MICROSEMI 1N5612

580 Pleasant St.
Watertown, MA 02472
PH: (617) 926-0404
FAX: (617) 924-1235
Features
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1500 Watts for 1 ms Pulse Power Capability
Small Physical Size
Designed for MIL-STD-704A Applications
1N5610
1N5611
1N5612, 1N5613
POWER ZENER
RECTIFIER
JAN, JANTX, JANTXV
TRANSIENT
SUPPRESSOR
DIODE
Description
Zener diodes with a high surge capability
qualified to MIL-S-19500/434
Absolute Maximum Ratings ( @ 25°C unless noted )
Forward Surge Current,
Zener Surge Current, @ 25C
Zener Surge Current @ 150C
Storage and Operating Temperature
Zener Voltage
Surge Power
1N5610
1N5611
200 A
200 A
32.0 A
24.0 A
5.5 A
4.8 A
-65C to + 175C
See Electrical Characteristics
See Graphs
1N5612
200 A
19.0 A
3.2 A
1N5613
200 A
5.7 A
1.0 A
Electrical Characteristics (T = 25°C unless otherwise noted)
DEVICE
TYPE
1N5610*
1N5611*
1N5612*
1N5613*
Min. Zener
Voltage δ
Vz @ 1Ma
Volts
33.0
43.7
54.0
191
Max. Zener
Voltage λ
Vz @ Is
Volts
47.5
63.5
78.5
265
Amps
32.0
24.0
19.0
5.7
MAX.
Reverse Leakage
Current
IR @ VR
Volts
µA
5.0
30.5
5.0
40.3
5.0
49.0
5.0
175
MAX.
Forward V ξ
@ 100 A
Typical
Temp.
Coefficient
Volts
4.8
4.8
4.8
4.8
% / °C
.093
.094
.096
.100
NOTES: * Available as JAN, JANTX and JANTXV
δ Duration of applied current ≤ 300 ms, Duty cycle ≤ 2%.
λ Use a pulse which decays exponentially to 50 % of peak value during 1 ms. (See “ Pulse Waveform “ graph).
ξ Peak Sinusoidal surge current of 8.3 ms duration, non repetitive
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1N5610
1N5611
1N5612, 1N5613
Applications
Voltage transients can be suppressed with series elements, shunt elements or a combination of both. These
elements may be passive or active. For low & medium power applications, a series resistor & zener clamp offer
several attractive features:
1. Simplicity of design.
2. High reliability.
3. Fast response time.
The 1N5610 series will suppress the following transients (defined by MIL-S-704A) without using any series
limiting resistance; (except as noted in line #3 below)
1. All 600 V transients (category 1 in chart below).
2. All 80 V transients except those generated by the main voltage regulator (category 2 in chart below).
3. Over-voltage transients from the main voltage regulator (category 3 in chart below) will be suppressed if:
a. A 20 ohm series limiting resistor is used, orb. No series resistance is used & the zener is protected within 500 µ s, using (for example) an SCR crowbar.
The above statements are based on the source impedances & dv/dt characteristics as given in ARINC* spec#
413; entitled “Guidance for Aircraft Electrical Power Utilization & Transient Protection. This report further
defines MIL-STD-704A in regard to large aircraft electrical systems.
These surge suppressors are useful in a varierty of other applications where semiconductor devices must
function in an environment subject to extremely high, but short term surges.
* ARINC stands for Aeronautical Radio Incorporated; Annapolis, Maryland 21401
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Category
#
Source
of
Trans.
Max.
Amplitude
Duration
of
Trans.
Min.
Impedance
dv
over
dt
1
Inductive
Swtchg
600 V
≤ 10 µ s
50 ohm
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2
BUS
Switching
80 V
≤ 10 ms
15 ohm
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3
Main
Volt.
Reg.
80 V
≥ 10 ms
0.2 ohm
50V/ms
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1N5610
1N5611
1N5612, 1N5613
DEVICE OUTLINE
DIE OUTLINE
MSC1061.PDF 5-21-99
DSW1N5610 <-> (35436)
1N5610
1N5611
1N5612, 1N5613
FIGURE 1
FIGURE 2
MSC1061.PDF 5-21-99
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1N5610
1N5611
1N5612, 1N5613
FIGURE 3
MSC1061.PDF 5-21-99
DSW1N5610 <-> (35436)