T8KC__3203 Phase Control Thyristor 325 Amperes 6500 Volts Powerex, Inc., 200 Hillis Street, Youngwood, Pennsylvania 15697-1800 (724)925-7272 The T8KC is a high voltage, high current disc pack SCR employing a high di/dt gate structure. This gate design allows the SCR to be reliably operated at high di/dt and dv/dt conditions in various phase control applications. FEATURES: Low On-State Voltage High di/dt Capability High dv/dt Capability Hermetic Ceramic Package 2 Excellent Surge and I t Ratings APPLICATIONS: DC Power Supplies Motor Controls AC Soft-Starters ORDERING INFORMATION Select the complete 12 digit Part Number using the table below. EXAMPLE: T8K7653203DH is a 6500V-325A SCR with 200ma IGT and 12 inch gate and cathode potential leads. Voltage Voltage Current Current PART Rating Code Rating Code Turn-Off Tq Itavg VDRM-VRRM T8KC 6500 6200 6000 65 62 60 325 32 Gate IGT Leads 3 DH 500us 200ma 12" (typ.) (max) 0 Revised: Page 1 7/20/2004 T8KC__3203 Phase Control Thyristor 325 Amperes 6500 Volts Powerex, Inc., 200 Hillis Street, Youngwood, Pennsylvania 15697-1800 (724)925-7272 Absolute Maximum Ratings Characteristic Symbol Rating Units VDRM-VRRM 6500 Volts Average On-State Current, TC=70°C IT(Avg.) 325 A RMS On-State Current, TC=70°C IT(RMS) 511 A Average On-State Current, TC=55°C IT(Avg.) 375 A RMS On-State Current, TC=55°C IT(RMS) 589 A Peak One Cycle Surge Current, 60Hz, VR=0V ITSM 4,500 A Peak One Cycle Surge Current, 50Hz, VR=0V ITSM 4,243 A Fuse Coordination I t, 60Hz 2 It 8.44E+04 A2s 2 Fuse Coordination I t, 50Hz I2t 9.00E+04 A2s di/dt 100 A/us di/dt 200 A/us PGM 16 Watts PG(avg) 5 Watts Tj -40 to+125 °C TStg. -50 to+150 °C 0.6 lb 0.27 Kg 3000-3500 lbs 13.3 - 15.5 Knewtons Repetitive Peak Voltage 2 Critical Rate-of-Rise of On-State Current Repetitive .67•VDRM Critical Rate-of-Rise of On-State Current Non-Repetitive .67•VDRM Peak Gate Power, 100us Average Gate Power Operating Temperature Storage Temperature Approximate Weight Mounting Force The information on this datasheet is based upon Powerex testing and projected ratings and is subject to change without notice. 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Page 2 T8KC__3203 Phase Control Thyristor 325 Amperes 6500 Volts Powerex, Inc., 200 Hillis Street, Youngwood, Pennsylvania 15697-1800 (724)925-7272 Electrical Characteristics, Tj=25°C unless otherwise specified Rating Characteristic Repetitive Peak Forward Leakage Current Repetitive Peak Reverse Leakage Current Repetitive Peak Leakage Current Distribution Peak On-State Voltage VTM Model, Low Level VTM = VO + r•ITM VTM Model, High Level VTM = VO + r•ITM VTM Model, 4-Term VTM= A + B•Ln(ITM) + ½ C•(ITM) + D•(ITM) Turn-On Delay Time Symbol Test Conditions min typ max Units IDRM Tj=125°C, VDRM=Rated 70 100 ma IRRM IDRMIRRM VTM Tj=125°C, VRRM=Rated 70 100 ma Tj=125°C, Voltage=Rated 5% 50% 95% 30 45 65 ma Tj=125°C, ITM=1000A 4.40 V0 r V0 r Tj=125°C 15% ITM - π•ITM 1.1698667 V Tj=125°C 1.8617225 V A B Tj=125°C 0.246 15%ITM - ITSM 0.170 C D td V 3.26E-03 π•ITM - ITSM 2.68E-03 Ω Ω 2.56E-03 1.27E-02 VD = 0.5•VDRM 2.0 2.5 us Tj=125°C dv/dt = 20V/us to 67% VDRM 450 600 us Tj=125°C 600A -10A/us 90 Gate Drive: 40V - 20Ω Turn-Off Time Reverse Recovery Current Reverse Recovery Charge Reverse Recovery Current Distribution dv/dt(Crit) Gate Trigger Current Gate Trigger Voltage Peak Reverse Gate Voltage tq IR(Rec) QRR IR(Rec) dv/dt IGT VGT A 1230 Tj=125°C 600A -10A/us 5% 75 1000 Tj=125°C Exp. Waveform VD =67% Rated Tj=25°C VD = 12V uCoul 50% 95% 85 >2000 95 A V/us 30 100 200 ma 0.8 1.5 3.0 V 5 V Rating typ max Units VGRM Thermal Characteristics Characteristic Symbol Test Conditions min Thermal Resistance Junction to Case Case to Sink Thermal Impedance Model ZΘjc(t) = RΘjc RΘcs Double side cooled 0.038 0.042 °C/Watt Double side cooled 0.007 0.0085 °C/Watt ZΘjc Double side cooled 2 3 4 9.85E-03 1.68E-02 1.12E-02 4.49E-02 6.87E-01 6.00E+00 Σ(A(N)•(1-exp(-t/Tau(N)))) N= where: 1 A(N) = 3.68E-03 Tau(N) = 9.55E-04 Page 3 T8KC__3203 Phase Control Thyristor 325 Amperes 6500 Volts Powerex, Inc., 200 Hillis Street, Youngwood, Pennsylvania 15697-1800 (724)925-7272 MAXIMUM TRANSIENT THERMAL IMPEDANCE Maximum On-State Voltage Drop 10.0 5E-02 VTM (V) 8.0 Thermal Impedance (°C/Watt) Tj = 125°C 6.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 100 1000 4E-02 3E-02 2E-02 1E-02 0E+00 0.001 10000 0.01 0.1 ITM (A) 120 180° 120° 60° 1000 CONDUCTION ANGLE 500 180° 360° 100 0° 0 100 200 300 Iavg 400 CONDUCTION ANGLE 500 0° 180° 500 CONDUCTION ANGLE 110 100 0° 180° 360° 90 80 70 360° 60° 90° 120° 60 0 450 400 (A) 120 360° 1000 300 300 Square Waveform 130 Tc (°C) 120° 60° 90° Iavg 200 Maximum Allowable Case Temperature 2000 150 100 90° 120° 180° Iavg Square Waveform 0 60° 0 500 Maximum On-State Power Dissipation 1500 360° 80 (A) 180° 180° 90 60 0 (Watts) CONDUCTION ANGLE 110 70 0° Pavg Sinusoidal Waveform 130 Tc (°C) (Watts) Pavg 1500 100 Maximum Allowable Case Temperature Sinusoidal Waveform 90° 10 Time (sec) Maximum On-State Power Dissipation 2000 1 0 600 150 300 Iavg (A) Page 4 180° 360° 450 (A) 600