3. V
F
= 3.5V for devices of V(
BR
) < 200V and V
F
= 5.0 Volts max.for devices of V(
BR
) > 200V.
RECTRON
SEMICONDUCTOR
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
FEATURES
* Plastic package has underwriters laboratory certificate
* Glass passivated chip construction
* 1500 watt surage capability at 1ms
* Excellent clamping capability
* Low zener impedance
* Fast response time
MAXIMUM RATINGS AND ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Ratings at 25
o
C ambient temperature unless otherwise specified.
Single phase, half wave, 60 Hz, resistive or inductive load,
For capacitive load, derate current by 20%.
T V S
1.5KE
SERIES
1.5KE
1500 WATT PEAK POWER 5.0 WATTS STEADY STATE
GPP TRANSIENT VOLTAGE SUPPRESSOR
Dimensions in inches and (millimeters)
MAXIMUM RATINGS (At T
A
= 25
o
C unless otherwise noted)
DEVICES FOR BIPOLAR APPLICATIONS
For Bidirectional use C or CA suffix for types 1.5KE 6.8 thru 1.5KE 450
Electrical characteristics apply in both direction
2002-12
Ratings at 25
o
C ambient temperature unless otherwise specified.
NOTES :
2. Mounted on copper pad area of 0.8X0.8" ( 20X20mm ) per Fig.5.
1. Non-repetitive current pulse, per Fig.3 and derated above T
A
= 25
o
C per Fig.2.
RATINGS
Steady State Power Dissipation at T
L
= 75
o
C lead lengths,
.375" ( 9.5 mm ) ( Note 2 )
Peak Forward Surge Current, 8.3ms single half sine wave-
superimposed on rated load( JEDEC METHOD ) unidirectional only
Maximum Instantaneous Forward Current at 50.0A for
SYMBOL
I
FSM
V
F
T
J
, T
STG
Volts
-55 to + 150
0
C
UNITS
unidirectional only ( Note 3 )
Amps
Peak Power Dissipation at T
A
= 25
o
C, T
P
= 1mS ( Note 1 )
Minimum 1500
200
3.5/5.0
VALUE
Operating and Storage Temperature Range
P
PPM
Watts
P
M(AV)
Watts
5.0
.210 (5.3)
.190 (4.8)
DIA.
.042 (1.07)
.038 (0.96)
DIA.
1.0 (25.4)
MIN.
.285 (7.2)
.375 (9.5)
1.0 (25.4)
MIN.
RECTRON
RATING AND CHARACTERISTIC CURVES ( 1.5KE6.8 THRU 1.5KE450CA )
FIG. 1 - PULSE POWER RATING CURVE
P
PPM
, PEAK PULSE POWER, KW
T
P
, PULSE WIDTH, sec
Non-Repetitive
Pulse Waveform
Shown in Fig.3
T
A
= 25
100
10
1.0
0.1
0.1uS
1.0uS
10uS
100uS
1.0mS
10mS
FIG. 2 - PULSE DERATING CURVE
PEAK PULSE POWER (PPP) OR CURRENT
T
A
, AMBIENT TEMPERATURE,( )
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
175
200
100
75
50
25
0
(IPP) DERATING IN PERCENTAGE,%
Unidirectional-----
Bidirectional
V
R
= RATED
STAND-OFF
VOLTAGE
f = 1MH
Vsig = 50mVp-p
TJ = 25
V
R
= 0
FIG. 4 - TYPICAL JUNCTION CAPACITANCE
C
J
, CAPACITANCE, pF
V(
BR
), BREAKDOWN VOLTACE, VOLTS
5
10
100
500
10000
1000
100
10
AMPERES PEAK FORWARD
FIG. 6 - MAXIMUM NON-REPETITIVE FORWARD
NUMBER OF CYCLES AT 60 Hz
200
40
20
10
0
1
10
100
8.3ms Single Half Sine-Wave
(JEDED Method) TJ = TJ max.
SURGE CURRENT UNIDIRECTIONAL
SURGE CURRENT
Pulse Width (td) is Defined
as the Point Where the Peak
Current Decays to 50% of I
PPM
10/1000usec. Waveform
as Defined by R.E.A.
Peak Value
IPPM
tr = 10usec.
FIG. 3 - PULSE WAVEFORM
I
PPM
, PEAK PULSE CURRENT,%
t, TIME,mS
0
0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
50
100
150
HALF VALUE -
I
PPM
2
P
M
(AV), STEADY STATE POWER
FIG. 5 - STEADY STATE POWER DERATING CURVE
TL, LEAD TEMPERATURE ( )
1.00
0.75
0.50
0.25
0
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
175 200
60Hz
Resistive or Inductive Load
0.8X0.8X0.040"
(20X20X1mm)
Copper Heat Sinks
= 0.375"(9.5mm)
Lead Lengths
DISSIATION, WATTS
L
RECTRON
RATING AND CHARACTERISTIC CURVES ( 1.5KE6.8 THRU 1.5KE450CA )
FIG. 7 - INCREMENTAL CLAMPING VOLTAGE
CURVE UNIDIRECTIONAL
DVC, INCREMENTAL CLAMPING VOLTAGE
I
PP
, PEAK PULSE CURRENT, AMPS
Waveform
8X20 Impulse
DVc = Vc-V(BR)
100
10
20
1.0
2.0
0.2
0.1
0.5
1
2.0
10
20
50
1.5KE200
1.5KE130
1.5KE100
1.5KE75
1.5KE39
1.5KE33
1.5KE12
1.5KE18
1.5KE9.1
1.5KE6.8
FIG. 7 - INCREMENTAL CLAMPING VOLTAGE
CURVE UNIDIRECTIONAL
DVC, INCREMENTAL CLAMPING VOLTAGE
I
PP
, PEAK PULSE CURRENT, AMPS
Waveform
10X1000 Impulse
DVc = Vc-V(BR)
100
10
20
1.0
2.0
0.2
0.1
0.5
1
2.0
10
20
50
1.5KE200
1.5KE130
1.5KE75
1.5KE39
1.5KE33
1.5KE9.1
1.5KE6.8
FIG. 9 - INCREMENTAL CLAMPING VOLTAGE
CURVE UNIDIRECTIONAL
DVC, INCREMENTAL CLAMPING VOLTAGE
I
PP
, PEAK PULSE CURRENT, AMPS
Waveform
8X20 Impulse
DVc = Vc-V(BR)
100
10
20
1.0
2.0
0.2
0.1
0.5
1
2.0
10
20
50
1.5KE200C
1.5KE75C
1.5KE39C
1.5KE30C
1.5KE7.5C
1.5KE11C
1.5KE15C
1.5KE7.5C
FIG. 7 - INCREMENTAL CLAMPING VOLTAGE
CURVE UNIDIRECTIONAL
DVC, INCREMENTAL CLAMPING VOLTAGE
I
PP
, PEAK PULSE CURRENT, AMPS
Waveform
10X1000 Impulse
DVc = Vc-V(BR)
100
10
20
1.0
2.0
0.2
0.1
0.5
1
2.0
10
20
50
1.5KE200C
1.5KE75C
1.5KE39C
1.5KE30C
1.5KE11C
1.5KE15C
FORWARD CURRENT
FIG. 11 -INSTANTANEOUS FORWARD
INSTANTANEOUS FORWARD CURRENT, AMPERES
100
10
1
0.1
0
0.4
0.8
1.2
1.6
2.0
Pulse Width = 300uS
1% Duty Cycle TJ = 25
VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS CURVE
K
V-TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT-mV/
FIG. 12 - BREAKDOWN VOLTAGE
V(
BR
), BREAKDOWN VOLTAGE, VOLTS
1000
100
10
1
5
100
500
Unidirectional
TEMPEATURE COEFFICIENT CURVE
200
10
20
50
Bidirectional
RECTRON
TYPE
Breakdown Voltage
V
BR
(Volts)
MIN.
MAX.
@I
T
(mA)
Reverse
Stand off
Voltage
V
WM
(Volts)
Maximum
Reverse
Leakage
at V
WM
I
D
(uA)
Maximum
Peak Pulse
Current
I
PPM
(Amps)
Maximum
Clamping
Voltage
at I
PPM
V
C
(Volts)
1.5KE6.8
1.5KE6.8A
1.5KE7.5
1.5KE7.5A
1.5KE8.2
1.5KE8.2A
1.5KE9.1
1.5KE9.1A
1.5KE10
1.5KE10A
1.5KE11
1.5KE11A
1.5KE12
1.5KE12A
1.5KE13
1.5KE13A
1.5KE15
1.5KE15A
1.5KE16
1.5KE16A
1.5KE18
1.5KE18A
1.5KE20
1.5KE20A
1.5KE22
1.5KE22A
1.5KE24
1.5KE24A
1.5KE27
1.5KE27A
1.5KE30
1.5KE30A
1.5KE33
1.5KE33A
1.5KE36
1.5KE36A
1.5KE39
1.5KE39A
1.5KE43
1.5KE43A
1.5KE47
1.5KE47A
1.5KE51
1.5KE51A
1.5KE56
1.5KE56A
53.2
6.12
7.48
10
10
10
10
10
10
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
5.50
1000
139
10.8
10.5
143
1000
5.80
7.14
6.45
6.75
8.25
6.05
500
128
11.7
7.13
7.88
6.40
500
133
11.3
7.38
9.02
6.63
200
120
12.5
7.79
8.61
7.02
200
124
12.1
8.19
10.0
7.37
50
109
13.8
8.65
9.55
7.78
50
112
13.4
9.00
11.0
8.10
10
100
15.0
9.50
10.5
8.55
10
103
14.5
9.90
12.1
8.92
5.0
92.6
16.2
10.5
11.6
9.40
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
1.0
1.0
5.0
5.0
1.0
1.0
5.0
5.0
1.0
1.0
5.0
5.0
1.0
1.0
5.0
5.0
1.0
1.0
5.0
5.0
1.0
1.0
5.0
5.0
1.0
1.0
5.0
5.0
1.0
1.0
5.0
5.0
1.0
1.0
5.0
5.0
1.0
1.0
5.0
5.0
1.0
1.0
5.0
5.0
1.0
1.0
5.0
5.0
1.0
1.0
5.0
5.0
1.0
1.0
5.0
5.0
96.2
15.6
10.8
13.2
9.72
86.7
17.3
11.4
12.6
10.2
89.8
16.7
11.7
14.3
10.5
78.9
19.0
12.4
13.7
11.1
82.4
18.2
13.5
16.5
12.1
68.2
22.0
14.3
15.8
12.8
70.8
21.2
14.4
17.6
12.9
63.8
23.5
15.2
16.8
13.6
66.7
22.5
16.2
19.8
14.5
56.6
26.5
17.1
18.9
15.3
59.5
25.2
18.0
22.0
16.2
51.5
29.1
19.0
21.0
17.1
54.2
27.7
19.8
24.2
17.8
47
31.9
20.9
23.1
18.8
49
30.6
21.6
26.4
19.4
43.2
34.7
22.8
25.2
20.5
45.2
33.2
24.3
29.7
21.8
38.4
39.1
25.7
28.4
23.1
40
37.5
27.0
33.0
24.3
34.5
43.5
28.5
31.5
25.6
36.2
41.4
29.7
36.3
26.8
31.4
47.7
31.4
34.7
28.2
32.8
45.7
32.4
39.6
29.1
28.8
52.0
34.2
37.8
30.8
30.1
49.9
35.1
42.9
31.6
26.6
56.4
37.1
41.0
33.3
27.8
38.7
47.3
34.8
24.2
40.9
45.2
36.8
25.3
42.3
51.7
38.1
22.1
44.7
49.4
40.2
23.1
45.9
56.1
41.3
20.4
48.5
53.6
43.6
21.4
50.4
61.6
45.4
47.8
18.6
58.8
19.5
53.9
61.9
59.3
67.8
64.8
73.5
70.1
80.5
77.0
TRANSIENT VOLTAGE SUPPRESSORS
1500W SERIES TVS DIODES
/
1.5KE ( CASE 10 ) 1500W
RECTRON
TYPE
Breakdown Voltage
V
BR
(Volts)
MIN.
MAX.
@I
T
(mA)
Reverse
Stand off
Voltage
V
WM
(Volts)
Maximum
Reverse
Leakage
at V
WM
I
D
(uA)
Maximum
Peak Pulse
Current
I
PPM
(Amps)
Maximum
Clamping
Voltage
at I
PPM
V
C
(Volts)
1.5KE62
1.5KE62A
1.5KE68
1.5KE68A
1.5KE75
1.5KE75A
1.5KE82
1.5KE82A
1.5KE91
1.5KE91A
1.5KE100
1.5KE100A
1.5KE110
1.5KE110A
1.5KE120
1.5KE120A
1.5KE130
1.5KE130A
1.5KE150
1.5KE150A
1.5KE160
1.5KE160A
1.5KE170
1.5KE170A
1.5KE180
1.5KE180A
1.5KE200
1.5KE200A
1.5KE220
1.5KE220A
1.5KE250
1.5KE250A
1.5KE300
1.5KE300A
1.5KE350
1.5KE350A
1.5KE400
1.5KE400A
55.8
68.2
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
50.2
5.0
16.9
89.0
85.0
17.6
5.0
53.0
65.1
58.9
61.2
74.8
55.1
5.0
15.3
98.0
64.6
71.4
58.1
5.0
16.3
92.0
67.5
82.5
60.7
5.0
13.9
109
71.3
78.8
64.1
5.0
14.6
104
73.8
90.2
66.4
5.0
12.7
118
77.9
86.1
70.1
5.0
13.3
113
81.9
100
73.7
5.0
11.5
131
86.5
95.5
77.8
5.0
12.0
125
90.0
110
81.0
5.0
10.4
144
95.0
105
85.5
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
1.0
1.0
5.0
5.0
1.0
1.0
5.0
5.0
1.0
1.0
5.0
5.0
1.0
1.0
5.0
5.0
1.0
1.0
5.0
5.0
1.0
1.0
5.0
5.0
1.0
1.0
5.0
5.0
1.0
1.0
5.0
5.0
1.0
1.0
5.0
5.0
1.0
1.0
5.0
5.0
10.9
137
99.0
121
89.2
9.5
158
105
116
94.0
9.9
152
108
132
97.2
8.7
173
114
126
102
9.1
165
117
143
105
8.0
187
124
137
111
8.4
179
135
165
121
7.0
215
143
158
128
7.2
207
144
176
130
6.5
230
152
168
136
6.8
219
153
187
138
6.1
244
162
179
145
6.4
234
162
198
146
5.8
258
171
189
154
6.1
246
180
220
162
5.2
287
190
210
171
5.5
274
198
242
175
4.4
344
209
231
185
4.6
328
225
275
202
4.2
360
237
263
214
4.4
344
270
330
243
3.5
430
285
315
256
3.6
414
315
385
284
3.0
504
333
368
300
3.1
482
360
440
324
2.6
574
380
420
342
2.7
548
Notes :
1. V
BR
measured after I
T
applied for 300ms. I
T
= square pulse or equivalent.
2. For bidirectional use C or CA suffixs for all types (ex. 1.5KE6.8C, 1.5KE450CA)
electrical characteristics apply in both directions.
3. For bidirectional types having V
WM
of 10 volts and less, the I
D
Iimit is doubled.
4. All devices UL listed file# E211196.
1.5KE440
1.5KE440A
1.0
1.0
5.0
5.0
396
484
356
2.4
631
418
462
376
2.5
602
TRANSIENT VOLTAGE SUPPRESSORS
1500W SERIES TVS DIODES
/
1.5KE ( CASE 10 ) 1500W
1.5KE450
1.0
5.0
405
495
364
2.2
682
1.5KE450A
1.0
5.0
427.5
472.5
385
2.3
652
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