Powerex, Inc., 200 Hillis Street, Youngwood, Pennsylvania 15697-1800 (412) 925-7272

BCR8PM

Triac

8 Amperes/400-600 Volts

0

4.6

3.8

3.0

2.2

1.4

MAXIMUM ON-STATE

CHARACTERISTICS

TRANSIENT THERMAL

IMPEDANCE CHARACTERISTICS

(JUNCTION-TO-AMBIENT)

CYCLES AT 60 Hz

0

0.5

1.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

CHARACTERISTICS

(JUNCTION-TO-CASE)

CYCLES AT 60 Hz

1.5

2.0

0

20

40

60

80

100

MAXIMUM SURGE CURRENT

FOLLOWING RATED LOAD CONDITIONS

CYCLES AT 60 Hz

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

ALLOWABLE CASE TEMPERATURE

VS. RMS ON-STATE CURRENT

0

4

2

6

10

8

12

16

14

FOR AC CONTROL

THIS GRAPH NEARLY

APPLIES REGARDLESS

OF THE CONDUCTION

ANGLE

CONDUCTION

RESISTIVE,

INDUCTIVE

LOADS

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

ALLOWABLE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE

VS. RMS ON-STATE CURRENT

0

4

2

6

10

8

12

16

14

RESISTIVE,

INDUCTIVE LOADS

NATURAL CONVECTION

60 x 60 x t 2.3

100 x 100 x t 2.3

120 x 120 x t 2.3

FIN: A PLATE PAINTED BLACK

WITH GREASE

CURVES APPLY REGARDLESS

OF THE CONDUCTION ANGLE

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

MAXIMUM ON-STATE

POWER DISSIPATION

0

4

2

6

10

8

12

16

14

360

°

CONDUCTION

RESISTIVE,

INDUCTIVE

LOADS

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

ALLOWABLE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE

VS. RMS ON-STATE CURRENT

0

0.8

0.4

1.2

2.0

1.6

2.4

3.2

2.8

NATURAL CONVECTION, NO FIN

ARBITRARY CONDUCTION ANGLE

RESISTIVE, INDUCTIVE LOADS

360

°

GATE CHARACTERISTICS

(I, II, III)

NO FIN

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