Vishay-Intertech-VS-ST330C12L0

VS-ST330CL Series  

Vishay Semiconductors  

Phase Control Thyristors  

(Hockey PUK Version), 650 A  

FEATURES  

• Center amplifying gate  

• Metal case with ceramic insulator  

• International standard case B-PUK (TO-200AC))  

• High profile hockey PUK  

• Designed and qualified for industrial level  

• Material

 

categorization: for definitions of compliance  

please see

TYPICAL APPLICATIONS  

• DC motor controls  

B-PUK (TO-200AC)  

• Controlled DC power supplies  

PRIMARY CHARACTERISTICS  

• AC controllers



 

















I

T(AV)  

V

TM  

650 A  

V

400 V, 800 V, 1200 V, 1400 V, 1600 V  

1.90 V  

I

GT  

100 mA  

T

J  

-40 °C to +125 °C  

B-PUK (TO-200AC)  

Single SCR  

Package  

Circuit configuration  

MAJOR RATINGS AND CHARACTERISTICS  

PARAMETER  

TEST CONDITIONS  

VALUES  

650  

UNITS  

A

°C  

A

I

T(AV)  

T

hs  

55  

1230  

I

T(RMS)  

I

TSM  

I

2

t  

T

hs  

25  

°C  

50 Hz  

60 Hz  

50 Hz  

60 Hz  

9000  

A

9420  

405  

kA

2

s  

370  

V

DRM

/V

RRM  

400 to 1600  

100  

V

t

q  

Typical  

μs  

°C  

T

J  

-40 to +125  

ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS  

VOLTAGE RATINGS  

V

DRM

/V

RRM

, MAXIMUM REPETITIVE  

PEAK AND OFF-STATE VOLTAGE  

V

V

RSM

, MAXIMUM  

NON-REPETITIVE PEAK VOLTAGE  

V

I

DRM

/I

RRM

MAXIMUM  

AT T

J

= T

J

MAXIMUM  

mA  

TYPE  

NUMBER  

VOLTAGE  

CODE  

04  

08  

12  

14  

16  

400  

800  

500  

900  

VS-ST330C..L  

1200  

1400  

1600  

1300  

1500  

1700  

50  

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ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS  

PARAMETER  

SYMBOL  

I

T(AV)  

TEST CONDITIONS  

VALUES  

650 (314)  

55 (75)  

1230  

9000  

9420  

7570  

7920  

405  

UNITS  

A

Maximum average on-state current



 

at heatsink temperature  

180° conduction, half sine wave

  

double side (single side) cooled  

°C  

Maximum RMS on-state current  

I

T(RMS)  

DC at 25 °C heatsink temperature double side cooled  

t = 10 ms  

No voltage  

reapplied  

t = 8.3 ms  

A

Maximum peak, one-cycle

  

non-repetitive surge current  

I

TSM  

t = 10 ms  

100 % V

RRM



 

reapplied  

t = 8.3 ms  

Sinusoidal half wave,

  

initial T

J

= T

J

maximum  

t = 10 ms  

No voltage  

reapplied  

t = 8.3 ms  

370  

Maximum I

2

t for fusing  

I

2

t  

kA

2

s  

t = 10 ms  

287  

100 % V

RRM

  

reapplied  

t = 8.3 ms  

262  

Maximum I

2



t for fusing  

I

2



t  

V

T(TO)1  

V

T(TO)2  

r

t1  

t = 0.1 to 10 ms, no voltage reapplied  

4050  

0.91  

kA

2



s  

Low level value of threshold voltage  

High level value of threshold voltage  

Low level value of on-state slope resistance  

High level value of on-state slope resistance  

Maximum on-state voltage  

(16.7 % x



x I

T(AV)

< I <



x I

T(AV)

), T

J

= T

J

maximum  

(I >



x I

T(AV)

), T

J

= T

J

maximum  

V

0.93  

(16.7 % x



x I

T(AV)

< I <



x I

T(AV)

), T

J

= T

J

maximum  

(I >



x I

T(AV)

), T

J

= T

J

maximum  

0.57  

m

  

V

r

t2  

0.57  

V

TM  

I

H  

I

pk

= 1730 A, T

J

= T

J

maximum, t

p

= 10 ms sine pulse  

1.90  

Maximum holding current  

600  

T

J

= 25 °C, anode supply 12 V resistive load  

mA  

Typical latching current  

I

L  

1000  

SWITCHING  

PARAMETER  

SYMBOL  

TEST CONDITIONS  

VALUES  

UNITS  

Maximum non-repetitive rate of rise

  

of turned-on current  

Gate drive 20 V, 20



, t

r



1 μs

  

T

J

= T

J

maximum, anode voltage



80 % V

DRM  

dI/dt  

1000  

A/μs  

Gate current 1 A, dI

g

/dt = 1 A/μs

  

Typical delay time  

t

d  

t

q  

1.0  

V

d

= 0.67 % V

DRM

, T

J

= 25 °C  

μs  

I

TM

= 550 A, T

J

= T

J

maximum, dI/dt = 40 A/μs,

  

Typical turn-off time  

100  

V

R

= 50 V, dV/dt = 20 V/μs, gate 0 V 100



, t

p

= 500 μs  

BLOCKING  

PARAMETER  

SYMBOL  

TEST CONDITIONS  

VALUES  

UNITS  

Maximum critical rate of rise of

  

dV/dt  

T

J

= T

J

maximum linear to 80 % rated V

DRM  

T

J

= T

J

maximum, rated V

DRM

/V

RRM

applied  

500  

V/μs  

off-state voltage  

Maximum peak reverse and

  

off-state leakage current  

I

RRM  

,

50  

mA  

I

DRM  

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TRIGGERING  

VALUES  

PARAMETER  

SYMBOL  

TEST CONDITIONS  

UNITS  

Typ. Max.  

Maximum peak gate power  

P

GM  

P

G(AV)  

I

GM  

T

J

= T

J

maximum, t

p



5 ms  

10.0  

2.0  

3.0  

20  

W

A

Maximum average gate power  

T

J

= T

J

maximum, f = 50 Hz, d% = 50  

T

J

= T

J

maximum, t

p



5 ms  

Maximum peak positive gate current  

Maximum peak positive gate voltage  

Maximum peak negative gate voltage  

+V

GM  

-V

GM  

T

J

= T

J

maximum, t

p



5 ms  

V

5.0  

T

J

= -40 °C  

T

J

= 25 °C  

200  

–

DC gate current required to trigger  

DC gate voltage required to trigger  

I

GT  

100 200  

mA  

V

Maximum required gate trigger/

  

T

J

= 125 °C  

T

J

= -40 °C  

T

J

= 25 °C  

T

J

= 125 °C  

50  

2.5  

1.8  

1.1  

–

–

current/voltage are the lowest  

value which will trigger all units  

12 V anode to cathode applied  

V

GT  

3.0  

–

Maximum gate current/voltage  

not to trigger is the maximum  

T

J

= T

J

maximum value

 

which will not trigger any  

unit with rated V

DRM

anode to  

cathode applied  

DC gate current not to trigger  

DC gate voltage not to trigger  

I

GD  

10  

mA  

V

V

GD  

0.25  

THERMAL AND MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS  

PARAMETER  

SYMBOL  

TEST CONDITIONS  

VALUES  

-40 to +125  

-40 to +150  

0.11  

UNITS  

Maximum operating junction temperature range  

Maximum storage temperature range  

T

J  

°C  

T

Stg  

DC operation single side cooled  

DC operation double side cooled  

DC operation single side cooled  

DC operation double side cooled  

Maximum thermal resistance, junction to heatsink  

R

thJ-hs  

0.06  

K/W  

0.011  

Maximum thermal resistance, case to heatsink  

Mounting force,

 

10 %  

R

thC-hs  

0.005  

9800  

(1000)  

N

(kg)  

Approximate weight  

Case style  

250  

g

See dimensions – link at the end of datasheet  

B-PUK (TO-200AC)  



R

thJ-hs

CONDUCTION  

SINUSOIDAL CONDUCTION  

RECTANGULAR CONDUCTION  

CONDUCTION ANGLE  

TES

T

C

ONDITIONS UNITS  

SINGLE SIDE  

0.012  

DOUBLE SIDE  

0.010  

SINGLE SIDE  

0.008  

DOUBLE SIDE  

0.008  

180°  

120°  

90°  

0.014  

0.015  

0.014  

0.014  

0.018  

0.018  

0.019  

0.019  

T

J

= T

J

maximum  

K/W  

60°  

0.026  

0.027  

0.027  

0.028  

30°  

0.045  

0.046  

0.046  

0.046  

Note  

•

The table above shows the increment of thermal resistance R

thJ-hs

when devices operate at different conduction angles than DC  

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130  

120  

110  

100  

90  

130  

120  

110  

100  

90  

ST

3

30C . . L

S

e r

i

e s  

ST

3

30

C

..L

S

e

ries  

(

S

i

ngle

S

i

d

e Coo

l

e

d)  

thJ-hs  

(Double

S

i

d

e Coo

l

e

d)  

R

(DC) = 0.05

K

/

W  

R

(DC) = 0.11

K

/ W  

thJ-hs  

Conduction Angle  

Conduction

P

e

riod  

80  

80  

70  

70  

30°  

30°  

60  

60°  

60°  

60  

90°  

50  

120°  

90°  

50  

180°  

120°  

40  

180°  

40  

30  

DC  

30  

20  

0

50 100

 

150 200 250 300 350 400 450  

Average On-

s

t

ate Cu

r

r

e

nt (A)  

0

200 400 600 800

 

1000 1200 1400  

Average On-

s

t

ate Cu

r

rent (A)  

Fig. 1 – Current Ratings Characteristics  

Fig. 4 – Current Ratings Characteristics  

130  

1600  

ST

3

30C..L

S

e

ries  

180°  

120°  

90°  

120  

110  

100  

90  

(

S

i

ngle

S

i

de Cooled)  

1400  

1200  

1000  

800  

600  

400  

200  

0

R

(DC) = 0.11

K

/

W  

thJ-hs  

60°  

30°  

RM S L

i

m it  

Conduction

P

e

r

iod  

80  

70  

60  

Conduction Angle  

ST

3

30C . . L

S

e

r

ie s  

50  

30°  

60°  

40  

90°  

120°  

T =

 

125°C  

J

30  

180°  

DC  

600  

20  

0

200  

400  

800  

0

100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800  

Average On-

s

t

ate Cu

r

rent (A)  

Average On-

s

t

ate Current (A)  

Fig. 2 – Current Ratings Characteristics  

Fig. 5 – On-State Power Loss Characteristics  

130  

2200  

DC  

ST

3

30C..

L

S

e

ries  

120  

110  

100  

90  

2000  

180°  

(Double

S

i

d

e Cooled)  

R

(DC) = 0.05

K

/

W  

120°  

90°  

60°  

30°  

1800  

1600  

1400  

1200  

1000  

800  

600  

400  

200  

0

thJ-hs  

Conduct

i

o

n Angle  

RM S L

i

m it  

80  

70  

Conduction

P

e

r

iod  

ST

3

30C .. L

S

e r

i

e s  

60  

30°  

60°  

50  

90°  

120°  

180°  

40  

T =

 

125°C  

J

30  

20  

0

200  

400  

600  

800  

0

200 400 600 800

 

1000 1200 1400  

Average On-

s

t

ate Cu

r

rent (A)  

Average On-

s

t

ate Cu

r

r

e

nt (A)  

Fig. 3 – Current Ratings Characteristics  

Fig. 6 – On-State Power Loss Characteristics  

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9000  

8500  

8000  

7500  

7000  

6500  

6000  

5500  

5000  

4500  

4000  

3500  

8000  

7500  

7000  

6500  

6000  

5500  

5000  

4500  

4000  

3500  

Maximum Non

R

e

pet

i

t

i

ve

S

u

r

g

e Cu

r

r

e

nt  

Ver

s

u

s

P

u

l

s

e T

r

a

i

n Dur

a

t

i

on. Control  

Of Conduct

i

o

n May Not

B

e

M

aintained.  

At Any

R

a

ted

L

o

ad Cond

i

t

i

o

n And With  

R

a

ted V  

Applied

F

o

llowing

S

u

r

g

e.  

RRM  

Ini

t

i

a

l T =

1

25°C  

J

Ini

t

i

a

l T =

1

25°C  

@60

H

z 0.0083 s  

@50

H

z 0.0100 s  

J

No Voltage

R

e

appl

i

e

d  

Ra t e d

 

V  

Re a p p

l

ie d  

RRM  

ST

3

30C . . L

S

e r

i

e s  

ST

3

30C..L

S

e

r

i

e

s  

1

10  

100  

0.01  

0.1  

P

u

l

s

e T

r

a

 

in Dura

 

t ion

 

(

s

)  

1

Num

b

e

r Of

E

q

u

al Amplitude

H

a

lf Cycle Current

P

u

l

s

e

s(

N

)  

Fig. 7 – Maximum Non-Repetitive Surge Current  

Single and Double Side Cooled  

Fig. 8 – Maximum Non-Repetitive Surge Current  

Single and Double Side Cooled  

10000  

Tj = 125 °C  

1000  

Tj = 25 °C  

ST330C..L Series  

100  

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Instantaneous On-state Voltage (V)  

Fig. 9 – On-State Voltage Drop Characteristics  

1

0.1  

St e a d y

 

St a t e

 

V a l u e  

= 0.11 K

/

W  

R

thJ-hs  

(

S

i

ngle

S

i

d

e Coo

l

e

d)  

= 0.05 K

/

W  

R

thJ-hs  

(Double

S

i

d

e Cooled)  

(DC Operation)  

0

.

0

1  

0.001  

ST

3

3 0C . . L

S

e r i e s  

1

0.001  

0.01  

0.1  

10  

Sq u a

r

e

 

Wa v e

 

Pu l

s

e D

 

u r a t

i

o n

 

(

s

)  

Fig. 10 – Thermal Impedance Z

thJ-hs

Characteristics  

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100  

R

e

ctangular gate pu

l

se  

(1)

P

G

M = 10W,

 

tp = 4ms  

a)

R

e

commended

l

o

ad

l

ine for  

r

a

ted di/dt :

2

0V, 10ohm

s

;

t

r

<=1 µs  

b)

R

e

commended

l

o

ad

l

ine for  

<=30

%

r

a

ted d

i

/

dt :

1

0V, 10oh

m

s  

tr<=1 µs  

(2)

P

G

M = 20W,

 

tp = 2ms  

(3)

P

G

M = 40W,

 

tp = 1ms  

(4) PGM = 60W,

 

tp = 0.66ms  

10  

1

(a)  

(b)  

(2)  

(1)  

(3) (4)  

VGD  

IGD  

F

r

e

q

u

en

c

y

L

i

m

i

t

ed by

P

G

(AV)  

10 100  

Device:

S

T

3

30C..

L

S

e

ries  

0.1  

0.1  

0.001  

0

.

0

1  

1

In st a

n

t a ne o us Ga t e

 

C urre nt

 

(A)  

Fig. 11 – Gate Characteristics  

ORDERING INFORMATION TABLE  

Device code  

VS- ST  

33  

0

C

16  

L

1

–

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1

2

3

–

–

–

–

Vishay Semiconductors product  

Thyristor  

Essential part number  

0 = converter grade  

4

5

6

7

8

–

–

–

–

C = ceramic PUK  

Voltage code x 100 = V

RRM

(see Voltage Ratings table)  

L = PUK case B-PUK (TO-200AC)  

0 = eyelet terminals (gate and auxiliary cathode unsoldered leads)  

1 = fast-on terminals (gate and auxiliary cathode unsoldered leads)  

2 = eyelet terminals (gate and auxiliary cathode soldered leads)  

3 = fast-on terminals (gate and auxiliary cathode soldered leads)  

9

None = 500 V/µs (standard selection)  

L = 1000 V/µs (special selection)  

–

Critical dV/dt:  

LINKS TO RELATED DOCUMENTS  

Dimensions  

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Outline Dimensions  

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B-PUK (TO-200AC)  

DIMENSIONS

in millimeters (inches)  

Creepage distance: 36.33 (1.430) minimum  

Strike distance: 17.43 (0.686) minimum  

34 (1.34) DIA. MAX.  

2 places  

0.7 (0.03) MIN.  

C

27 (1.06) MAX.  

Pin receptacle  

AMP. 60598-1  

A

Note:  

0.7 (0.03) MIN.  

53 (2.09) DIA. MAX.  

A = Anode  

C = Cathode  

6.2 (0.24) MIN.  

20° 5°  

4.7 (0.18)  

36.5 (1.44)  

2 holes DIA. 3.5 (0.14) x 2.5 (0.1) deep  

Quote between upper and lower pole pieces has to be considered after  

application of mounting force (see thermal and mechanical specification)  

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