Surface Mount Varistors
VC Series Low Voltage 125°C
Environmental Compliance
RoHS 2 2011/65/EC, REACH
Performance Characteristics
Continuous
Units
Value
Steady State Applied Voltage
DC Voltage Range (Vdc)
V
V
3 to 170
2 to 130
AC Voltage Range (Vrms
)
Transient
Peak Single Pulse Surge Current, 8/20 µs Waveform (Imax
)
A
J
30 to 1200
0.1 to 12.2
Single Pulse Surge Energy, 10/1000 µs Waveform (Wmax
)
Operating Ambient Temperature
Storage Temperature Range
ThresholdꢀVoltageꢀTemperatureꢀCoefficient
Response Time
°C
°C
−55ꢀtoꢀ+125
−55ꢀtoꢀ+150
<ꢀ+0.05
%/°C
ns
< 2
Climatic Category
55/125/56
Qualifications
Condition to be Satisfied
after Testing
Reliability Parameter
Test
Tested According to
CECC 42200, Test 4.20 or IEC 1051–1, Test 4.20.
AEC–Q200 Test 8 – 1,000 hours at UCT
AC/DC Bias Reliability
AC/DC Life Test
|δVn (1 mA)| < 10 %
CECC 42200, Test C 2.1 or IEC 1051–1, Test 4.5.
10 pulses in the same direction at 2 pulses per minute
at maximum peak current for 10 pulses
|δVn (1 mA)| < 10 %
no visible damage
Pulse Current Capability
Pulse Energy Capability
Imax 8/20 µs
CECC 42200, Test C 2.1 or IEC 1051–1, Test 4.5. 10
pulses in the same direction at 1 pulses every 2
minutes at maximum peak current for 10 pulses
|δVn (1 mA)| < 10 %
no visible damage
W
max 10/1,000 µs
|δVn (1 mA)| < 15 %
no visible damage
|δVn (1 mA)| < 15 %
no visible damage
ISO 7637, Test pulse 5, 10 pulses at rate 1 per minute
WLD Capability
Vjump Capability
WLD x 10
IncreaseꢀofꢀsupplyꢀvoltageꢀtoꢀVꢀ≥ꢀVjump for 1 minute
Vjump 5 min
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