RHRP15120 Data Sheet January 2002 15A, 1200V Hyperfast Diode Features The RHRP15120 is a hyperfast diode with soft recovery characteristics (trr < 65ns). It has half the recovery time of ultrafast diodes and is of silicon nitride passivated ion-implanted epitaxial planar construction. * Hyperfast with Soft Recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <65ns * Operating Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175oC * Reverse Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1200V This device is intended for use as a freewheeling/clamping diode and rectifier in a variety of switching power supplies and other power switching applications. Its low stored charge and hyperfast soft recovery minimize ringing and electrical noise in many power switching circuits, thus reducing power loss in the switching transistors. * Avalanche Energy Rated Formerly developmental type TA49098. * Power Switching Circuits Applications * Switching Power Supplies * General Purpose Ordering Information PART NUMBER * Planar Construction PACKAGE BRAND Packaging JEDEC TO-220AC RHRP15120 TO-220AC RHR15120 ANODE CATHODE NOTE: When ordering, use the entire part number. CATHODE (FLANGE) Symbol K A Absolute Maximum Ratings TC = 25oC, Unless Otherwise Specified RHRP15120 UNITS Peak Repetitive Reverse Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .VRRM 1200 V Working Peak Reverse Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VRWM 1200 V DC Blocking Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VR Average Rectified Forward Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IF(AV) (TC = 140oC) 1200 V 15 A Repetitive Peak Surge Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IFRM (Square Wave, 20kHz) 30 A Nonrepetitive Peak Surge Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFSM (Halfwave, 1 Phase, 60Hz) 200 A Maximum Power Dissipation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PD 100 W Avalanche Energy (See Figures 10 and 11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EAVL Operating and Storage Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TSTG, TJ 20 mJ -65 to 175 oC (c)2002 Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation RHRP15120 Rev. B RHRP15120 Electrical Specifications TC = 25oC, Unless Otherwise Specified SYMBOL TEST CONDITION MIN TYP MAX UNITS IF = 15A - - 3.2 V IF = 15A, TC = 150oC - - 2.6 V VR = 1200V - - 100 A VR = 1200V, TC = 150oC - - 500 A IF = 1A, dIF/dt = 100A/s - - 65 ns IF = 15A, dIF/dt = 100A/s - - 75 ns ta IF = 15A, dIF/dt = 100A/s - 36 - ns tb IF = 15A, dIF/dt = 100A/s - 28 - ns QRR IF = 15A, dIF/dt = 100A/s - 150 - nC VR = 10V, IF = 0A - 55 - pF 1.5 oC/W VF IR trr CJ RJC - - DEFINITIONS VF = Instantaneous forward voltage (pw = 300s, D = 2%). IR = Instantaneous reverse current. trr = Reverse recovery time (See Figure 9), summation of ta + tb . ta = Time to reach peak reverse current (See Figure 9). tb = Time from peak IRM to projected zero crossing of IRM based on a straight line from peak IRM through 25% of IRM (See Figure 9). QRR = Reverse recovery charge. CJ = Junction capacitance. RJC = Thermal resistance junction to case. pw = pulse width. D = duty cycle. Typical Performance Curves 1000 175oC 100oC IR , REVERSE CURRENT (A) IF , FORWARD CURRENT (A) 100 25oC 10 175oC 100 100oC 10 1 25oC 0.1 1 0.01 0.5 0 1 2 3 4 VF , FORWARD VOLTAGE (V) FIGURE 1. FORWARD CURRENT vs FORWARD VOLTAGE (c)2002 Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation 5 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 VR , REVERSE VOLTAGE (V) FIGURE 2. REVERSE CURRENT vs REVERSE VOLTAGE RHRP15120 Rev. B RHRP15120 Typical Performance Curves 75 (Continued) 150 TC = 100oC, dIF/dt = 100A/s TC = 25oC, dIF/dt = 100A/s t, RECOVERY TIMES (ns) t, RECOVERY TIMES (ns) 125 60 trr 45 ta 30 15 0 0.5 tb 1 5 10 100 trr 75 ta 50 tb 25 0 0.5 15 1 IF , FORWARD CURRENT (A) IF(AV) , AVERAGE FORWARD CURRENT (A) t, RECOVERY TIMES (ns) TC = 175oC, dIF/dt = 100A/s trr 100 ta 0 0.5 tb 1 5 15 FIGURE 4. trr , ta AND tb CURVES vs FORWARD CURRENT 200 50 10 IF , FORWARD CURRENT (A) FIGURE 3. trr, ta AND tb CURVES vs FORWARD CURRENT 150 5 15 10 15 DC 12 SQ. WAVE 9 6 3 0 100 115 130 145 160 175 TC , CASE TEMPERATURE (oC) IF , FORWARD CURRENT (A) FIGURE 5. trr , ta AND tb CURVES vs FORWARD CURRENT FIGURE 6. CURRENT DERATING CURVE CJ , JUNCTION CAPACITANCE (pF) 175 150 125 100 75 50 25 0 0 50 100 150 200 VR , REVERSE VOLTAGE (V) FIGURE 7. JUNCTION CAPACITANCE vs REVERSE VOLTAGE (c)2002 Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation RHRP15120 Rev. B RHRP15120 Test Circuits and Waveforms VGE AMPLITUDE AND RG CONTROL dIF/dt t1 AND t2 CONTROL IF L DUT CURRENT SENSE RG IF + VGE - IGBT t1 VDD dIF trr dt ta tb 0 0.25 IRM t2 IRM FIGURE 8. trr TEST CIRCUIT FIGURE 9. trr WAVEFORMS AND DEFINITIONS IMAX = 1A L = 40mH R < 0.1 EAVL = 1/2LI2 [VR(AVL) /(VR(AVL) - VDD)] Q1 = IGBT (BVCES > DUT VR(AVL)) VAVL L CURRENT SENSE R + VDD IL IL I V Q1 VDD DUT t0 FIGURE 10. AVALANCHE ENERGY TEST CIRCUIT (c)2002 Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation t1 t2 t FIGURE 11. AVALANCHE CURRENT AND VOLTAGE WAVEFORMS RHRP15120 Rev. B TRADEMARKS The following are registered and unregistered trademarks Fairchild Semiconductor owns or is authorized to use and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all such trademarks. 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