NPN POWER TRANSISTORS 60 VOLTS 15 AMP, 75 WATTS 2N6487 These are designed for use in general-purpose amplifier and NPN switching applications. COLLECTOR Features: A BASE e DC Current Gain specified to 15 Amperes hFE = 20-150 @ Ic =5.0A Em VLE +0-220AB EMITTER = 5.0 (Min) @ Ic = 15 A on Gast S IN INCHES AND (MILLIMETERS) e Collector-Emitter Sustaining Voltage Sine SSO TRUCE of 0651106 VCEO (sus) = 60 V (Min) - tt tt TO-220AB Compact Package JB ft ais A rewBaiune POINT TBE Roa, 1 ! BER 2 60) 4303.3) ye Srran Ee remus 1600(12,7)MIN. TERM.2 085(1.31 TERM3~~"| qe _ 033(0. Ae.87 le 2197 ("twee [term.1 | Term.2 | TeRMa | TAB | T0-220-AB | BASE COLLECTOR | EMITTER | COLLECTOR maximum ratings (Ta = 25C) (unless otherwise specified) RATING SYMBOL _2N6487 UNITS Collector-Emitter Voltage VcEO 60 Volts Collector-Base Voltage VoBo 70 Volts Emitter Base Voltage VEBO 5 Volts Collector Current Continuous lo 15 A Base Current - Continuous Ip 5 A Total Power Dissipation @ Tc = 25C Pp 75 Watts Derate above 25C 0.6 Ww/G Operating and Storage Junction Temperature Range Ty, Tsta ~65 to +150 C thermal characteristics Thermal Resistance, Junction to Ambient Raa 70 C/W Thermal Resistance, Junction to Case Rac 1.67 C/W Maximum Lead Temperature for Soldering Purposes: 4 from Case for 5 Seconds TL 260 C 815electrical characteristics (Tc = 25C) (unless otherwise specified) | CHARACTERISTIC | SYMBOL | MIN | TYP MAX | UNIT | off characteristics Collector-Emitter Sustaining Voltage Vv 60 _ _ It (Ig = 200MA, Ip = 0) CEO (sus) Volts Collector-Emitter Sustaining Voltage _ _ (I = 200MA, Vee = -1.5V) VCEX 70 Volts Collector Cutoff Current _ _ (VoE = 30V, Ip = 0) IcEO 1 mA Collector Cutoff Current | _ _ 5 mA (Vce = 60V, VeB(orr) =~1.5V, To = 150C) CEX Emitter Cutoff Current (Vep = BV, Ic = 0) lEBO - 1 mA second breakdown | Second Breakdown with Base Forward Biased | FBSOA | SEE FIGURE 5 on characteristics DC Current Gain hee (Ig = 5A, Voce = 4V) 20 _ 150 (Ig = 15A, Voce = 4V) 5 _ ~ Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage VCE(sat) (Ig = 5A, Ip = 5A) _ 1.3 Vv (Io = 15A, Ig = 5A) _ _ 3.5 Vv Base-Emitter Voltage VBE(on) (ic = 5A, Voe = 4V) _ 1.3 Vv (Ic = 15A, Voce = 4V) 3.5 TA Vec 4.0 +30 V 2 25 us g re = 3.0 +10 T.. Re Scope = o- i --|- 2 20 ~10 V L_| S 51 01 = ty, te S 10 ns a 1.0 Duty Cycle = 1.0% = -4Vv = eh 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 Tc, CASE TEMPERATURE (C) FIGURE 1 POWER DERATING 140 1 816 Rpg and R varied to obtain desired current levels. For PNP reverse all polarities. D1 must be fast recovery type, e.g.; MBDS300 used above tg ~ 100 mA MS D6100 used below Ig ~ 100 mA FIGURE 2 SWITCHING TIME TEST CIRCUIT1000 500 nN oe oa S Ss 1, TIME (ns) an So 20 0.2 0.5 1.0 2.0 = o eo 9 wn 2 w& S i 2 8&3 td @ VBE (off) = 5.0 V 2 8 2 8 TRANSIENT THERMAL RESISTANCE (NORMALIZED) ao SINGLE 0.0 Zascit) = rit) Reuc Rgic = 1.87C/W MAX D CURVES APPLY FOR POWER PULSE TRAIN SHOWN READ TIME @t1 Ty(pk) - TC = Pik) Zac) DUTY CYCLE, Ds ty/t2 bk + Pipk) te 1 5.0 10 20 0.01 0.02 005 01 62 05 10 20 0 10 2 50 100 200 500 10k Ic, COLLECTOR CURRENT (AMP) FIGURE 3 TURN-ON TIME tc, COLLECTOR CURRENT (AMP) 20 10 5.0 Ty = 150C 2.9| SECOND BREAKDOWN LIMITED -BONDING WIRE LIMITED 1.0; = - ~THERMALLY LIMITED @ Tr = 25C CURVES APPLY BELOW RATED Vc 6.5 0.2 de 0.1 2.0 4.0 10 20 40 60 80 Voce. COLLECTOR-EMITTER VOLTAGE (VOLTS) FIGURE 5 ACTIVE-REGION SAFE OPERATING AREA 817 TIME (ms) FIGURE 4 - THERMAL RESPONSEt, TIME (ns) Vee, COLLECTOR-EMITTER VOLTAGE (VOLTS) 5000 1000 700 crag a 1000 wo $ 300 < 500 tf rE Cob 2 200 = < NPN o 200f- = o Veco =30V 100 - 100 at " Ty = 259C Ty 2et 7 50 50 0.2 0.6 1.0 2.0 5.0 10 20 0.5 1.0 2.0 5.0 10 20 50 tc, COLLECTOR CURRENT (AMP) Vp. REVERSE VOLTAGE (VOLTS) FIGURE 6 TURN-OFF TIME FIGURE 7 CAPACITANCES 500 Ty = 150C 200 25C Qo Qo an a Ny oS hee, OC CURRENT GAIN Vee *20V Q w oa 0.5 1.0 2.0 5.0 10 20 Ic, COLLECTOR CURRENT (AMP) FIGURE 8 DC CURRENT GAIN Ce 2.0 2.8 8 2.4 16 _ 14 e 20 8 1.2 wi 1.6 1.0 = 1.2 0.8 $ = Vee (sat) = !c/lg = 10 06 08 0.4 Vee @Vce=2.0V 04 0.2 Vee(sat) @ Ic/tg = 10 0 a 50 10 20 50 100 200 500 1000 2000 5000 02 0.5 1.0 2.0 5.0 10 20 Ip, BASE CURRENT (mA) Ic, COLLECTOR CURRENT (AMP) FIGURE 9 COLLECTOR SATURATION REGION FIGURE 10 ~ ON VOLTAGES 818