1
Rectifier Device Data
SWITCHMODE
TM
Power Rectifiers
. . . designed for use in switching power supplies, inverters and as free
wheeling diodes, these stateoftheart devices have the following features:
Ultrafast 35 and 60 Nanosecond Recovery Times
175
C Operating Junction Temperature
Popular TO220 Package
Epoxy Meets UL94, VO @ 1/8
High Temperature Glass Passivated Junction
High Voltage Capability to 600 Volts
Low Leakage Specified @ 150
C Case Temperature
Current Derating @ Both Case and Ambient Temperatures
Mechanical Characteristics:
Case: Epoxy, Molded
Weight: 1.9 grams (approximately)
Finish: All External Surfaces Corrosion Resistant and Terminal Leads are
Readily Solderable
Lead Temperature for Soldering Purposes: 260
C Max. for 10 Seconds
Shipped 50 units per plastic tube
Marking: U1620, U1640, U1660
MAXIMUM RATINGS
R i
S
b l
MUR
U i
Rating
Symbol
1620CT
1640CT
1660CT
Unit
Peak Repetitive Reverse Voltage
Working Peak Reverse Voltage
DC Blocking Voltage
VRRM
VRWM
VR
200
400
600
Volts
Average Rectified Forward Current
Per Leg
Total Device, (Rated VR), TC = 150
C
Total Device
IF(AV)
8.0
16
Amps
Peak Rectified Forward Current
Per Diode Leg
(Rated VR, Square Wave, 20 kHz), TC = 150
C
IFM
16
Amps
Nonrepetitive Peak Surge Current
(Surge applied at rated load conditions halfwave, single phase, 60 Hz)
IFSM
100
Amps
Operating Junction Temperature and Storage Temperature
TJ, Tstg
*
65 to +175
C
THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS, PER DIODE LEG
Maximum Thermal Resistance, Junction to Case
R
JC
3.0
2.0
C/W
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS, PER DIODE LEG
Maximum Instantaneous Forward Voltage (1)
(iF = 8.0 Amps, TC = 150
C)
(iF = 8.0 Amps, TC = 25
C)
vF
0.895
0.975
1.00
1.30
1.20
1.50
Volts
Maximum Instantaneous Reverse Current (1)
(Rated dc Voltage, TC = 150
C)
(Rated dc Voltage, TC = 25
C)
iR
250
5.0
500
10
A
Maximum Reverse Recovery Time
(IF = 1.0 Amp, di/dt = 50 Amps/
s)
(IF = 0.5 Amp, IR = 1.0 Amp, IREC = 0.25 Amp)
trr
35
25
60
50
ns
(1) Pulse Test: Pulse Width = 300
s, Duty Cycle
2.0%
SWITCHMODE is a trademark of Motorola, Inc.
Preferred devices are Motorola recommended choices for future use and best overall value.
Motorola, Inc. 1996
Order this document
by MUR1620CT/D
MOTOROLA
SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNICAL DATA
1
3
2, 4
MUR1620CT
MUR1640CT
MUR1660CT
ULTRAFAST
RECTIFIERS
8 AMPERES
200400600 VOLTS
CASE 221A06
TO220AB
Motorola Preferred Devices
1
3
4
2
Rev 2
MUR1620CT MUR1640CT MUR1660CT
2
Rectifier Device Data
Figure 1. Typical Forward Voltage, Per Leg
vF, INSTANTANEOUS VOLTAGE (VOLTS)
0.3
0.6
0.4
0.8
30
0.1
0.3
0.2
2.0
1.0
100
20
7.0
0.7
3.0
0.5
5.0
50
, INST
ANT
ANEOUS
FOR
W
ARD
CURRENT
(AMPS)
F
0.9
VR, REVERSE VOLTAGE (VOLTS)
0
60
40
100
120
400
800
0.08
0.04
0.02
8.0
4.0
2.0
200
40
20
80
TJ = 175
C
I R
20
80
200
Figure 2. Typical Reverse Current, Per Leg*
TA, AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (
C)
0
20
2.0
4.0
I F(A
V)
0
6.0
8.0
10
12
14
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
TC, CASE TEMPERATURE (
C)
140
155
150
0
2.0
1.0
3.0
5.0
4.0
10
7.0
6.0
I
145
180
Figure 3. Current Derating, Case, Per Leg
Figure 4. Current Derating, Ambient, Per Leg
0
2.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
10
0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10
IF(AV), AVERAGE FORWARD CURRENT (AMPS)
P
F(A
V)
Figure 5. Power Dissipation, Per Leg
0.5
0.7
10
70
1.0
1.1
1.2
100
C
TJ = 175
C
25
C
160
180
140
0.8
0.4
0.2
,
REVERSE
CURRENT
(
A)
m
100
C
25
C
160
175
170
165
9.0
8.0
* The curves shown are typical for the highest voltage device in the
voltage grouping. Typical reverse current for lower voltage selections
can be estimated from these same curves if VR is sufficiently below
rated VR.
,
A
VERAGE POWER DISSIP
A
TION
(W
A
TTS)
SQUARE WAVE
dc
, A
VERAGE
FOR
W
ARD
CURRENT
(AMPS)
TJ = 175
C
dc
SQUARE WAVE
i
1.0
3.0
5.0
7.0
9.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
RATED VR APPLIED
,
A
VERAGE POWER DISSIP
A
TION
(W
A
TTS)
F(A
V)
SQUARE WAVE
dc
SQUARE WAVE
dc
0.2
R
q
JA = 16
C/W
R
q
JA = 60
C/W
(NO HEATSINK)
MUR1620CT MUR1640CT MUR1660CT
3
Rectifier Device Data
Figure 6. Typical Forward Voltage, Per Leg
vF, INSTANTANEOUS VOLTAGE (VOLTS)
0.8
0.4
1.2
30
0.1
0.3
0.2
2.0
1.0
100
20
7.0
1.0
3.0
0.5
5.0
50
, INST
ANT
ANEOUS
FOR
W
ARD
CURRENT
(AMPS)
F
1.4
VR, REVERSE VOLTAGE (VOLTS)
0
150
100
250
300
40
80
0.8
0.4
0.2
20
4.0
2.0
8.0
TJ = 175
C
I R
50
200
500
Figure 7. Typical Reverse Current, Per Leg*
TA, AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (
C)
0
20
2.0
4.0
I F(A
V)
0
6.0
8.0
10
12
14
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
TC, CASE TEMPERATURE (
C)
140
155
150
0
2.0
1.0
3.0
5.0
4.0
10
7.0
6.0
I
145
180
Figure 8. Current Derating, Case, Per Leg
Figure 9. Current Derating, Ambient, Per Leg
0
2.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
10
0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10
IF(AV), AVERAGE FORWARD CURRENT (AMPS)
P
F(A
V)
Figure 10. Power Dissipation, Per Leg
0.6
0.7
10
70
1.6
100
C
25
C
400
450
350
0.08
0.04
0.02
,
REVERSE
CURRENT
(
A)
m
100
C
25
C
160
175
170
165
9.0
8.0
* The curves shown are typical for the highest voltage device in the
voltage grouping. Typical reverse current for lower voltage selections
can be estimated from these curves if VR is sufficiently below rated
VR.
R
q
JA = 16
C/W
R
q
JA = 60
C/W
(NO HEAT SINK)
,
A
VERAGE POWER DISSIP
A
TION
(W
A
TTS)
SQUARE WAVE
dc
, A
VERAGE
FOR
W
ARD
CURRENT
(AMPS)
TJ = 175
C
dc
SQUARE WAVE
i
1.0
3.0
5.0
7.0
9.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
RATED VR APPLIED
,
A
VERAGE POWER DISSIP
A
TION
(W
A
TTS)
F(A
V)
SQUARE WAVE
dc
SQUARE WAVE
dc
400
800
200
150
C
TJ = 175
C
MUR1620CT MUR1640CT MUR1660CT
4
Rectifier Device Data
Figure 11. Typical Forward Voltage, Per Leg
vF, INSTANTANEOUS VOLTAGE (VOLTS)
1.0
0.6
1.2
30
0.1
0.3
0.2
2.0
1.0
100
20
7.0
3.0
0.5
5.0
50
, INST
ANT
ANEOUS
FOR
W
ARD
CURRENT
(AMPS)
F
1.4
VR, REVERSE VOLTAGE (VOLTS)
100
200
400
40
80
0.8
0.4
0.2
20
4.0
2.0
8.0
TJ = 150
C
I R
300
600
Figure 12. Typical Reverse Current, Per Leg*
TA, AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (
C)
0
20
2.0
3.0
I F(A
V)
0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
10
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
TC, CASE TEMPERATURE (
C)
140
155
150
0
2.0
1.0
3.0
5.0
4.0
10
7.0
6.0
I
145
180
Figure 13. Current Derating, Case, Per Leg
Figure 14. Current Derating, Ambient, Per Leg
0
2.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
14
0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10
IF(AV), AVERAGE FORWARD CURRENT (AMPS)
P
F(A
V)
Figure 15. Power Dissipation, Per Leg
0.8
0.7
10
70
1.6
1.8
100
C
TJ = 150
C
25
C
500
0.08
0.04
0.02
,
REVERSE
CURRENT
(
A)
m
100
C
25
C
160
175
170
165
9.0
8.0
* The curves shown are typical for the highest voltage device in the
voltage grouping. Typical reverse current for lower voltage selections
can be estimated from these same curves if VR is sufficiently below
rated VR.
,
A
VERAGE POWER DISSIP
A
TION
(W
A
TTS)
SQUARE WAVE
dc
, A
VERAGE
FOR
W
ARD
CURRENT
(AMPS)
TJ = 175
C
dc
SQUARE WAVE
i
1.0
3.0
5.0
7.0
9.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
RATED VR APPLIED
,
A
VERAGE POWER DISSIP
A
TION
(W
A
TTS)
F(A
V)
SQUARE WAVE
dc
SQUARE WAVE
dc
0.4
R
q
JA = 16
C/W
R
q
JA = 60
C/W
(NO HEAT SINK)
10
11
12
13
1.0
4.0
5.0
400
800
200
MUR1620CT MUR1640CT MUR1660CT
5
Rectifier Device Data
0.01
0.02
0.05
0.1
0.2
0.5
1.0
0.01
0.02
0.05
0.1
0.2
0.5
1.0
2.0
5.0
10
20
50
100
200
500
1000
t, TIME (ms)
Figure 16. Thermal Response
D = 0.5
0.05
SINGLE PULSE
P(pk)
t1
t2
DUTY CYCLE, D = t1/t2
Z
JC(t) = r(t) R
JC
D CURVES APPLY FOR POWER
PULSE TRAIN SHOWN
READ TIME AT T1
TJ(pk) TC = P(pk) Z
JC(t)
r(t), TRANSIENT
THERMAL
RESIST
ANCE
(NORMALIZED)
1000
10
30
100
300
1.0
10
100
VR, REVERSE VOLTAGE (VOLTS)
Figure 17. Typical Capacitance, Per Leg
C, CAP
ACIT
ANCE
(pF)
TJ = 25
C
MUR1620CT THRU 1660CT
MUR1605CT THRU 1615CT
0.1
0.01
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