RL820 RECTRON THRU SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION SOFT RECOVERY/FAST SWITCHING RECTIFIER RL826 VOLTAGE RANGE 50 to 600 Volts CURRENT 5.0 Amperes FEATURES * * * * * * Fast switching Low leakage Low forward voltage drop High current capability High surge capability High reliability R-6 MECHANICAL DATA * * * * * Case: Molded plastic Epoxy: Device has UL flammability classification 94V-O Lead: MIL-STD-202E method 208C guaranteed Mounting position: Any Weight: 1.70 grams 1.0 (25.4) MIN. .052 (1.3) DIA. .048 (1.2) .360 (9.1) .340 (8.6) .360 (9.1) .340 (8.6) MAXIMUM RATINGS AND ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS DIA. 1.0 (25.4) MIN. Ratings at 25 o C ambient temperature unless otherwise specified. Single phase, half wave, 60 Hz, resistive or inductive load. For capacitive load, derate current by 20%. Dimensions in inches and (millimeters) MAXIMUM RATINGS (At T A = 25 oC unless otherwise noted) RATINGS SYMBOL RL820 RL820 RL820 RL820 RL820 Maximum Recurrent Peak Reverse Voltage VRRM 50 100 200 400 600 Volts Maximum RMS Voltage VRMS 35 70 140 280 420 Volts VDC 50 100 200 400 600 Volts Maximum DC Blocking Voltage Maximum Average Forward Rectified Current at T A = 55 oC Peak Forward Surge Current 8.3 ms single half sine-wave superimposed on rated load (JEDEC method) Typical Junction Capacitance (Note 2) Operating and Storage Temperature Range UNITS IO 5.0 Amps I FSM 300 Amps R θJA 10 T J , T STG -65 to + 150 0 C/ W 0 C ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (At TA = 25oC unless otherwise noted) CHARACTERISTICS SYMBOL RL820 RL820 RL820 RL820 RL820 UNITS Maximum Instantaneous Forward Voltage at 5.0A DC VF 1.3 Volts Maximum DC Reverse Current at Rated DC Blocking Voltage TA = 25 oC IR 25 uAmps Maximum Reverse Recovery Time (Note 1) trr 200 nSec NOTES : 1. Test Conditions: IF = 1.0A, VR = 30V. 2. Thermal Resistance (Junction to Ambient): Vertical PC Board Mounting, 0.5” (12.7mm) Lead length. 2001-5 FIG. 1 - TYPICAL FORWARD CURRENT DERATING CURVE FIG. 2 - MAXIMUM NON-REPETITIVE FORWARD SURGE CURRENT 8 PEAK FORWARD SURGE CURRENT, (A) AVERAGE FORWARD CURRENT, (A) RATING AND CHARACTERISTIC CURVES ( RL820 THRU RL826 ) 6 4 Single Phase Half Wave 60Hz Resistive or Inductive Load 2 600 8.3ms Single Half Sine-Wave (JEDED Method) 500 400 300 200 100 0 0 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 AMBIENT TEMPERATURE, ( ) 1 10 50 NUMBER OF CYCLES AT 60Hz 100 FIG. 4 - TEST CIRCUIT DIAGRAM AND REVERSE RECOVERY TIME CHARACTERISTIC FIG. 3 - TYPICAL INSTANTANEOUS FORWARD CHARACTERISTICS INSTANTANEOUS FORWARD CURRENT, (A) 1000 500 8 115Va 60Hz 10K 2W 1 2 3.8uH/1.4 3 7 100 6 40 C.P.CLARE HPG 1002 10 4 5 30 Vdc CONSTANT VOLTAGE SUPPLY TJ = 25 Pulse Width=300uS 1% Duty Cycle 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 R2 1 10W NONINDUCTIVE MINIMIZE ALL LEAD LENGTHS 0 .8 1 AMP SLO-BLO FUSE C1 1.0uF 300V A-TEKTRONIX 545A. K PLUG IN R2-TEN-1W 10 PRE AMP P6000 PROBE OR EQUIVALENT IN PARALLEL R1-ADJUSTED FOR 1.4 BETWEEN POINT 2 OF RELAY AND RECTIFIER 10 TA = 25 INDUCTIVE = 3.8uH 0 1 .6 30 50W NON-INDUCTIVE UNIT UNDER TEST 2.0 C1 1.0uF 300V 1.0 Adc FROM CONSTANT VOLTAGE SUPPLY RIPPLE = 3mVrms MAX Zout 11/2 MAX DC to 2kHz % CARBON CORE FOR RECTIFIER trr IFM 1.0 i (t) INSTANTANEOUS FORWARD VOLTAGE, (V) di/dt = 50A/uS 0 IRM (REC) SET TIME BASE FOR 50/100 ns/cm RECTRON