
Philips Semiconductors
Product specification
Three quadrant triacs
BTA216X series B
high commutation
ISOLATION LIMITING VALUE & CHARACTERISTIC
T
hs = 25 C unless otherwise specified
SYMBOL
PARAMETER
CONDITIONS
MIN.
TYP.
MAX.
UNIT
V
isol
R.M.S. isolation voltage from all
f = 50-60 Hz; sinusoidal
-
2500
V
three terminals to external
waveform;
heatsink
R.H.
≤ 65% ; clean and dustfree
C
isol
Capacitance from T2 to external f = 1 MHz
-
10
-
pF
heatsink
THERMAL RESISTANCES
SYMBOL
PARAMETER
CONDITIONS
MIN.
TYP.
MAX.
UNIT
R
th j-hs
Thermal resistance
full or half cycle
junction to heatsink
with heatsink compound
-
4.0
K/W
without heatsink compound
-
5.5
K/W
R
th j-a
Thermal resistance
in free air
-
55
-
K/W
junction to ambient
STATIC CHARACTERISTICS
T
j = 25 C unless otherwise stated
SYMBOL
PARAMETER
CONDITIONS
MIN.
TYP.
MAX.
UNIT
I
GT
Gate trigger current
2
V
D = 12 V; IT = 0.1 A
T2+ G+
2
18
50
mA
T2+ G-
2
21
50
mA
T2- G-
2
34
50
mA
I
L
Latching current
V
D = 12 V; IGT = 0.1 A
T2+ G+
-
31
60
mA
T2+ G-
-
34
90
mA
T2- G-
-
30
60
mA
I
H
Holding current
V
D = 12 V; IGT = 0.1 A
-
31
60
mA
V
T
On-state voltage
I
T = 20 A
-
1.2
1.5
V
GT
Gate trigger voltage
V
D = 12 V; IT = 0.1 A
-
0.7
1.5
V
D = 400 V; IT = 0.1 A; Tj = 125 C
0.25
0.4
-
V
I
D
Off-state leakage current
V
D = VDRM(max); Tj = 125 C
-
0.1
0.5
mA
DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS
T
j = 25 C unless otherwise stated
SYMBOL
PARAMETER
CONDITIONS
MIN.
TYP.
MAX.
UNIT
dV
D/dt
Critical rate of rise of
V
DM = 67% VDRM(max); Tj = 125 C;
1000
4000
-
V/
s
off-state voltage
exponential waveform; gate open circuit
dI
com/dt
Critical rate of change of
V
DM = 400 V; Tj = 125 C; IT(RMS) = 16 A;
-
28
-
A/ms
commutating current
without snubber; gate open circuit
t
gt
Gate controlled turn-on
I
TM = 20 A; VD = VDRM(max); IG = 0.1 A;
-
2
-
s
time
dI
G/dt = 5 A/s
2 Device does not trigger in the T2-, G+ quadrant.
October 1997
2
Rev 1.200