5STP 42U6500

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Doc. No. 5SYA1043-02 Oct. 04

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Fig. 6

Surge on-state current vs. pulse length. Half-

sine wave.

Fig. 7

Surge on-state current vs. number of pulses.

Half-sine wave, 10 ms, 50Hz.

I

GM

I

Gon

100 %

90 %

10 %

I

GM

≈ 2..5 A

I

Gon

≥ 1.5 I

GT

di

≥ 2 A/µs

t

r

≤ 1 µs

t

≈ 5...20 µs

di

t

r

t

I

t

t

Fig. 8

Recommended gate current waveform.

Fig. 9

Max. peak gate power loss.

Fig. 10 Recovery charge vs. decay rate of on-state

current.

Fig. 11 Peak reverse recovery current vs. decay rate

of on-state current.