
DEFINITION OF K FACTOR AND QRA1
dIR/dt
t1
0.5x IRR
IRR
QRA1 = 0.5x IRR(t1 + t2)
t2 k = t1/t2
τ
CURVES
3000
Measured under pulse conditions
2500
2000
1500
1000
Tj = 150˚C
Tj = 25˚C
500
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
Instantaneous forward voltage VF - (V)
Fig.1 Maximum (limit) forward characteristics
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