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Document Number: 94513

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Revision: 12-Aug-08

VSK.136, .142, .162..PbF Series

Vishay High Power Products

Thyristor/Diode and

Thyristor/Thyristor, 135 A to 160 A

Fig. 1 - Current Ratings Characteristics

Fig. 2 - Current Ratings Characteristics

Fig. 3 - On-State Power Loss Characteristics

Fig. 4 - On-State Power Loss Characteristics

Fig. 5 - Maximum Non-Repetitive Surge Current

Fig. 6 - Maximum Non-Repetitive Surge Current

70

80

90

100

110

120

130

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

30°

60°

90°

120°

180°

Conduction Angle

Average Forward Current (A)

VSK.136.. Series

RthJC (DC) = 0.18 K/W

70

80

90

100

110

120

130

0

50

100

150

200

250

DC

30°

60°

90°

120°

180°

Average On-state Current (A)

Conduction Period

VSK.136.. Series

RthJC (DC) = 0.18 K/W

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

0

30

60

90

120

150

RMS Limit

Conduction Angle

Average On-state Current (A)

180

120

90

60

30

VSK.136.. Series

Per Junction

TJ = 125°C

0

50

10 0

15 0

20 0

25 0

30 0

35 0

0

50

1 00

150

2 00

250

RM S Lim it

Cond uc tio n P e riod

Ave ra g e O n -sta te C urre n t (A)

DC

180

120

90

60

30

VSK .136.. Se ries

Per Junctio n

T

= 12 5°C

J

12 0 0

14 0 0

16 0 0

18 0 0

20 0 0

22 0 0

24 0 0

26 0 0

28 0 0

30 0 0

0

0

1

0

1

1

Number Of Equal Amplitude Half Cycle Current Pulses (N)

At Any R a te d Lo a d C o nd itio n A n d With

R ated V

A p plied Follo w ing Surge .

RRM

In itial T = 125°C

at 60 Hz 0.0083 s

at 50 Hz 0.0100 s

J

VSK.136.. Se rie s

Per Junc tion

10 0 0

15 0 0

20 0 0

25 0 0

30 0 0

35 0 0

1

1

.

0

1

0

.

0

Pulse Tra in D ura tion (s)

Maxim um No n Repetitive Surge Curre nt

Of Co nd uctio n May Not Be Mainta ined .

VSK.1 36.. Se ries

Pe r Ju nctio n

In itial T = 125°C

N o V oltag e Re ap plie d

Ra te d V

Re ap plie d

J

RRM

Vers us Pulse Train D ura tion. C ontrol