HER251 - HER258 HIGH EFFICIENT RECTIFIER DIODES PRV : 50 - 1000 Volts Io : 2.5 Amperes D2A FEATURES : * * * * * * High current capability High surge current capability High reliability Low reverse current Low forward voltage drop Fast switching for high efficiency 1.00 (25.4) MIN. 0.161 (4.1) 0.154 (3.9) 0.284 (7.2) 0.268 (6.8) * Pb / RoHS Free MECHANICAL DATA : 1.00 (25.4) MIN. 0.040 (1.02) 0.0385 (0.98) * Case : D2A Molded plastic * Epoxy : UL94V-O rate flame retardant * Lead : Axial lead solderable per MIL-STD-202, Method 208 guaranteed * Polarity : Color band denotes cathode end * Mounting position : Any * Weight : 0.645 gram Dimensions in inches and ( millimeters ) MAXIMUM RATINGS AND ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS Rating at 25 °C ambient temperature unless otherwise specified. Single phase, half wave, 60 Hz, resistive or inductive load. For capacitive load, derate current by 20%. SYMBOL HER 251 HER 252 HER 253 HER 254 HER 255 HER 256 HER 257 HER 258 UNIT Maximum Recurrent Peak Reverse Voltage VRRM 50 100 200 300 400 600 800 1000 V Maximum RMS Voltage VRMS 35 70 140 210 280 420 560 700 V Maximum DC Blocking Voltage VDC 50 100 200 300 400 600 800 1000 V RATING Maximum Average Forward Current 0.375"(9.5mm) Lead Length Ta = 55 °C Maximum Peak Forward Surge Current, 8.3ms Single half sine wave superimposed on rated load (JEDEC Method) Maximum Peak Forward Voltage at IF = 2.5 A Maximum DC Reverse Current Ta = 25 °C at Rated DC Blocking Voltage Ta = 100 °C IF(AV) 2.5 A IFSM 100 A VF 1.1 1.7 V IR 10 µA IR(H) 50 µA Maximum Reverse Recovery Time ( Note 1 ) Trr 50 75 ns Typical Junction Capacitance ( Note 2 ) CJ 50 pf Junction Temperature Range TJ - 65 to + 150 °C Storage Temperature Range TSTG - 65 to + 150 °C Notes : ( 1 ) Reverse Recovery Test Conditions : IF = 0.5 A, IR = 1.0 A, Irr = 0.25 A. ( 2 ) Measured at 1.0 MHz and applied reverse voltage of 4.0 VDC Page 1 of 2 Rev. 02 : March 24, 2005 RATING AND CHARACTERISTIC CURVES ( HER251 - HER258 ) FIG.1 - REVERSE RECOVERY TIME CHARACTERISTIC AND TEST CIRCUIT DIAGRAM 50 Ω Trr 10 Ω + 0.5 A D.U.T. + 0 PULSE GENERATOR ( NOTE 2 ) 50 Vdc (approx) 1Ω - 0.25 A OSCILLOSCOPE ( NOTE 1 ) - 1.0 A SET TIME BASE FOR 25-35 ns/cm NOTES : 1. Rise Time = 7 ns max., Input Impedance = 1 megaohm, 22 pF. 1 cm 2. Rise time = 10 ns max., Source Impedance = 50 ohms. 3. All Resistors = Non-inductive Types. FIG.3 - MAXIMUM NON-REPETITIVE PEAK FORWARD SURGE CURRENT 2.5 100 PEAK FORWARD SURGE CURRENT, AMPERES AVERAGE FORWARD OUTPUT CURRENT, AMPERES FIG.2 - DERATING CURVE FOR OUTPUT RECTIFIED CURRENT 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 8.3 ms SINGLE HALF SINE WAVE Ta = 50 °C 80 60 40 20 60Hz RESISTIVE OR INDUCTIVE LOAD 0 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 0 175 1 2 AMBIENT TEMPERATURE, ( °C) FIG.4 - TYPICAL FORWARD CHARACTERISTICS 6 10 20 40 60 100 FIG.5 - TYPICAL REVERSE CHARACTERISTICS 10 100 Pulse Width = 300 µs 2% Duty Cycle TJ = 100 °C REVERSE CURRENT, MICROAMPERES FORWARD CURRENT, AMPERES 4 NUMBER OF CYCLES AT 60Hz TJ = 25 °C 10 HER251-HER255 1.0 1.0 0.1 TJ = 25 °C HER256-HER258 0.01 0.1 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 PERCENT OF RATED REVERSE VOLTAGE, (%) 0.01 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 FORWARD VOLTAGE, VOLTS Page 2 of 2 Rev. 02 : March 24, 2005