NTE5538 NTE Electronics, Inc., NTE5538 Datasheet - Page 2

• Manufacturer Part Number: NTE5538
• Description: SCR; TO-218; 525 A @ 8.3 ms; 32 A @ Single Phase, 180 degConduction Angle, degC
• Manufacturer: NTE Electronics, Inc.

Specifications of NTE5538

• Configuration: Single Phase
• Current Squared Time Rating: 1250
• Current, Forward: 50 A
• Current, Gate Trigger: 80 mA (Max.)
• Current, On-state, Average, Maximum: 32 A @ Single Phase, 180°Conduction Angle, +70°C
• Current, On-state, Rms, Maximum: 50 A
• Current, Surge: 525 A
• Current, Surge, Peak: 525 A @ 8.3 ms
• Package Type: TO-218
• Power Dissipation: 1 W
• Primary Type: SCR
• Resistance, Thermal, Junction To Case: 1 °C/W
• Temperature, Junction, Maximum: +125 °C
• Temperature, Operating: -40 to +125 °C
• Temperature, Operating, Maximum: 125 °C
• Temperature, Operating, Minimum: -40 °C
• Voltage, Drop, On-state, Maximum: 1.9 V
• Voltage, Gate, Maximum: 1.5 V (Trigger)
• Voltage, Reverse: 800 V

Electrical Characteristics: (T
Gate Trigger Current
Gate Trigger Voltage
Gate Non–Trigger Voltage
Holding Current
Peak On–State Voltage
Forward Leakage Current
Reverse Leakage Current
Total Turn–On Time
Turn–Off Time
Critical Rate of Rise of
Off–State Voltage
Parameter
Isol
K
.600 (15.24)
Symbol
(3.96)
I
I
dv/dt
V
V
V
.156
DRM
RRM
I
Dia.
GT
I
t
A
t
GD
TM
GT
gt
H
q
J
= +25 C unless otherwise specified)
V
T
I
I
V
V
I
T
di
T
Linear Slope Up
T
TM
T
J
J
J
D
DRM
DRM
R
G
= 0.5A, Gate Open
= 80A, V
= +125 C, V
= +125 C, I
= +125 C, V
/dt = 30A/ s, dv/dt = 20V/ s, Gate Open
.215 (5.45)
= 12V, R
= 100A, t
= 800V
= 800V
.055 (1.4)
D
L
(13.97)
= 800V, I
p
= 33 , t
.550
T
= 10ms
D
DRM
= 80A, V
.173 (4.4)
Test Conditions
= 800V, R
= 536V, Gate Open,
.060 (1.52)
G
p
(10.92)
= 200mA, di
(12.7)
R
.430
.500
20 s
Min
= 75V, V
L
= 3.3k
G
D
NOTE: Dotted line indicates
that case may have square
corners.
T
T
/dt = 0.2A/ s
= 536V,
J
J
= +125 C
= +125 C
.015 (0.39)
Min
500
0.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Typ
100
20
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
–
Max Unit
0.02
0.02
150
1.5
1.9
6.0
6.0
80
–
–
–
–
V/ s
mA
mA
mA
mA
mA
mA
V
V
V
s
s