TECHNICAL DATA
NPN POWER SILICON TRANSISTOR
Qualified per MIL-PRF-19500/412
Devices
Qualified Level
2N3846
2N3847
JAN
JANTX
JANTXV
MAXIMUM RATINGS
Ratings
Symbol
2N3846
2N3847
Units
Collector-Emitter Voltage
V
CEO
200
300
Vdc
Collector-Base Voltage
V
CBO
300
400
Vdc
Emitter-Base Voltage
V
EBO
10
Vdc
Collector Current
I
C
20
Adc
Total Power Dissipation @ T
A
= +25
0
C
(1)
@ T
C
= +100
0
C
(2)
P
T
4.0
150
W
W
Operating & Storage Temperature Range
T
op,
T
stg
-65 to +200
0
C
THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS
Characteristics
Symbol
Max.
Unit
Thermal Resistance, Junction-to-Case
R
JC
0.5
0
C/W
1) Derate linearly 26.6 mW/
0
C to +175
0
C
2) Derate linearly 2 W/
0
C to +175
0
C
TO-63*
*See Appendix A for Package
Outline
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Characteristics
Symbol
Min.
Max.
Unit
OFF CHARACTERISTICS
Collector-Emitter Breakdown Voltage
I
C
= 200 mAdc; I
B
= 0 2N3846
2N3847
V
(BR)CEO
200
300
Vdc
Collector-Emitter Cutoff Current
V
CE
= 300 Vdc; V
BE
= 0 2N3846
V
CE
= 400 Vdc; V
BE
= 0 2N3847
I
CES
2
2
mAdc
Collector-Emitter Cutoff Current
V
CE
= 200 Vdc; I
B
= 0 2N3846
V
CE
= 300 Vdc; I
B
= 0 2N3847
I
CEO
5
5
mAdc
Emitter-Base Cutoff Current
V
BE
= 10 Vdc; I
C
= 0
I
EBO
250
Adc
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2N3846, 2N3847 JAN SERIES
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (con't)
Characteristics
Symbol
Min.
Max.
Unit
ON CHARACTERISTICS
(3)
Forward-Current Transfer Ratio
I
C
= 1 Adc; V
CE
= 3.0 Vdc
I
C
= 5 Adc; V
CE
= 3.0 Vdc
I
C
= 10 Adc; V
CE
= 3.0 Vdc
h
FE
70
40
12
240
60
Base-Emitter Voltage
V
CE
= 3 Vdc; I
C
= 10 Adc
V
BE
1.20
Vdc
Base-Emitter Saturated Voltage
I
B
= 1.6 Adc; I
C
= 10 Adc
V
BE(sat)
1.30
Vdc
Collector-Emitter Saturated Voltage
I
B
= 1.6 Adc; I
C
= 10 Adc
V
CE(sat)
0.75
Vdc
DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS
Magnitude of Common-Emitter Small-Signal Short-Circuit
Forward Current Transfer Ratio
I
C
= 1.0 Adc, V
CE
= 10 Vdc, f = 1 MHz
h
fe
10
35
Small-Signal Short-Circuit Forward Current Transfer Ratio
I
C
= 5 Adc, V
CE
= 10 Vdc, f = 1 kHz
h
fe
50
250
Output Capacitance
V
CB
= 10 Vdc, I
E
= 0, 100 kHz
f
1.0 MHz
C
obo
750
pF
SWITCHING CHARACTERISTICS
Turn-On Time
V
BE(off)
~ -
7.5
Vdc; I
C
= 10 Adc;
I
B1
= 2 Adc; I
B2
= -2 Adc; R
L
= 15
t
on
4
s
Turn-Off Time
V
BE(off)
~ -
7.5
Vdc; I
C
= 10 Adc;
I
B1
= 2 Adc; I
B2
= 2 Adc; R
L
= 15
t
off
7
s
SAFE OPERATING AREA
DC Tests
T
C
= +100
0
C; V
CE
= 0 Vdc, I
C
= 0 Adc (See Figure 3 on Mil-PRF-19500/412)
Test 1
V
CE
= 7.5 Vdc; I
C
= 20 Adc; t
p
= 1.0 s; 1 cycle
Test 2
V
CE
= 200 Vdc; I
C
= 100 mAdc; t
p
= 1.0 s, 1 cycle
Test 3
V
CE
= 58 Vdc; I
C
= 1.0 Adc; t
p
= 1.0 s, 1 cycle
Burnout by Pulsing (2N3847 only)
T
C
= +100
0
C; V
CE
= 300 Vdc; I
C
= 20 mAdc; t
p
= 1.0 s, 1 cycle
Unclamped Inductive Sweep
T
C
= +100
0
C; I
C
= 20 Adc; I
B
= 2 Adc (See Figure 4 on Mil-PRF-19500/412)
Clamped Inductive Sweep
T
C
= +100
0
C; I
C
= 20 Adc; I
B
= 2 Adc (See Figure 5 on Mil-PRF-19500/412)
3) Pulse Test: Pulse Width = 300
s, Duty Cycle
2.0%.
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