Vishay-Intertech-VS-ST380C06C0L

VS-ST380C Series  

Vishay Semiconductors  

Phase Control Thyristors  

(Hockey PUK Version), 960 A  

FEATURES  

• Center amplifying gate  

• Metal case with ceramic insulator  

• International standard case E-PUK (TO-200AB)  

RoHS  

COMPLIANT  

• Low

 

profile hockey PUK to increase  

current-carrying capability  

• Designed and qualified for industrial level  

E-PUK (TO-200AB)  

• Material

 

categorization: for definitions of compliance  

please see

PRIMARY CHARACTERISTICS  

TYPICAL APPLICATIONS  

• DC motor controls  

I

T(AV)  

960 A  

V

400 V, 600 V  

1.60 V  

• Controlled DC power supplies  

• AC controllers  

V

TM  

I

GT  

100 mA  









T

J  

-40 °C to +125 °C  

E-PUK (TO-200AB)  

Single SCR  

Package  

Circuit configuration  

MAJOR RATINGS AND CHARACTERISTICS  

PARAMETER  

TEST CONDITIONS  

VALUES  

960  

UNITS  

A

°C  

A

I

T(AV)  

T

hs  

55  

1900  

I

T(RMS)  

I

TSM  

I

2

t  

T

hs  

25  

°C  

50 Hz  

60 Hz  

50 Hz  

60 Hz  

15 000  

15 700  

1130  

A

kA

2

s  

1030  

V

DRM

/V

RRM  

400 to 600  

100  

V

t

q  

Typical  

µs  

°C  

T

J  

-40 to 125  

ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS  

VOLTAGE RATINGS  

V

V

RSM

, MAXIMUM  

NON-REPETITIVE PEAK VOLTAGE  

V

I

DRM

/I

RR

M

MAXIMUM  

AT T

J

= T

J  

VOLTAGE  

CODE  

TYPE NUMBER  

PEAK AND OFF-STATE VOLTAGE  

V

MAXIMUM mA  

04  

400  

500  

VS-ST380C..C  

50  

06  

600  

700  

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ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS  

PARAMETER  

SYMBOL  

I

T(AV)  

TEST CONDITIONS  

VALUES UNITS  

960 (440)  

55 (75)  

1900  

15 000  

15 700  

12 600  

13 200  

1130  

1030  

800  

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  

t = 8.3 ms  

t = 10 ms  

t = 8.3 ms  

t = 10 ms  

t = 8.3 ms  

t = 10 ms  

t = 8.3 ms  

No voltage  

reapplied  

A

Maximum peak, one-cycle

  

non-repetitive surge current  

I

TSM  

100 % V

RRM  

reapplied  

Sinusoidal half wave,

  

initial T

J

= T

J

maximum  

No voltage  

reapplied  

Maximum I

2

t for fusing  

I

2

t  

kA

2

s  

100 % V

RRM  

reapplied  

725  

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  

11 300  

0.85  

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

0.88  

(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  

0.25  

m

  

V

r

t2  

0.24  

V

TM  

I

H  

I

pk

= 3000 A, T

J

= T

J

maximum, t

p

= 10 ms sine pulse  

1.60  

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

  

off-state voltage  

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  

Maximum peak reverse and

  

off-state leakage current  

I

RRM,  

I

DRM  

50  

mA  

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TRIGGERING  

VALUES  

UNITS  

PARAMETER  

SYMBOL  

TEST CONDITIONS  

T

J

= T

J

maximum, t

p



5 ms  

TYP.

MAX.  

Maximum peak gate power  

P

GM  

P

G(AV)  

I

GM  

10.0  

W

Maximum average gate power  

T

J

= T

J

maximum, f = 50 Hz, d% = 50  

2.0  

3.0  

20  

Maximum peak positive gate current  

Maximum peak positive gate voltage  

Maximum peak negative gate voltage  

T

J

= T

J

maximum, t

p



5 ms  

A

V

+ V

GM  

– V

GM  

T

J

= T

J

maximum, t

p



5 ms  

5.0  

T

J

= -40 °C  

T

J

= 25 °C  

200  

100  

50  

–

200  

–

DC gate current required to trigger  

DC gate voltage required to trigger  

I

GT  

mA  

Maximum required gate trigger/  

T

J

= 125 °C  

T

J

= -40 °C  

T

J

= 25 °C  

T

J

= 125 °C  

current/voltage are the lowest  

value which will trigger all units  

12 V anode to cathode applied  

2.5  

1.8  

1.1  

–

V

GT  

V

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  

0.09  

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  

0.04  

K/W  

0.02  

Maximum thermal resistance, case to heatsink  

Mounting force,

 

10 %  

R

thC-hs  

0.01  

9800  

(1000)  

N

(kg)  

Approximate weight  

Case style  

83  

g

See dimensions – link at the end of datasheet  

E-PUK (TO-200AB)  



R

thJ-hs

CONDUCTION  

SINUSOIDAL CONDUCTION

 

RECTANGULAR CONDUCTION  

CONDUCTION ANGLE  

TEST CONDITIONS  

UNITS  

SINGLE SIDE

 

DOUBLE SIDE

 

SINGLE SIDE

 

DOUBLE SIDE  

180°  

120°  

90°  

0.010  

0.012  

0.015  

0.022  

0.036  

0.011  

0.012  

0.015  

0.022  

0.036  

0.007  

0.012  

0.016  

0.023  

0.036  

0.007  

0.013  

0.017  

0.023  

0.037  

T

J

= T

J

maximum  

K/W  

60°  

30°  

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  

ST3

8

0C . . C

S

e r

i

e s  

ST

3

80C . . C

S

e

r

ie s  

(

S

i

ngle

S

i

d

e Coo

l

e

d)  

(Double

S

i

d

e Cooled)  

R

(DC) = 0.04 K

/

W  

R

(DC) = 0.09

K

/

W  

thJ-hs  

thJ-hs  

Conduction

P

e

r

iod  

80  

Conduction Angle  

90°  

70  

80  

30°  

60  

30°  

70  

60°  

60°  

50  

90°  

60  

120°  

40  

120°  

180°  

180°  

DC  

50  

30  

40  

20  

0

100 200 300 400 500 600 700  

Average On-

s

t

ate Cu

r

rent (A)  

0

400  

800  

1200 1600 2000  

Average On-

s

t

ate Current (A)  

Fig. 4 – Current Ratings Characteristics  

Fig. 1 – Current Ratings Characteristics  

2000  

130  

ST

3

80

C

..C

S

e

r

i

e

s  

180°  

120°  

90°  

120  

110  

100  

90  

1800  

1600  

1400  

1200  

1000  

800  

(

S

i

n

g

l

e

S

i

d

e Coo

l

e

d)  

R

(DC) = 0.09 K

/

W  

thJ-hs  

60°  

RM S L

i

m it  

30°  

Conduction

P

e

riod  

80  

70  

Conduction Angle  

ST

3

80C . . C

S

e

r

ie s  

60  

30°  

600  

50  

60°  

90°  

120°  

400  

40  

T =

 

125 ° C  

J

200  

30  

180°  

DC  

20  

0

0

200 400 600 800

 

1000 1200  

Average On-

s

t

ate Current (A)  

0

200 400 600 800

 

1000 1200 1400  

Average On-

s

t

ate Current (A)  

Fig. 2 – Current Ratings Characteristics  

Fig. 5 – On-State Power Loss Characteristics  

130  

2800  

DC  

ST

3

80C .. C

 

S

e r

i

e s  

120  

110  

100  

90  

(Double

S

i

d

e Coo

l

e

d)  

180°  

2400  

R

(DC) = 0.04

K

/

W  

thJ-hs  

120°  

90°  

2000  

1600  

1200  

800  

400  

0

60°  

30°  

Conduction Angle  

80  

RM S Lim it  

70  

60  

Conduction

P

e

r

i

o

d  

ST

3

80C..C

S

e

r

i

e

s  

30°  

60°  

50  

90°  

120°  

40  

180°  

T =

 

125°C  

J

30  

20  

0

200 400 600 800

 

1000 1200 1400  

Average On-

s

t

ate Cu

r

rent (A)  

0

400  

800  

1200 1600 2000  

Average On-

s

t

ate Cu

r

rent (A)  

Fig. 6 – On-State Power Loss Characteristics  

Fig. 3 – Current Ratings Characteristics  

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15000  

14000  

13000  

12000  

11000  

10000  

9000  

14000  

13000  

12000  

11000  

10000  

9000  

Maximum Non

R

e

petitive

S

u

r

g

e Current  

Ver

s

u

s

P

u

l

s

e T

r

a

i

n Duration. Control  

At Any

R

a

ted

L

o

ad Cond

i

t

i

o

n And With  

R

a

ted V  

App

l

i

e

d

F

o

llo

w

i

n

g

S

u

rge.  

RRM  

Initial T = 125°C  

Of Conduct

i

on M

a

y

N

ot

B

e

M

a

i

ntained.  

J

Ini

t

i

a

l T =

1

25°C  

@ 6 0

H

z 0 . 0 0 8 3

 

s  

@50

H

z

0

.0100 s  

J

No Voltage

R

e

applied  

Ra t e d

 

V  

Re a p p

l

ie d  

RRM  

8000  

8000  

ST

3

80C..C

S

e

ries  

7000  

ST

3

80C . . C

S

e r

i

e s  

7000  

6000  

6000  

0.01  

0.1  

P

u

l

s

e T

r

a

 

in Durat

 

ion (

s

)  

1

1

10  

100  

Num

b

er Of

E

q

ual Amplitude Half Cycle Cu

r

r

e

nt

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  

T = 25°C  

J

T = 125°C  

J

1000  

ST

3

80C . . C

S

e r

i

e s  

100  

0.5  

1

1.5  

2

2.5  

3

3.5  

I

n

s

t

antaneousOn-

s

t

ate Voltage (V)  

Fig. 9 – On-State Voltage Drop Characteristics  

0.1  

0.01  

ST

3

80C . . C

S

e

r

i e s  

St e a d y

 

St a t e

 

V a

l

u e  

= 0.09 K/ W  

R

thJ-hs  

(

S

i

ngle

S

i

d

e Cooled)  

= 0.04 K/ W  

R

thJ-hs  

(Double

S

i

d

e Cooled)  

(DC Operation)  

0.001  

0.001  

0.01  

0.1  

1

10  

S

q

ua

r

e W

a

ve

P

ul

s

e

D

uration (

s

)  

Fig. 10 – Thermal Impedance Z

thJ-hs

Characteristics  

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100  

R

e

ctangular gate pu

l

s

e  

(1)

P

G

M = 10W,

 

tp = 4ms  

a)

R

e

commended

l

o

a

d

l

ine for  

r

a

ted d

i

/

dt :

2

0V, 10

o

hm

s

;

t

r<=1 µs  

b)

R

e

commended load

l

ine for  

<=30

%

r

a

ted di/dt :

1

0V, 10ohms  

t

r

<=1 µs  

(2)

P

G

M = 20W,

 

tp = 2ms  

(3)

P

G

M = 40W,

 

tp = 1ms  

(4)

P

G

M = 60W,

 

tp = 0.66ms  

10  

1

(a)  

(b)  

(2)  

(1)  

(3) (4)  

VGD  

I

G

D  

F

r

equency

L

i

mited by

P

G

(AV)  

10 100  

Device:

S

T

3

80C..C

S

e

ries  

0.1  

0.1  

0.001  

0.01  

1

In

s

t

antaneousGate Cu

r

r

e

nt (A)  

Fig. 11 – Gate Characteristics  

ORDERING INFORMATION TABLE  

Device code  

VS- ST  

38  

0

C

06  

C

1

–

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1

2

3

–

–

–

–

Vi

s

hay

S

emiconductor

s

product  

Thyri

s

tor  

E

ss

ential part number  

0 = converter grade  

4

5

6

7

8

–

–

–

–

C = ceramic PUK  

Voltage code x 100 = V

RRM

(

s

ee Voltage Rating

s

table)  

C = PUK ca

s

e E-PUK (TO-200AB)  

0 = eyelet terminal

s

(gate and auxiliary cathode un

s

oldered lead

s

)  

1 = fa

s

t-on terminal

s

(gate and auxiliary cathode un

s

oldered lead

s

)  

2 = eyelet terminal

s

(gate and auxiliary cathode

s

oldered lead

s

)  

3 = fa

s

t-on terminal

s

(gate and auxiliary cathode

s

oldered lead

s

)  

None = 500 V/μ

s

(

s

tandard

s

election)  

L = 1000 V/μ

s

(

s

pecial

s

election)  

9

–

Critical dV/dt:  

LINKS TO RELATED DOCUMENTS  

Dimensions  

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Outline Dimensions  

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E-PUK (TO-200AB)  

DIMENSIONS

in millimeters (inches)  

Anode to gate  

Creepage distance: 11.18 (0.44) minimum  

Strike distance: 7.62 (0.30) minimum  

25.3 (0.99)  

DIA. MAX.  

0.3 (0.01) MIN.  

C

G

14.1/15.1  

(0.56/0.59)  

A

0.3 (0.01) MIN.  

25.3 (0.99)  

DIA. MAX.  

Gate terminal for  

1.47 (0.06) DIA.  

pin receptacle  

Note:  

A = Anode  

40.5 (1.59) DIA. MAX.  

C = Cathode  

G

=

G

ate  

2 holes 3.56 (0.14) x 1.83 (0.07) minimum deep  

6.5 (0.26)  

4.75 (0.19)  

25° 5°  

42 (1.65) MAX.  

28 (1.10)  

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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