TR8 SERIES

SILICON TRIACS

† All voltages are with respect to Main Terminal 1.

the current carrying contacts are located within 3.2 mm from the device body.

7. The triacs are triggered by a 15-V (open-circuit amplitude) pulse supplied by a generator with the following characteristics:

Peak on-state voltage

(see Note 6)

±1.6

±2.1

V

Holding current

5

-9

30

-30

mA

Latching current

(see Note 7)

50

-50

mA

dv/dt

Critical rate of rise of

off-state voltage

±100

V/µs

Critical rise of commu-

tation voltage

±5

V/µs

thermal characteristics

PARAMETER

MIN

TYP

MAX

UNIT

Junction to case thermal resistance

1.8

°C/W

Junction to free air thermal resistance

62.5

°C/W

electrical characteristics at 25°C case temperature (unless otherwise noted) (continued)

PARAMETER

TEST CONDITIONS

MIN

TYP

MAX

UNIT

TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Figure 1.

Figure 2.

GATE TRIGGER CURRENT

T

-60

-40

-20

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

0·1

1

10

100

1000

CASE TEMPERATURE

vs

V

R

t

V

+

+

+

-

-

-

-

+

GATE TRIGGER VOLTAGE

T

-60

-40

-20

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

0·1

1

10

CASE TEMPERATURE

vs

V

+

+

+

-

-

-

-

+

V

R

t