Philips Semiconductors
Product specification
Triacs
BT137 series
THERMAL RESISTANCES
SYMBOL PARAMETER
CONDITIONS
MIN. TYP. MAX. UNIT
Rth j-mb
Thermal resistance
full cycle
-
-
-
-
-
60
2.0
2.4
-
K/W
K/W
K/W
junction to mounting base half cycle
Rth j-a
Thermal resistance
junction to ambient
in free air
STATIC CHARACTERISTICS
Tj = 25 ˚C unless otherwise stated
SYMBOL PARAMETER
CONDITIONS
MIN. TYP.
MAX.
...F
UNIT
BT137-
VD = 12 V; IT = 0.1 A
...
...G
IGT
Gate trigger current
Latching current
Holding current
T2+ G+
-
-
-
-
5
8
11
30
35
35
35
70
25
25
25
70
50
50
mA
mA
mA
mA
T2+ G-
T2- G-
50
T2- G+
100
IL
VD = 12 V; IGT = 0.1 A
T2+ G+
-
-
-
-
-
7
16
5
30
45
30
45
20
30
45
30
45
20
45
60
45
60
40
mA
mA
mA
mA
mA
T2+ G-
T2- G-
T2- G+
7
IH
VD = 12 V; IGT = 0.1 A
5
VT
On-state voltage
IT = 10 A
-
-
1.3
0.7
0.4
1.65
1.5
-
V
V
V
VGT
Gate trigger voltage
VD = 12 V; IT = 0.1 A
VD = 400 V; IT = 0.1 A;
Tj = 125 ˚C
0.25
ID
Off-state leakage current VD = VDRM(max)
;
-
0.1
0.5
mA
Tj = 125 ˚C
DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS
Tj = 25 ˚C unless otherwise stated
SYMBOL PARAMETER
CONDITIONS
MIN.
TYP. MAX. UNIT
BT137-
VDM = 67% VDRM(max)
...
...F
...G
dVD/dt
dVcom/dt
tgt
Critical rate of rise of
off-state voltage
;
100
50
200
250
20
2
-
-
-
V/µs
V/µs
µs
Tj = 125 ˚C; exponential
waveform; gate open
circuit
Critical rate of change of
commutating voltage
VDM = 400 V; Tj = 95 ˚C;
IT(RMS) = 8 A;
-
-
-
-
10
-
dIcom/dt = 3.6 A/ms; gate
open circuit
Gate controlled turn-on
time
ITM = 12 A; VD = VDRM(max);
IG = 0.1 A; dIG/dt = 5 A/µs
October 1997
2
Rev 1.200