DIGITRON SEMICONDUCTORS
SC146 SERIES
BIDIRECTIONAL TRIODE THYRISTORS
Available Non-RoHS (standard) or RoHS compliant (add PBF suffix).
Available as “HR” (high reliability) screened per MIL-PRF-19500, JANTX level. Add “HR” suffix to base part number.
MAXIMUM RATINGS
Rating
Repetitive peak off-stage voltage, gate open
SC146B
SC146D
SC146E
SC146M
SC146N
RMS on-state current
(T
C
= 80°C)
Peak non-repetitive surge current
(One Cycle, 60Hz)
Circuit fusing considerations
(t = 8.3ms)
Peak gate power
(pulse width = 10µs)
Average gate power
(T
C
= 80°C, t = 8.3ms)
Peak gate current
(pulse width = 10µs)
Peak gate voltage
Operating junction temperature range
Storage temperature range
Symbol
Value
200
400
500
600
700
10
120
60
10
0.5
3.5
10
-40 to +100
-40 to +125
Unit
V
DRM
Volts
I
T(RMS)
I
TSM
I
2
t
P
GM
P
G(AV)
I
GM
V
GM
T
J
T
stg
Amps
Amps
A
2
s
Watts
Watts
Amps
Volts
°C
°C
THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS
Characteristics
Thermal resistance, junction to case
Symbol
R
Ө
JC
Max
1.5
Unit
°C/W
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(T
C
= 25°C unless otherwise noted, either polarity of MT2 to MT1, unless otherwise noted)
Characteristic
Peak off state current
(V
D
= V
DRM
, gate open)
T
C
= 25°C
T
C
= 100°C
Peak on-state voltage
(I
TM
= 14A peak, pulse width
≤
1 ms, duty cycle
≤
2%)
Critical rate of rise of off-state voltage
(V
D
= Rated V
DRM
, gate open, exponential waveform, T
C
= 100°C)
Critical rate of rise of commutating voltage
(I
T(RMS)
= Rated I
T(RMS)
, V
D
= Rated V
DRM
, commutating di/dt = 5.4A/ms, gate open, T
C
=
80°C)
DC gate trigger current
(continuous dc)
(V
D
= 12V, trigger mode)
MT2(+), G(+); MT2(-), G(-); R
L
= 100Ω
MT2(+), G(-);R
L
= 50Ω
MT2(+), G(+); MT2(-), G(-); R
L
= 50Ω, T
C
= -40°C
MT2(+), G(-);R
L
= 25Ω, T
C
= -40°C
DC gate trigger voltage
(continuous dc)
(V
D
= 12V, trigger mode)
MT2(+), G(+); MT2(-), G(-); R
L
= 100Ω
MT2(+), G(-);R
L
= 50Ω
MT2(+), G(+); MT2(-), G(-); R
L
= 50Ω, T
C
= -40°C
MT2(+), G(-);R
L
= 25Ω, T
C
= -40°C
(V
D
= Rated V
DRM
, R
L
= 1000Ω, T
C
= 100°C) all polarities
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Symbol
Min
Typ
Max
Unit
I
DRM
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
50
0.1
0.5
1.65
-
mA
V
TM
dv/dt
Volts
V/µs
dv/dt(c)
4
-
-
V/µs
I
GT
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
50
50
80
80
mA
V
GT
-
-
-
-
0.2
-
-
-
-
-
2.5
2.5
3.5
3.5
-
Volts
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DIGITRON SEMICONDUCTORS
SC146 SERIES
Characteristic
Holding current
(V
D
= 24V, I
T
= 0.5A, pulse width = 1ms, duty cycle
≤
2%,
gate trigger source 7V, 20Ω)
T
C
= 25°C
T
C
= -40°C
Latching current
(V
D
= 24V)
Trigger source: 15V, 100Ω, trigger mode)
MT2(+), G(+); MT2(-), G(-)
MT2(+), G(-)
MT2(+), G(+); MT2(-), G(-), T
C
= -40°C
MT2(+), G(-), T
C
= -40°C
BIDIRECTIONAL TRIODE THYRISTORS
Symbol
Min
Typ
Max
Unit
I
H
-
-
-
-
50
100
mA
I
L
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
100
200
200
400
mA
MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Case
Marking
Polarity
TO-220AB
Alpha-numeric
Cathode is stud
TO-220AB
Inches
Min
Max
0.575 0.620
0.380 0.405
0.160 0.190
0.025 0.035
0.142 0.147
0.095 0.105
0.110 0.155
0.014 0.022
0.500 0.562
0.045 0.055
0.190 0.210
0.100 0.120
0.080 0.110
0.045 0.055
0.235 0.255
-
0.050
0.045
-
-
0.080
Millimeters
Min
Max
14.600 15.750
9.650 10.290
4.060
4.820
0.640
0.890
3.610
3.730
2.410
2.670
2.790
3.930
0.360
0.560
12.700 14.270
1.140
1.390
4.830
5.330
2.540
3.040
2.040
2.790
1.140
1.390
5.970
6.480
-
1.270
1.140
-
-
2.030
A
B
C
D
F
G
H
J
K
L
N
Q
R
S
T
U
V
Z
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Kenilworth NJ 07033 USA
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