D I G I T R O N S E M I C O N D U C T O R S
BT158 SERIES
SILICON BIDIRECTIONAL THYRISTORS
Available Non-RoHS (standard) or RoHS compliant (add PBF suffix).
Available as “HR” (high reliability) screened per MIL-PRF-19500, JANTX level. Add “HR” suffix to base part number.
MAXIMUM RATINGS
Rating
Symbol
Value
Unit
Peak repetitive off-state voltage
(TJ = -40 to 110°C, ½ sine wave, 50 to 60Hz, gate open)
VDRM
Volts
BT158-400
BT158-600
400
600
Non-repetitive peak off-state voltage
(TJ = -40 to +110°C, t ≤ 10ms, gate open)
BT158-400
VDSM
Volts
500
700
BT158-600
RMS on-state current
(full cycle sine wave 50 to 60Hz)
(TC = 90°C)
IT(RMS)
Amps
Amps
8.0
4.0
(TC = 100°C)
Peak surge current
(1 cycle, 60Hz, TC = 90°C, preceded and followed by rated current)
(50Hz, preceded and followed by rated current)
ITSM
80
75
Rate of rise of on-state current (gate open, non-repetitive)
Circuit fusing considerations (TJ = -40 to 110°C , t = 1.0 to 10ms)
Peak gate voltage
diT/dt
I2t
10
A/µs
A2s
30
VGM
IGM
10
2.0
Volts
Amps
Watts
Watts
°C
Peak gate current
Peak gate power (TC = 90°C, pulse width = 2.0µs)
Average gate power (TC = 90°C, t = 10ms)
Operating junction temperature range
Storage temperature range
PGM
PG(AV)
TJ
20
0.5
-40 to +110
-40 to +150
Tstg
°C
THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS
Characteristic
Symbol
Maximum
Unit
Thermal resistance, junction to case
RӨJC
2.2
°C/W
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (TC = 25°C unless otherwise noted)
Characteristic
Symbol
Min
Typ.
-
Max
2.0
Unit
Peak blocking current (either direction)
IDRM
mA
(Rated VDRM @ TJ = 110°C, gate open)
-
-
Peak on-state voltage (either direction)
VTM
Volts
(ITM = 11A peak, pulse width = 1 to 2ms, duty cycle ≤ 2%)
1.3
1.55
Gate trigger current (continuous dc)
(main terminal voltage = 12V, RL = 100Ω, minimum gate pulse width = 2.0µs)
MT2(+), G(-)
IGT
-
-
-
12
20
-
40
40
60
mA
MT2(-), G(-)
MT2(+), G(-); MT2(-), G(-), TC = -40°C
Gate trigger voltage (continuous dc)
(main terminal voltage = 12V, RL = 100Ω, minimum gate pulse width = 2.0µs)
MT2(+), G(-)
-
-
-
0.9
1.1
-
1.5
1.5
2.0
MT2(-), G(-)
VGT
Volts
MT2(+), G(-); MT2(-), G(-), TC = -40°C
(main terminal voltage = rated VDRM, RL = 10kΩ, TJ = 110°C)
MT2(+), G(-); MT2(-), G(-)
0.2
-
-
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