BCR1AM Powerex, Inc., 200 Hillis Street, Youngwood, Pennsylvania 15697-1800 (412) 925-7272 Lead-Mount Triac 1 Ampere/400-600 Volts OUTLINE DRAWING B B Description: A triac is a solid state silicon AC switch which may be gate triggered from an off-state to an on-state for either polarity of applied voltage. A E E ➀➂➁ Features: □ Glass Passivation D C Applications: □ AC Switch CIRCUMSCRIBE CIRCLE F - DIA. Ordering Information: Example: Select the complete seven or eight digit part number you desire from the table - i.e. BCR1AM-8 is a 400 Volt, 1 Ampere Triac. CONNECTION DIAGRAM ➁ ➀ T1 TERMINAL ➁ T2 TERMINAL ➂ GATE TERMINAL ➂ ➀ Type BCR1AM VDRM Volts Code 400 600 -8 -12 Outline Drawing (Conforms to JEDEC TO-92) Dimensions A Inches 0.45 Min. Millimeters 12.5 Min. B 0.20 Max. 5.0 Max. C 0.15 Max. 3.9 Max. D 0.05 1.3 E 0.05 1.25 F 0.028 Dia. 0.7 Dia. T-1 Powerex, Inc., 200 Hillis Street, Youngwood, Pennsylvania 15697-1800 (412) 925-7272 BCR1AM Lead-Mount Triac 1 Ampere/400-600 Volts Absolute Maximum Ratings, Ta = 25 °C unless otherwise specified Ratings Symbol Repetitive Peak Off-state Voltage (Gate Open) VDRM 400 600 VDSM Non-repetitive Peak Off-state Voltage (Gate Open) BCR1AM-8 BCR1AM-12 Units Volts 500 720 IT(RMS) 1 1 Amperes Non-repetitive Peak Surge, One Cycle (60 Hz) ITSM 10 10 Amperes Non-repetitive Peak Surge, One Cycle (50 Hz) ITSM 9.1 9.1 Amperes I2t 0.4 0.4 A2sec 1 1 Watts 0.1 0.1 1 1 Amperes On-state Current, Ta = 56°C I2t for Fusing, t = 8.3 msec Peak Gate Power Dissipation, 20 msec PGM Average Gate Power Dissipation PG(avg) Volts Watts Peak Gate Current IGM Peak Gate Voltage VGM 6 6 Volts Storage Temperature Tstg -40 to 125 -40 to 125 °C Operating Temperature Tj -40 to 125 -40 to 125 Weight – 0.23 °C 0.23 Grams Electrical and Thermal Characteristics, Tj = 25 °C unless otherwise specified Characteristics* Symbol Test Conditions (Trigger Mode) VD RL RG Tj Min. BCR1AM Typ. Max. Units Gate – Parameters DC Gate Trigger Current MT2+ Gate+ MT2+ Gate– 6V IGT 6V 330V 25°C – – 5 mA 6V 6V 330V 25°C – – 5 mA MT2– Gate– 6V 6V 330V 25°C – – 5 mA MT2– Gate+ 6V 6V 330V 25°C – – 10 mA 6V 6V 330V 25°C – – 2 Volts 6V 6V 330V 25°C – – 2 Volts MT2– Gate– 6V 6V 330V 25°C – – 2 Volts MT2– Gate+ 6V 6V 330V 25°C – – 2 Volts 1/2 VDRM – – 125°C 0.1 – – Volts DC Gate Trigger Voltage MT2+ Gate+ MT2+ Gate– VGT DC Gate Non-trigger Voltage All VGD *Characteristic values apply for either polarity of Main Terminal 2 referenced to Main Terminal 1. Characteristics Symbol Typ. Max. Units Thermal Resistance, Junction-to-case Rth(j-c) – – – 50 °C/W Steady State Thermal Resistance, Junction-to-ambient Rth(j-a) – – – 120 °C/W – – 1 – – 1.6 Volts – – – V/ms Voltage – Blocking State Repetitive Off-state Current IDRM Current – Conducting State Peak On-state Voltage VTM Critical Rate-of-Rise of Commutating Off-state Voltage (Commutating dv/dt) ▲ (Switching) T-2 (dv/dt)c Test Conditions Gate Open Circuited, VD = VDRM, Tj = 125°C Tc = 25°C, 8.3ms Pulsewidth Duty Cycle <2%, ITM = 1.5A – Min. mA Powerex, Inc., 200 Hillis Street, Youngwood, Pennsylvania 15697-1800 (412) 925-7272 Tj = 25oC 3.6 2.8 2.0 1.2 0.4 10-1 100 101 102 GATE CHARACTERISTICS (I, II, III) 101 PGM = 1W VGM = 6V JUNCTION-TO-AMBIENT 102 101 JUNCTION-TO-CASE 100 10-1 100 101 100 IGM = 1A PG(avg) = 0.1W IRGT I, IFGT I, IRGT III 10-1 VGD = 0.1V 102 100 102 IFGT III 101 102 INSTANTANEOUS ON-STATE CURRENT, IT, (AMPERES) CYCLES AT 60 Hz GATE CURRENT, IG, (mA) MAXIMUM SURGE CURRENT FOLLOWING RATED LOAD CONDITIONS ALLOWABLE CASE TEMPERATURE VS. RMS ON-STATE CURRENT ALLOWABLE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE VS. RMS ON-STATE CURRENT 8 6 4 2 160 160 140 140 120 360° CONDUCTION RESISTIVE, INDUCTIVE LOADS 100 80 60 FOR AC CONTROL THIS GRAPH NEARLY APPLIES REGARDLESS OF THE CONDUCTION ANGLE 40 20 0 100 AMBIENT TEMPERATURE, Ta, (°C) 10 102 60 360° CONDUCTION RESISTIVE, INDUCTIVE LOADS 40 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 RMS ON-STATE CURRENT, IT(RMS), (AMPERES) MAXIMUM ON-STATE POWER DISSIPATION GATE TRIGGER CURRENT VS. JUNCTION TEMPERATURE (TYPICAL) GATE TRIGGER CURRENT VS. JUNCTION TEMPERATURE (TYPICAL) 0.4 102 103 IFGT I, IRGT I IRGT III, IFGT III 101 0 0.8 1.2 1.6 RMS ON-STATE CURRENT, IT(RMS), (AMPERES) 2.0 GATE TRIGGER CURRENT, (t°C) x 100% GATE TRIGGER CURRENT, (25°C) GATE TRIGGER CURRENT, (t°C) x 100% GATE TRIGGER CURRENT, (25°C) 0.8 0.4 80 RMS ON-STATE CURRENT, IT(RMS), (AMPERES) 360° CONDUCTION RESISTIVE, INDUCTIVE LOADS 0 100 0 0 103 1.2 120 CYCLES AT 60 Hz 1.6 103 NATURAL CONVECTION, NO FIN CURVES APPLY REGARDLESS OF THE CONDUCTION ANGLE 20 0 101 2.0 MAXIMUM POWER DISSIPATION, (WATTS) TRANSIENT THERMAL IMPEDANCE CHARACTERISTICS (JUNCTION-TO-CASE, JUNCTION-TO-AMBIENT) 102 103 104 103 GATE VOLTAGE, VG, (VOLTS) 4.4 CASE TEMPERATURE, TC, (°C) MAXIMUM PEAK SURGE CURRENT, ITSM, (AMPERES) INSTANTANEOUS ON-STATE VOLTAGE, VT, (VOLTS) MAXIMUM ON-STATE CHARACTERISTICS TRANSIENT THERMAL IMPEDANCE, Zth(j-c), Zth(j-a), (°C/WATT) BCR1AM Lead-Mount Triac 1 Ampere/400-600 Volts 102 VFGT I, VRGT I VRGT III, VFGT III 101 -60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 JUNCTION TEMPERATURE, Tj, (°C) -60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 JUNCTION TEMPERATURE, Tj, (°C) T-3 Powerex, Inc., 200 Hillis Street, Youngwood, Pennsylvania 15697-1800 (412) 925-7272 BCR1AM Lead-Mount Triac 1 Ampere/400-600 Volts HOLDING CURRENT VS. JUNCTION TEMPERATURE (TYPICAL) 101 140 BREAKOVER VOLTAGE, (dv/dt = x V/ms) BREAKOVER VOLTAGE, (dv/dt = 1V/ms) 102 x 100% 160 BREAKOVER VOLTAGE, (t°C) x 100% BREAKOVER VOLTAGE, (25°C) 120 100 80 60 40 20 160 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 100 -60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 105 CRITICAL RATE OF RISE OF OFF-STATE COMMUTATING VOLTAGE, (V/ms) 101 104 103 102 -60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 101 102 103 JUNCTION TEMPERATURE, Tj, (°C) RATE OF RISE OF OFF-STATE VOLTAGE, dv/dt, (V/ms) COMMUTATION CHARACTERISTICS (TYPICAL) GATE TRIGGER CURRENT VS. GATE CURRENT PULSE WIDTH (TYPICAL) JUNCTION TEMPERATURE, Tj, (°C) REPETITIVE PEAK OFF-STATE CURRENT VS. JUNCTION TEMPERATURE (TYPICAL) Tj = 125°C I QUADRANT III QUADRANT 140 0 -60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 Tc = 125oC IT = 1A t = 500ms VD = 200v 103 MINIMUM CHARACTERISTICS VALUE III QUADRANT 100 I QUADRANT 10-1 10-1 JUNCTION TEMPERATURE, Tj, (°C) 100 101 GATE TRIGGER CURRENT, (tw) x 100% GATE TRIGGER CURRENT, (DC) HOLDING CURRENT, IH, (mA) 103 REPETITIVE PEAK OFF-STATE CURRENT, (t°C) x 100% REPETITIVE PEAK OFF-STATE CURRENT, (25°C) BREAKOVER VOLTAGE VS. RATE OF RISE OF OFF-STATE VOLTAGE (TYPICAL) BREAKOVER VOLTAGE VS. JUNCTION TEMPERATURE (TYPICAL) 102 Tj = 25°C 101 100 IFGT I IRGT III IRGT I IFGT III 101 102 GATE CURRENT PULSE WIDTH, tw, (ms) RATE OF DECAY OF ON-STATE COMMUTATING CURRENT, (A/ms) GATE TRIGGER CHARACTERISTICS TEST CIRCUITS 6V 6V A 6V A RG 6V V RG V D Part Number BCR1AM-8 TEST PROCEDURE I 6V 6V A 6V V TEST PROCEDURE III T-4 TEST PROCEDURE II A RG 6V V TEST PROCEDURE IV RG Commutating dv/dt, (dv/dt)c VDRM (V/msec) (Volts) Minimum Test Condition 400 2 Tj = 125°C, BCR1AM-12 600 2 Rate of Decay On-state Commutating Current (di/dt)c = -0.5A/msec, Peak Off-state Voltage VD = 400V Commutating Voltage & Current Waveform (Inductive Load) SUPPLY VOLTAGE MAIN CURRENT MAIN VOLTAGE (dv / dt)C t (di / dt)C t VD t VD