Philips Semiconductors
Product specification
Three quadrant triacs
guaranteed commutation
BTA216 series D, E and F
THERMAL RESISTANCES
SYMBOL PARAMETER
CONDITIONS
MIN. TYP. MAX. UNIT
Rth j-mb
Thermal resistance
full cycle
-
-
-
-
-
60
1.2
1.7
-
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.
...E
UNIT
BTA216-
...D
...F
IGT
Gate trigger current2
Latching current
VD = 12 V; IT = 0.1 A
T2+ G+
-
-
-
1.3
2.6
3.4
5
5
5
10
10
10
25
25
25
mA
mA
mA
T2+ G-
T2- G-
IL
VD = 12 V; IGT = 0.1 A
T2+ G+
-
-
-
10.2
11.3
19.3
15
25
25
25
30
30
30
40
40
mA
mA
mA
T2+ G-
T2- G-
IH
Holding current
VD = 12 V; IGT = 0.1 A
-
8
15
25
30
mA
...D, E, F
VT
On-state voltage
IT = 20 A
-
-
1.2
0.7
0.4
1.5
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.
...E
60
TYP. MAX. UNIT
...D
BTA216-
VDM = 67% VDRM(max)
Tj = 110 ˚C; exponential
waveform; gate open
circuit
...D
...F
dVD/dt
dIcom/dt
dIcom/dt
Critical rate of rise of
off-state voltage
;
30
70
65
7.5
100
-
-
-
V/µs
A/ms
A/ms
Critical rate of change of
commutating current
VDM = 400 V; Tj = 110 ˚C; 2.5
IT(RMS) = 16 A;
4.7
40
9.5
50
dVcom/dt = 20V/µs; gate
open circuit
Critical rate of change of
commutating current
VDM = 400 V; Tj = 110 ˚C;
IT(RMS) = 16 A;
12
dVcom/dt = 0.1V/µs; gate
open circuit
...D, E, F
tgt
Gate controlled turn-on
time
ITM = 20 A; VD = VDRM(max)
;
-
-
-
2
-
µs
IG = 0.1 A; dIG/dt = 5 A/µs
2 Device does not trigger in the T2-, G+ quadrant.
February 2000
2
Rev 1.000