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Power Dissipation Ratings
Peak Pulse CurrentTestWaveform
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
100
90
50
10
10
0
O
T
TIME
1
-55 50
60
70
80
90 100 110 120 130 140 150
o
T
1
T
2
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE ( C)
Figure 2
Figure 1
Should transients occur in rapid succession, the average power
dissipation required is simply the energy (watt-seconds) per pulse
times the number of pulses per second. The power so developed
must be within the specifications shown on the Device Ratings
and SpecificationsTable for the specific device. Furthermore,
the operating values need to be derated at high temperatures as
shown in the diagram above. Because varistors can only dissipate
a relatively small amount of average power they are, therefore, not
suitable for repetitive applications that involve substantial amounts
of average power dissipation.
01 = Virtual Origin of Wave
T =Time from 10% to 90% of Peak
T1 = RiseTime = 1.25 xT
T2 = DecayTime
Example - For an 8/20 μs Current Waveform:
8μs =T1 = RiseTime
20μs =T2 = DecayTime
Maximum ClampingVoltage for 5mm Parts
V8ZA05(P) -V68ZA05(P)
V82ZA05(P) -V33ZA05(P)
600
500
400
2000
1000
500
MAX CLAMPINGVOLTAGE
MAX CLAMPING VOLTAGE
MODEL SIZE 5mm
MODEL SIZE 5mm
V330ZA05(P)
V270ZA05(P)
V240ZA05(P)
V220ZA05(P)
V205ZA05(P)
V180ZA05(P)
V150ZA05(P)
V120ZA05(P)
8 TO 68V
RATING
C
82 TO 330V
RATING
N(DC)
N(DC)
o
o
o
o
300
T
= -55 C TO 85
T
= -55 C TO 85
C
A
A
200
100
90
V68ZA05(P)
80
V56ZA05(P)
70
V47ZA05(P)
60
50 V39ZA05(P)
V33ZA05(P)
40
V27ZA05(P)
V22ZA05(P)
30
200
V18ZA05(P)
V12ZA05(P)
V8ZA05(P)
20
100
10
10
0.001
0.01
0.1
1
10
100
1000
Figure 4 0.0001
-3
-2
-1
10
0
1
2
3
10
10
10
10
10
PEAK AMPERES (A)
Figure 3
PEAK AMPERES (A)
V360ZA05(P) -V750ZA05(P)
3000
MAX CLAMPING VOLTAGE
MODEL SIZE 5mm
360 TO 750V
RATING
o
= -55 C TO 85 C
N(DC)
V750ZA05(P)
V715ZA05(P)
o
T
A
2000
V680ZA05(P)
V620ZA05(P)
V470ZA05(P)
V430ZA05(P)
V390ZA05(P)
V360ZA05(P)
1000
500
0.001
0.01
0.1
1
10
100
1000
Figure 5 0.0001
PEAK AMPERES (A)
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ZAVaristor Series
Revision: October 29, 2009