6KA24 TRANSIENT SUPPRESSOR
PREMIUM AUTOMOTIVE TRANSIENT VOLTAGE SUPPRESSOR
Stand-off Voltage - 24 Volts Peak Pulse Power - 6000 Watts
FEATURES
Designed for under the hood applications
Plastic package has Underwriters Laboratories
Flammability Classification 94V-0
Exclusive patented PARTM oxide passivated
chip construction
6000W peak pulse power capability
with a 10/1000
s waveform
2000W peak pulse power capability with a
10
s/50ms waveform
Low incremental surge resistance
Ideally suited for automotive "load dump"
applications
High temperature soldering guaranteed:
300
C/10 seconds 0.375" (9.5mm) lead lengths,
5lbs (2.3kg) tension
MECHANICAL DATA
Case: Molded plastic body over nitride passivated die
Terminals: Axial leads solderable per MIL-STD-750,
Method 2026
Polarity: Color band denotes positive end (cathode)
Mounting Position: Any
Weight: 0.07 ounce, 2.1 grams
MAXIMUM RATINGS AND ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Ratings at 25ambient temperature unless otherwise specified.
RATINGS
SYMBOL
VALUE
UNITS
Peak pulse power dissipation with a 10/1000
s waveform
(NOTE 1)
P
PPM
6000
Watts
Peak pulse power dissipation with a 10
s/50ms waveform
(NOTE 2)
P
PPM
2000
Watts
Steady state power dissipation,
(NOTE 6)
lead lengths 0.375" (9.5mm), T
L
=85C
P
M(AV)
5.0
Watts
Peak forward surge current, 8.3ms single
half sine-wave on rated load (JEDEC Method)
(NOTE 3)
I
FSM
400
Amps
Maximum DC reverse leakage current at V
WM
=24V T
A
=25C
1.0
T
A
=150C
I
D
50.0
A
Reverse Breakdown Voltage at 100mA
T
A
=25C minimum
26.7
T
A
=25C maximum
32.6
T
A
=150C minimum
V
(BR)
29.7
Volts
T
A
=150C maximum
36.7
Maximum clamping voltage at l
PP
=90A
(NOTE 4)
T
A
=25C
40.0
T
A
=150C
Vc
45.0
Volts
Maximum instantaneous forward voltage at 100A
(NOTE 5)
V
F
1.8
Volts
Operating junction and storage temperature range
T
J
, T
STG
-65 to +185
C
NOTES:
(1) Non-repetitive current pulse, per Fig. 2, with a 10/1000
s waveform
(2) Non-repetitive current pulse, per Fig. 5, with a 10
s/50ms waveform
(3) Measured on 8.3ms half sine-wave, or equivalent square wave, duty cycle=4 pulses maximum
(4) Measured on 80
s square pulse width
(5) Measured on 300
s second square pulse width
(6) Mounted on copper pad area of 0.8 x 8.0" (20 x 20mm) per Fig. 5
1/25/99
0.052 (1.32)
0.048 (1.22)
0.360 (9.1)
0.340 (8.6)
DIA.
1.0 (25.4)
MIN.
0.360 (9.1)
0.340 (8.6)
1.0 (25.4)
MIN.
Case Style P600
Dimensions in inches and (millimeters)
Patent #'s 4,980,315
5,166,769
5,278,094
P
A
TENTED
*
*
0
1
2
3
4
0
50
100
150
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
175
0
20
40
60
80
100
1
10
100
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
100ns
1
s
10
sec 100
sec 1ms
10ms
100ms
0
50
100
150
200
0
50
100
150
25
75
125
175
0.1
1
10
100
1,000
RATINGS AND CHARACTERISTIC CURVES 6KA24
FIG. 1 - PEAK PULSE POWER RATING CURVE
P
PPM
,
PEAK PULSE POWER, kw
PEAK PULSE POWER (P
PP
)
OR CURRENT
(I
PP
)
DERA
TING IN PERCENT
AGE, %
td, PULSE WIDTH, sec.
t, TIME, ms
NUMBER OF CYCLES AT 60 Hz
FIG. 4 - MAXIMUM NON-REPETITIVE PEAK FORWARD
SURGE CURRENT
FIG. 3 - PULSE DERATING CURVE
T
L
, LEAD TEMPERATURE,
C
I
PPM,
PEAK PULSE CURRENT
% I
PP
I
FSM
, PEAK FOR
W
ARD SURGE CURRENT
,
AMPERES
NON-REPETITIVE
PULSE WAVEFORM
SHOWN in FIG. 3
T
A
=25C
PULSE WIDTH (td) is
DEFINED as the POINT
WHERE the PEAK
CURRENT DECAYS
to 50% of I
PP
tr=10
sec.
T
J
=T
J
max.
8.3ms SINGLE HALF SINE WAVE
(JEDEC Method)
PEAK VALUE
I
PPM
HALF VALUE - I
PP
2
10/1000
sec. WAVEFORM
as DEFINED by R.E.A.
FIG. 2 - 10/1000
s PULSE WAVEFORM
PEAK POWER
(SINGLE PULSE)
AVERAGE POWER
LEAD LENGTH=0.375" (9.5mm)
td
t, TIME, ms
I
PPM,
PEAK PULSE CURRENT
, % I
PP
T
A
=25C
PULSE WIDTH (td) is
DEFINED as the POINT
WHERE the PEAK
CURRENT DECAYS
to 50% of I
PP
tr=10
sec.
PEAK VALUE
I
PPM
HALF VALUE - I
PP
2
10
s / 50ms WAVEFORM
FIG. 5 - 50
s/50ms PULSE WAVEFORM
td
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