Owner's manual
S3A/B - S3M/B
Document number: DS16005 Rev. 18 - 2
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March 2014
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S3A/B - S3M/B
Maximum Ratings (@T
A
= +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)
Single phase, half wave, 60Hz, resistive or inductive load.
For capacitance load, derate current by 20%.
Characteristic Symbol
S3
A/AB
S3
B/BB
S3
D/DB
S3
G/GB
S3
J/JB
S3
K/KB
S3
M/MB
Unit
Peak Repetitive Reverse Voltage
Working Peak Reverse Voltage
DC Blocking Voltage
V
RRM
V
RWM
V
R
50 100 200 400 600 800 1000 V
RMS Reverse Voltage
V
R(RMS)
30 70 140 280 420 560 700 V
Average Rectified Output Current @ T
T
= +75°C I
O
3.0 A
Non-Repetitive Peak Forward Surge Current 8.3ms
Single Half Sine-Wave Superimposed on Rated Load
I
FSM
100 A
Thermal Characteristics
Characteristic Symbol Value Unit
Typical Thermal Resistance Junction to Terminal (Note 5)
R
θJT
10 °C/W
Operating and Storage Temperature Range
T
J,
T
STG
-65 to +150 °C
Electrical Characteristics (@T
A
= +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)
Characteristic Symbol Value Unit
Forward Voltage @ I
F
= 3.0A V
FM
1.15 V
Peak Reverse Current @ T
A
= +25°C
at Rated DC Blocking Voltage @ T
A
= +125 °C
I
RM
10
250
µA
Typical Total Capacitance (Note 6)
C
T
40 pF
Notes: 5. Thermal resistance: Junction to Terminal, unit mounted on PC board with 5.0 mm
2
(0.013 mm thick) copper pad as heat sink.
6. Measured at 1.0 MHz and applied reverse voltage of 4.0V DC.
0
1.5
T , TERMINAL TEMPERATURE (ºC)
Fig. 1 Forward Current Derating Curve
T
I, AVE
R
A
G
E F
O
R
WA
R
D
C
U
R
R
E
N
T
(A)
AV
0.5
1.0
2.0
2.5
25 50 75 100 125 150
3.0
I , INSTANTANEOUS FORWARD CURRENT (A)
F
0.01
0.1
1.0
10
V , INSTANTANEOUS FORWARD VOLTAGE (V)
Fig. 2 Typical Forward Characteristics
F
0 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.0
I Pulse Width = 300 S
F