1
Rectifier Device Data
. . . designed for use in switching power supplies, inverters and as free
wheeling diodes, these state–of–the–art devices have the following features:
•Ultrafast 35 and 60 Nanosecond Recovery Times
•175°C Operating Junction Temperature
•Popular TO–220 Package
•Epoxy Meets UL94, VO @ 1/8″
•High Temperature Glass Passivated Junction
•High Voltage Capability to 600 Volts
•Low Leakage Specified @ 150°C Case Temperature
•Current Derating @ Both Case and Ambient Temperatures
Mechanical Characteristics:
•Case: Epoxy, Molded
•Weight: 1.9 grams (approximately)
•Finish: All External Surfaces Corrosion Resistant and Terminal Leads are
Readily Solderable
•Lead Temperature for Soldering Purposes: 260°C Max. for 10 Seconds
•Shipped 50 units per plastic tube
•Marking: U1620, U1640, U1660
MAXIMUM RATINGS
Ri
Sbl
MUR
Ui
Rating Symbol 1620CT 1640CT 1660CT Unit
Peak Repetitive Reverse Voltage
Working Peak Reverse Voltage
DC Blocking Voltage
VRRM
VRWM
VR
200 400 600 Volts
Average Rectified Forward Current Per Leg
Total Device, (Rated VR), TC = 150°C Total Device IF(AV) 8.0
16 Amps
Peak Rectified Forward Current Per Diode Leg
(Rated VR, Square Wave, 20 kHz), TC = 150°CIFM 16 Amps
Nonrepetitive Peak Surge Current
(Surge applied at rated load conditions halfwave, single phase, 60 Hz) IFSM 100 Amps
Operating Junction Temperature and Storage Temperature TJ, Tstg
*
65 to +175 °C
THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS, PER DIODE LEG
Maximum Thermal Resistance, Junction to Case RθJC 3.0 2.0 °C/W
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS, PER DIODE LEG
Maximum Instantaneous Forward Voltage (1)
(iF = 8.0 Amps, TC = 150°C)
(iF = 8.0 Amps, TC = 25°C)
vF0.895
0.975 1.00
1.30 1.20
1.50
Volts
Maximum Instantaneous Reverse Current (1)
(Rated dc Voltage, TC = 150°C)
(Rated dc Voltage, TC = 25°C)
iR250
5.0 500
10
µA
Maximum Reverse Recovery T ime
(IF = 1.0 Amp, di/dt = 50 Amps/µs)
(IF = 0.5 Amp, IR = 1.0 Amp, IREC = 0.25 Amp)
trr 35
25 60
50
ns
(1) Pulse Test: Pulse Width = 300 µs, Duty Cycle ≤2.0%
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SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNICAL DATA
1
32, 4
ULTRAFAST
RECTIFIERS
8 AMPERES
200–400–600 VOLTS
CASE 221A–06
TO–220AB
Motorola Preferred Devices
1
3
4
2
Rev 2
2Rectifier Device Data
Figure 1. Typical Forward Voltage, Per Leg
vF, INSTANTANEOUS VOLTAGE (VOLTS)
0.3 0.60.4 0.8
30
0.1
0.3
0.2
2.0
1.0
100
20
7.0
0.7
3.0
0.5
5.0
50
, INSTANTANEOUS FORWARD CURRENT (AMPS)
F
0.9
VR, REVERSE VOLTAGE (VOLTS)
06040 100 120
400
800
0.08
0.04
0.02
8.0
4.0
2.0
200
40
20
80 TJ = 175
°
C
IR
20 80 200
Figure 2. Typical Reverse Current, Per Leg*
TA, AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (
°
C)
020
2.0
4.0
IF(AV)
0
6.0
8.0
10
12
14
40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200
TC, CASE TEMPERATURE (
°
C)
140 155150
0
2.0
1.0
3.0
5.0
4.0
10
7.0
6.0
I
145 180
Figure 3. Current Derating, Case, Per Leg
Figure 4. Current Derating, Ambient, Per Leg
0 2.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
10
04.0 6.0 8.0 10
IF(AV), A VERAGE FORWARD CURRENT (AMPS)
PF(AV)
Figure 5. Power Dissipation, Per Leg
0.5
0.7
10
70
1.0 1.1 1.2
100
°
C
TJ = 175
°
C
25
°
C160 180
140
0.8
0.4
0.2
, REVERSE CURRENT ( A)
m
100
°
C
25
°
C
160 175170165
9.0
8.0
* The curves shown are typical for the highest voltage device in the
voltage grouping. Typical reverse current for lower voltage selections
can be estimated from these same curves if VR is sufficiently below
rated VR.
, AVERAGE POWER DISSIPA TION (WATTS)
SQUARE W AVE
dc
, A VERAGE FORWARD CURRENT (AMPS)
TJ = 175
°
C
dc
SQUARE W AVE
i
1.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 9.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
RATED VR APPLIED
, AVERAGE POWER DISSIPA TION (WATTS)
F(AV)
SQUARE W AVE
dc
SQUARE W AVE
dc
0.2
R
q
JA = 16
°
C/W
R
q
JA = 60
°
C/W
(NO HEATSINK)
3
Rectifier Device Data
Figure 6. Typical Forward Voltage, Per Leg
vF, INSTANTANEOUS VOLTAGE (VOLTS)
0.80.4 1.2
30
0.1
0.3
0.2
2.0
1.0
100
20
7.0
1.0
3.0
0.5
5.0
50
, INSTANTANEOUS FORWARD CURRENT (AMPS)
F
1.4
VR, REVERSE VOLTAGE (VOLTS)
0 150100 250 300
40
80
0.8
0.4
0.2
20
4.0
2.0
8.0
TJ = 175
°
C
IR
50 200 500
Figure 7. Typical Reverse Current, Per Leg*
TA, AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (
°
C)
020
2.0
4.0
IF(AV)
0
6.0
8.0
10
12
14
40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200
TC, CASE TEMPERATURE (
°
C)
140 155150
0
2.0
1.0
3.0
5.0
4.0
10
7.0
6.0
I
145 180
Figure 8. Current Derating, Case, Per Leg
Figure 9. Current Derating, Ambient, Per Leg
0 2.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
10
04.0 6.0 8.0 10
IF(AV), A VERAGE FORWARD CURRENT (AMPS)
PF(AV)
Figure 10. Power Dissipation, Per Leg
0.6
0.7
10
70
1.6
100
°
C
25
°
C
400 450350
0.08
0.04
0.02
, REVERSE CURRENT ( A)
m
100
°
C
25
°
C
160 175170165
9.0
8.0
* The curves shown are typical for the highest voltage device in the
voltage grouping. Typical reverse current for lower voltage selections
can be estimated from these curves if VR is sufficiently below rated
VR.
R
q
JA = 16
°
C/W
R
q
JA = 60
°
C/W
(NO HEAT SINK)
, AVERAGE POWER DISSIPA TION (WATTS)
SQUARE W AVE
dc
, A VERAGE FORWARD CURRENT (AMPS)
TJ = 175
°
Cdc
SQUARE W AVE
i
1.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 9.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
RATED VR APPLIED
, AVERAGE POWER DISSIPA TION (WATTS)
F(AV)
SQUARE W AVE
dc
SQUARE W AVE
dc
400
800
200
150
°
C
TJ = 175
°
C
4Rectifier Device Data
Figure 11. Typical Forward Voltage, Per Leg
vF, INSTANTANEOUS VOLTAGE (VOLTS)
1.00.6 1.2
30
0.1
0.3
0.2
2.0
1.0
100
20
7.0
3.0
0.5
5.0
50
, INSTANTANEOUS FORWARD CURRENT (AMPS)
F
1.4
VR, REVERSE VOLTAGE (VOLTS)
100 200 400
40
80
0.8
0.4
0.2
20
4.0
2.0
8.0
TJ = 150
°
C
IR
300 600
Figure 12. Typical Reverse Current, Per Leg*
TA, AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (
°
C)
020
2.0
3.0
IF(AV)
0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
10
40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200
TC, CASE TEMPERATURE (
°
C)
140 155150
0
2.0
1.0
3.0
5.0
4.0
10
7.0
6.0
I
145 180
Figure 13. Current Derating, Case, Per Leg
Figure 14. Current Derating, Ambient, Per Leg
0 2.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
14
04.0 6.0 8.0 10
IF(AV), A VERAGE FORWARD CURRENT (AMPS)
PF(AV)
Figure 15. Power Dissipation, Per Leg
0.8
0.7
10
70
1.6 1.8
100
°
C
TJ = 150
°
C
25
°
C
500
0.08
0.04
0.02
, REVERSE CURRENT ( A)
m
100
°
C
25
°
C
160 175170165
9.0
8.0
* The curves shown are typical for the highest voltage device in the
voltage grouping. Typical reverse current for lower voltage selections
can be estimated from these same curves if VR is sufficiently below
rated VR.
, AVERAGE POWER DISSIPA TION (WATTS)
SQUARE W AVE
dc
, A VERAGE FORWARD CURRENT (AMPS)
TJ = 175
°
C
dc
SQUARE W AVE
i
1.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 9.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
RATED VR APPLIED
, AVERAGE POWER DISSIPA TION (WATTS)
F(AV)
SQUARE W AVE
dc
SQUARE W AVE
dc
0.4
R
q
JA = 16
°
C/W
R
q
JA = 60
°
C/W
(NO HEAT SINK) 10
11
12
13
1.0
4.0
5.0
400
800
200
5
Rectifier Device Data
0.01
0.02
0.05
0.1
0.2
0.5
1.0
0.01 0.02 0.05 0.1 0.2 0.5 1.0 2.0 5.0 10 20 50 100 200 500 1000
t, TIME (ms)
Figure 16. Thermal Response
D = 0.5
0.05
SINGLE PULSE
P(pk) t1t2
DUTY CYCLE, D = t1/t2
Z
θ
JC(t) = r(t) R
θ
JC
D CURVES APPLY FOR POWER
PULSE TRAIN SHOWN
READ TIME AT T1
TJ(pk) – TC = P(pk) Z
θ
JC(t)
r(t), TRANSIENT THERMAL RESIST ANCE (NORMALIZED)
1000
10
30
100
300
1.0 10 100
VR, REVERSE VOLTAGE (VOLTS)
Figure 17. Typical Capacitance, Per Leg
C, CAPACITANCE (pF)
TJ = 25
°
C
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0.01
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PACKAGE DIMENSIONS
CASE 221A–06
(TO–220AB)
NOTES:
1. DIMENSIONING AND TOLERANCING PER ANSI
Y14.5M, 1982.
2. CONTROLLING DIMENSION: INCH.
3. DIMENSION Z DEFINES A ZONE WHERE ALL
BODY AND LEAD IRREGULARITIES ARE
ALLOWED.
DIM MIN MAX MIN MAX
MILLIMETERSINCHES
A0.570 0.620 14.48 15.75
B0.380 0.405 9.66 10.28
C0.160 0.190 4.07 4.82
D0.025 0.035 0.64 0.88
F0.142 0.147 3.61 3.73
G0.095 0.105 2.42 2.66
H0.110 0.155 2.80 3.93
J0.018 0.025 0.46 0.64
K0.500 0.562 12.70 14.27
L0.045 0.060 1.15 1.52
N0.190 0.210 4.83 5.33
Q0.100 0.120 2.54 3.04
R0.080 0.110 2.04 2.79
S0.045 0.055 1.15 1.39
T0.235 0.255 5.97 6.47
U0.000 0.050 0.00 1.27
V0.045 ––– 1.15 –––
Z––– 0.080 ––– 2.04
B
Q
H
Z
L
V
G
N
A
K
F
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