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Surface Mount Varistors
Multilayer Transient Voltage Surge Suppressors
ML Varistor Series
Temperature De-rating
100
When transients occur in rapid succession, the average power dissipa-
tion is 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 Specifications table for the specific
device. For applications exceeding 125oC ambient temperature, the peak
surge current and energy ratings must be derated as shown in Figure 1.
50
0
t
3
O
TIME
100
80
1
t
1
t
2
60
40
FIGURE 2. PEAK PULSE CURRENT TEST WAVEFORM
FOR CLAMPING VOLTAGE
20
0
O
= VIRTUAL ORIGIN OFWAVE
1
t =TIME FROM 10% TO 90% OF PEAK
-55
50 60
70
80
90 100 110 120 130 140 150
o
t
t
= VIRTUAL FRONT TIME = 1.25 x t
= VIRTUALTIME TO HALFVALUE
(IMPULSE DURATION)
1
2
AMBIENTTEMPERATURE ( C)
FIGURE 1. PEAK CURRENT AND ENERGY
DERATING CURVE
EXAMPLE:
FOR AN 8/20µs CURRENT WAVEFORM
8µs = t = VIRTUAL FRONT TIME
1
20µs = t = VIRTUALTIME TO
2
HALFVALUE
100
MAXIMUM CLAMPING VOLTAGE
MAXIMUM LEAKAGE
10
V18MLA0402
V14MLA0402
V09MLA0402
V5.5MLA0402
1µA
10µA
100µA
1mA
10mA
100mA
1A
10A
100A
CURRENT (A)
FIGURE 3. LIMIT V-I CHARACTERISTIC FOR V5.5MLA0402 TO V18MLA0402
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