CURVES
200
Measured under pulse
conditions
150
Tj = 25˚C
Tj = 125˚C
100
80
Tcase = 25˚C
60
40
MF35
95%
5%
50
20
0
0
1.0
2.0
3.0
Instantaneous forward voltage - (V)
Fig.1 Maximum (limit) forward characteristics
0
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200
Rate of rise of forward current - (A/µs)
Fig.2 Forward recovery voltage vs rate of rise of forward
voltage
400
1.00
Tcase = 125˚C
VR = VRRM
d.c.
350
0.75
300
0.50
250
0.25
200
1 2 3 4 5 10
Cycles at 50Hz
Duration
0
50
0.001
0.01
0.1
1.0
10
Time - (s)
Fig.3 Surge (non-repetitive) forward current vs time
Fig.4 Maximum transient thermal impedance
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