Philips Semiconductors Product specification
Thyristors BTA151 series
sensitive gate
GENERAL DESCRIPTION QUICK REFERENCE DATA
Glass passivated, sensitive gate SYMBOL PARAMETER MAX. MAX. MAX. UNIT
thyristors in a plastic envelope,
intended for use in general purpose BTA151- 500R 650R 800R
switching and phase control V
DRM
, Repetitive peak off-state 500 650 800 V
applications. V
RRM
voltages
I
T(AV)
Average on-state current 7.5 7.5 7.5 A
I
T(RMS)
RMS on-state current 12 12 12 A
I
TSM
Non-repetitive peak on-state 100 100 100 A
current
PINNING - SOT82 PIN CONFIGURATION SYMBOL
PIN DESCRIPTION
1 cathode
2 anode
3 gate
tab anode
LIMITING VALUES
Limiting values in accordance with the Absolute Maximum System (IEC 134).
SYMBOL PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN. MAX. UNIT
-500R -650R -800R
V
DRM
, V
RRM
Repetitive peak off-state - 500
1
650
1
800 V
voltages
I
T(AV)
Average on-state current half sine wave; T
mb
≤ 109 ˚C - 7.5 A
I
T(RMS)
RMS on-state current all conduction angles - 12 A
I
TSM
Non-repetitive peak half sine wave; T
j
= 25 ˚C prior to
on-state current surge
t = 10 ms - 100 A
t = 8.3 ms - 110 A
I
2
tI
2
t for fusing t = 10 ms - 50 A
2
s
dI
T
/dt Repetitive rate of rise of I
TM
= 20 A; I
G
= 50 mA; - 50 A/µs
on-state current after dI
G
/dt = 50 mA/µs
triggering
I
GM
Peak gate current - 2 A
V
GM
Peak gate voltage - 5 V
V
RGM
Peak reverse gate voltage - 12 V
P
GM
Peak gate power - 5 W
P
G(AV)
Average gate power over any 20 ms period - 0.5 W
T
stg
Storage temperature -40 150 ˚C
T
j
Operating junction - 125 ˚C
temperature
ak
g
123
1 Although not recommended, off-state voltages up to 800V may be applied without damage, but the thyristor may
switch to the on-state. The rate of rise of current should not exceed 15 A/µs.
September 1997 1 Rev 1.200