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BT168GW
SCR
17 March 2014
Product data sheet
1. General description
Planar passivated SCR with sensitive gate in a SOT223 surface mountable plastic
package. This SCR is designed to be interfaced directly to microcontrollers, logic
integrated circuits and other low power gate trigger circuits.
2. Features and benefits
•
•
•
•
Sensitive gate
Planar passivated for voltage ruggedness and reliability
Direct triggering from low power drivers and logic ICs
Surface mountable package
3. Applications
•
•
Circuit breakers
RCD/GFI/LCCB applications
4. Quick reference data
Table 1.
Symbol
V
DRM
V
RRM
I
TSM
I
T(AV)
I
T(RMS)
Quick reference data
Parameter
repetitive peak off-
state voltage
repetitive peak reverse
voltage
non-repetitive peak on- half sine wave; T
j(init)
= 25 °C;
state current
t
p
= 10 ms;
Fig. 4; Fig. 5
average on-state
current
RMS on-state current
half sine wave; T
sp
≤ 112 °C;
Fig. 1
half sine wave; T
sp
≤ 112 °C;
Fig. 2;
Fig. 3
Static characteristics
I
GT
gate trigger current
V
D
= 12 V; I
T
= 10 mA; T
j
= 25 °C;
Fig. 9
[1]
Although not recommended, off-state voltages up to 800 V may be applied without damage, but the
thyristor may switch to the on-state.
SO
T2
23
Conditions
[1]
Min
-
-
-
-
-
Typ
-
-
-
-
-
Max
600
600
8
0.63
1
Unit
V
V
A
A
A
20
50
200
µA
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5. Pinning information
Table 2.
Pin
1
2
3
4
Pinning information
Symbol Description
K
A
G
mb
cathode
anode
gate
mb; connected to anode
1
2
3
Simplified outline
4
Graphic symbol
A
G
sym037
K
SC-73 (SOT223)
6. Ordering information
Table 3.
Ordering information
Package
Name
BT168GW
SC-73
Description
plastic surface-mounted package with increased heatsink; 4
leads
Version
SOT223
Type number
BT168GW
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7. Limiting values
Table 4.
Limiting values
In accordance with the Absolute Maximum Rating System (IEC 60134).
Symbol
V
DRM
V
RRM
I
T(AV)
I
T(RMS)
I
TSM
Parameter
repetitive peak off-state voltage
repetitive peak reverse voltage
average on-state current
RMS on-state current
non-repetitive peak on-state
current
half sine wave; T
sp
≤ 112 °C;
Fig. 1
half sine wave; T
sp
≤ 112 °C;
Fig. 2;
Fig. 3
half sine wave; T
j(init)
= 25 °C;
t
p
= 10 ms;
Fig. 4; Fig. 5
half sine wave; T
j(init)
= 25 °C;
t
p
= 8.3 ms
I t
dI
T
/dt
I
GM
V
RGM
P
GM
P
G(AV)
T
stg
T
j
2
Conditions
[1]
Min
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Max
600
600
0.63
1
8
9
0.32
50
1
5
2
0.1
150
125
Unit
V
V
A
A
A
A
2
I t for fusing
rate of rise of on-state current
peak gate current
peak reverse gate voltage
peak gate power
average gate power
storage temperature
junction temperature
[1]
2
t
p
= 10 ms; SIN
I
T
= 2 A; I
G
= 10 mA; dI
G
/dt = 100 mA/
µs
A s
A/µs
A
V
W
W
°C
°C
over any 20 ms period
-
-40
-
Although not recommended, off-state voltages up to 800 V may be applied without damage, but the
thyristor may switch to the on-state.
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P
tot
(W)
1
a = 1.57
2.2
2.8
1.9
001aab496
110
T
sp(max)
(°C)
113
0.8
0.6
4
conduction
angle
(degrees)
30
60
90
120
180
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
form
factor
a
4
2.8
2.2
1.9
1.57
α
116
0.4
119
0.2
122
0
I
T(AV)
(A)
125
0.8
α = conduction angle; a = form factor = I
T(RMS)
/ I
T(AV)
Fig. 1.
Total power dissipation as a function of average on-state current; maximum values
1.2
I
T(RMS)
(A)
0.8
1
001aab498
2
I
T(RMS)
(A)
1.5
001aab500
112 °C
0.4
0.5
0
-50
0
50
100
T
sp
(°C)
150
0
10
-2
10
-1
1
10
surge duration (s)
Fig. 2.
RMS on-state current as a function of solder
point temperature; maximum values
f = 50 Hz; T
sp
= 112 °C
Fig. 3.
RMS on-state current as a function of surge
duration; maximum values
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