RATING AND CHARACTERISTIC CURVES ( SPA1201 THRU SPA1205 )

FIG. 1 - TYPICAL FORWARD CURRENT DERATING CURVE

AMBIENT TEMPERATURE, (

)

10

12

8

6

4

2

0

0

20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200

FIG. 2 - TYPICAL INSTANTANEOUS FORWARD

CHARACTERISTICS

INSTANTANEOUS FORWARD VOLTAGE, (V)

TJ = 25

Pulse Width=300uS

1% Duty Cycle

1000

100

10

1.0

.1

.6

.8

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.0

FIG. 3 - MAXIMUM NON-REPETITIVE FORWARD

NUMBER OF CYCLES AT 60Hz

SURGE CURRENT

TJ = 25

600

500

400

300

200

100

0

1

2

5

10

20

50

100

FIG. 3 - TYPICAL REVERSE CHARACTERISTICS

PERCENT OF RATED PEAK REVERSE VOLTAGE, (%)

0

20

40

60

80

100 120

140

100

10

1.0

.1

.01

TJ = 100

TJ = 25

FIG. 5 - TYPICAL THERMAL RESISTANCE VS

LEAD LENGTH

EQUAL LEAD LENGTH TO HEAT SINK, (IN.)

0 .1

.2 .3

.4

.5

.6

.7

.8 .9 1.0

20

15

10

5

0

25

Single Phase Half Wave 60Hz

Resistive or Inductive Load

D.C with heat sink