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!icon Controlled Rectifier
800 Volts
300A RMS
The General Electric C184 and Cl85 Silicon Controlled Rectifiers are designed for power switching at high frequencies. These are all-diffused PicPac devices, employing the field-proven amplifying gate.
FEATURES:
.. High di/dt Ratings. .. High dv/dt Capability. .. Excellent Surge and 12 t Ratings Providing Easy Fusing. .. Guaranteed Maximum Tum-Off Time with Selections Available. .. Rugged Hermetic Package with Long Creepage Path.
MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE RATINGS
TYPES
REPETITIVE PEAK OFF-STATE
VOLTAGE, VDRMI
TJ = -40°C to +125°C
C184/C185A C184/C185B C184/C185C C184/C185D C184/C185E C184/C185M
C185S C185N
100 Volts 200 300 400 500 600 700 800
1 Half sinewave waveform, 10 ms max. pulse width.
REPETITIVE PEAK REVERSE VOLTAGE, VRRM 1
TJ = -40°C to +125°C
100 Volts 200 300 400 500 600 700 800
NON-REPETITIVE PEAK REVERSE VOLTAGE, VRSM 1
TJ = +125°C
200 Volts 300 400 500 600 720 840 960
RMS On-State Current, IT(RMS) . . • • . . . . . . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 Amperes Critical Rate-of-Rise of On-State Current, Non-Repetitivet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 800 A/ps Critical Rate-of-Rise of On-State Current, Repetitivet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " 500 A/ps Peak One Cycle Surge (Non-Repetitive) On-State Current, ITSM (60 Hz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3500 Amperes Peak One Cycle Surge (Non-Repetitive) On-State Current, ITsM (50 Hz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3200 Amperes 12 t (for fusing) for times:;;:' 1.5 milliseconds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,000 (RMS Ampere? Seconds 12 t (for fusing) for times:;;:' 8.3 milliseconds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,000 (RMS Ampere)2 Seconds Average Gate Power Dissipation, PG(AV) . . . . . . . . . • . • . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . • . • . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Watts Storage Temperature, Tstg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _40°C to +lSO°C Operating Temperature, TJ • . • • . • • . . . . . . • • . • • • • • . • . • . . . • • • • . . . • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • . • • -40°C to +l 2SoC Stud Torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 w-In (Max.), 250 Lb-IN (MinJ
34 N-m (Max.), 28 N-m (Min.)
tdi/dt ratings established in accordance with EIA-NEMA Standard RS-397, Section 5.2.2.6 for conditions of max. rated VDRM; 20 volts, wo ohms gate trigger source with 0.5/ls short circuit trigger current rise time.
851
C184,C185
CHARACTERISTICS
TEST
Repetitive Peak Reverse and Off-State Current
Repetitive Peak Reverse and Off-State Current
Thermal Resistance Critical Rate-of-Rise of Off-State Voltage (Higher values may cause device switching)
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