Powerex, Inc., 200 Hillis Street, Youngwood, Pennsylvania 15697-1800 (412) 925-7272

BCR12CM

Triac

12 Amperes/400-600 Volts

GATE TRIGGER VOLTAGE

VS. JUNCTION TEMPERATURE

(TYPICAL)

-60

-20

20

60

100

140

-40

0

40

80

120

BREAKOVER VOLTAGE VS.

RATE OF RISE OF OFF-STATE VOLTAGE

(TYPICAL)

RATE OF RISE OF OFF-STATE VOLTAGE, dv/dt, (V/ s)

0

40

80

120

160

I QUADRANT

III QUADRANT

#1

#2

REPETITIVE PEAK OFF-STATE CURRENT

VS. JUNCTION TEMPERATURE

(TYPICAL)

-60

-20

20

60

100

140

-40

0

40

80

120

GATE TRIGGER CURRENT

VS. GATE CURRENT PULSE WIDTH

(TYPICAL)

HOLDING CURRENT

VS. JUNCTION TEMPERATURE

(TYPICAL)

-60

-20

20

60

100

140

-40

0

40

80

120

BREAKOVER VOLTAGE

VS. JUNCTION TEMPERATURE

(TYPICAL)

-60

-20

20

60

100

140

-40

0

40

80

120

0

40

80

120

160

COMMUTATION CHARACTERISTICS

(TYPICAL)

RATE OF DECAY OF ON-STATE

COMMUTATING CURRENT, (A/ms)

= 500 s

f = 3Hz

MINIMUM

CHARAC-

TERISTICS

VALUE

t

VOLTAGE WAVEFORM

CURRENT WAVEFORM

t

III QUADRANT

I QUADRANT

GATE TRIGGER CHARACTERISTICS

TEST CIRCUITS

TEST PROCEDURE I

TEST PROCEDURE II

6V

6

A

V

6V

6

TEST PROCEDURE III

A

V

6V

6

A

V

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