STPS20M60

Characteristics

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To evaluate the conduction losses use the following equation:

P = 0.385 x IF(AV) + 0.0073 x IF

2

(RMS)

Table 4.

Static electrical characteristics

Symbol

Parameter

Test conditions

Min.

Typ.

Max.

Unit

IR

(1)

Reverse leakage current

Tj = 25 °C

VR = VRRM

-

30

125

µA

Tj = 125 °C

-

20

75

mA

VF

(2)

Forward voltage drop

Tj = 25 °C

IF = 10 A

-

0.470

0.505

V

Tj = 125 °C

-

0.370

0.415

Tj = 25 °C

IF = 20 A

-

0.530

0.580

Tj = 125 °C

-

0.460

0.530

1.

Pulse test: tp = 5 ms, δ < 2%

2.

Pulse test: tp = 380 µs, δ < 2%

Figure 2.

Average forward power dissipation

versus average forward current

Figure 3.

Average forward current versus

ambient temperature (

δ = 0.5)

P

(W)

F(AV)

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

0

4

8

12

1620

2428

δ = 1

δ = 0.5

δ = 0.2

δ = 0.1

δ = 0.05

T

δ = t / T

p

t

p

I

(A)

F(AV)

0

4

8

12

16

20

24

0

25

50

75

100

125

150

I

(A)

F(AV)

Rth(j-a) = Rth(j-c)

T

(°C)

amb

Figure 4.

Normalized avalanche power

derating versus pulse duration

Figure 5.

Normalized avalanche power

derating versus junction

temperature

0.001

0.01

0.1

0.01

1

0.1

10

100

1000

1

P(tp)

P

(1µs)

ARM

ARM

t (µs)

p

0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

1.2

25

50

75

100

125

150

P(T )

P

(25 °C)

ARM

j

ARM

T (°C)

j