®
TN2540-G
SCR
FEATURES
HIGH SURGE CAPABILITY
HIGH ON-STATE CURRENT
HIGH STABILITY AND RELIABILITY
DESCRIPTION
The TN2540 series of Silicon Controlled Rectifiers
uses a high performance glass passivated tech-
nology.
This SCR is designed for power supplies up to
400Hz on resistive or inductive load.
A
A
K
G
D
2
PAK
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
Symbol
I
T(RMS)
I
T(AV)
I
TSM
Parameter
RMS on-state current
(180° conduction angle)
Average on-state current
(180° conduction angle)
Non repetitive surge peak on-state current
(Tj initial = 25°C)
I
2
t
dI/dt
T
stg
T
j
Tl
I
2
t Value for fusing
Critical rate of rise of on-state current
dI
G
/dt = 1 A/µs.
I
G
= 100 mA
Storage junction temperature range
Operating junction temperature range
Maximum temperature for soldering during 10s
Tc= 100°C
Tc= 100°C
tp = 8.3 ms
tp = 10 ms
tp = 10ms
Value
25
16
314
300
450
100
- 40 to + 150
- 40 to + 125
260
A
2
s
A/µs
°C
°C
Unit
A
A
A
Symbol
V
DRM
V
RRM
Parameter
Repetitive peak off-state voltage
Tj = 125°C
TN2540-
600G
600
800G
800
Unit
V
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TN2540-G
THERMAL RESISTANCES
Symbol
Rth(j-a)
Rth(j-c)
Parameter
Junction to ambient (S=1cm
2
)
Junction to case for D.C
Value
45
1.0
Unit
°C/W
°C/W
GATE CHARACTERISTICS
P
G (AV)
= 1W P
GM
= 10 W (tp = 20
µs)
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Symbol
I
GT
Test Conditions
V
D
= 12V (DC) R
L
= 33Ω
Tj= 25°C
Type
MIN
MAX
V
GT
V
GD
I
H
I
L
V
TM
I
DRM
I
RRM
dV/dt
V
D
= 12V (DC) R
L
= 33Ω
V
D
= V
DRM
R
L
= 3.3kΩ
I
T
= 200mA
I
G
= 1.2 I
GT
I
TM
= 50A tp= 380µs
V
D
= V
DRM
V
R
= V
RRM
V
D
=67%V
DRM
Gate open
Gate open
Tj= 25°C
Tj= 125°C
Tj= 25°C
Tj= 25°C
Tj= 25°C
Tj= 25°C
Tj= 125°C
Tj= 125°C
MAX
MIN
MAX
MAX
MAX
MAX
MAX
MIN
Value
3
40
1.3
0.2
50
90
1.5
5
4
500
V
V
mA
mA
V
µA
mA
V/µs
Unit
mA
I
GM
= 4 A (tp = 20
µs)
V
RGM
= 5 V
ORDERING INFORMATION
Add "-TR" suffix for Tape & Reel shipment
TN
SCR
CURRENT
25
40 - 600
SENSITIVITY
G
PACKAGES :
G: D
2
PAK
VOLTAGE
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TN2540-G
Fig. 1:
Maximum average power dissipation ver-
sus average on-state current .
Fig. 2 :
Correlation between maximum average
power dissipation and maximum allowable
tem-
peratures (T
amb
and T
case
) for different thermal
resistances heatsink+contact.
P(W)
α=180°
D.C.
P(W)
25
20
15
10
5
I
T(AV)
(A)
0
0
5
10
15
20
25
α=30°
α=60°
α=120°
α=90°
Tcase (°C)
Rth=3°C/W
Rth=2°C/W
Rth=1°C/W
Rth=0°C/W
25
20
100
105
15
10
5
0
0
110
115
α=180°
120
Tamb(°C)
40
60
80
100
120
140
125
20
Fig. 3:
Average and D.C. on-state current versus
case temperature.
Fig. 4:
Relative variation of thermal impedance
versus pulse duration.
I
T(AV)
(A)
30
D.C.
K=[Zth/Rth]
1.00
Zth(j-c)
25
20
α=180°
Zth(j-a)
15
10
5
0
0
25
Tcase(°C)
50
75
100
125
0.10
tp(s)
0.01
1E-3
1E-2
1E-1
1E+0
1E+1
1E+2 5E+2
Fig. 5:
Relative variation of gate trigger current and
holding current versus junction temperature.
Fig. 6:
Non repetitive surge peak on-state current
versus number of cycles.
I
GT
,I
H
[Tj]/I
GT
,I
H
[Tj=25°C]
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
Tj(°C)
0.0
-40
-20
0
20
40
60
80
100 120 140
I
H
I
GT
I
TSM
(A)
320
280
240
200
160
120
80
40
0
1
Number of cycles
10
100
1000
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Tj initial=25°C
F=50Hz
TN2540-G
Fig. 7:
Non repetitive surge peak on-state current
for a sinusoidal pulse with width tp<10ms, and cor-
responding value of I
2
t.
I
TSM
(A),I²t(A²s)
1000
I
TSM
Tj initial=25°C
Fig. 8:
On-state characteristics (maximum values).
I
TM
(A)
300
100
500
I²t
Tj=Tj max.
Tj max.:
Vto=0.77V
Rt=14mΩ
10
200
tp(ms)
100
1
2
5
10
Tj=25°C
V
TM
(V)
1
0
1
2
3
4
5
Fig. 9:
Thermal resistance junction to ambient ver-
sus copper surface under tab (Epoxy printed circuit
board FR4, copper thickness: 35µm).
Rth(j-a) (°C/W)
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0
4
8
12
S(Cu) (cm²)
16
20
24
28
32
36
40
Fig. 10:
Typical reflow soldering heat profile, either
for mounting on FR4 or metal-backed boards.
T (°C)
250
200
150
100
50
0
Metal-backed
board
Epoxy FR4
board
245°C
215°C
t (s)
0
40
80
120
160 200 240 280 320 360
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TN2540-G
PACKAGE MECHANICAL DATA
D
2
PAK
DIMENSIONS
A
E
L2
C2
REF.
A
A1
D
Millimeters
4.30
2.49
0.03
0.70
1.25
0.45
1.21
8.95
10.00
4.88
15.00
1.27
1.40
0.40
0°
8°
0°
1.40
4.60 0.169
2.69 0.098
0.23 0.001
0.93 0.027
Inches
0.181
0.106
0.009
0.037
0.024
0.054
0.368
0.405
0.208
0.624
0.055
0.069
0.016
8°
Min. Typ. Max. Min. Typ. Max.
L
L3
A1
B2
B
G
A2
2.0 MIN.
FLAT ZONE
V2
C
R
A2
B
B2
C
C2
D
E
G
L
L2
L3
R
V2
0.048 0.055
0.60 0.017
1.36 0.047
9.35 0.352
10.28 0.393
5.28 0.192
15.85 0.590
1.40 0.050
1.75 0.055
FOOT PRINT DIMENSIONS
(in millimeters)
16.90
MARKING:
TN2540
x00G
10.30
1.30
5.08
3.70
8.90
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