CHARACTERISTICS
INSTANTANEOUS REVERSE CURRENT, (uA)
PERCENT OF RATED PEAK
REVERSE VOLTAGE, (%)
1000
100
10
1.0
0.1 200 40 60 80 100 120 140
TC = 100
TC = 25
FIG. 5 - TYPICAL JUNCTION CAPACITANCE
JUNCTION CAPACITANCE, (pF)
REVERSE VOLTAGE, ( V )
200
100
60
40
20
10
6
4
2
1.1 .2 .4 1.0 2 4 10 20 40 100
TJ = 25
TJ = 25
Pulse Width = 300us
1% Duty Cycle
FIG. 4 - TYPICAL INSTANTANEOUS FORWARD CHARACTERISTICS
INSTANTANEOUS FORWARD CURRENT, (A)
INSTANTANEOUS FORWARD VOLTAGE, (V)
80
20
40
10
4
1
.1
.4
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