TECHNICAL DATA
NPN POWER SILICON TRANSISTOR
Qualified per MIL-PRF-19500/525
Devices
Qualified Level
2N6546 2N6547
JAN
JANTX
JANTXV
MAXIMUM RATINGS
Ratings Symbol 2N6546 2N6547 Units
Collector-Emitter Voltage VCEO 300 400 Vdc
Collector-Base Voltage VCEX 600 850 Vdc
Emitter-Base Voltage VEBO 8 Vdc
Base Current IB 10 Adc
Collector Current IC 15 Adc
Total Power Dissipation @ TC = +250C (1)
@ TC = +1000C (1) PT 175
100 W
W
Operating & Storage Temperature Range Top, Tstg -65 to +200 0C
THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS
Characteristics Symbol Max. Unit
Thermal Resistance, Junction-to-Case RθJC 1.0 0C/W
1) Between TC = +250C and TC = +2000C, linear derating factor (average) = 1.0 W/0C
TO-3 (TO-204AA)*
*See Appendix A for Package
Outline
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Characteristics Symbol Min. Max. Unit
OFF CHARACTERISTICS
Collector-Emitter Breakdown Voltage
IC = 100 mAdc 2N6546
2N6547 V(BR)CEO 300
400 Vdc
Collector-Emitter Cutoff Current
VCE = 600 Vdc; VBE = 1.5 Vdc 2N6546
VCE = 850 Vdc; VBE = 1.5 Vdc 2N6547 ICEX 1.0
1.0 mAdc
Emitter-Base Cutoff Current
VEB = 8 Vdc IEBO 1.0 mAdc
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2N6546, 2N6547 JAN SERIES
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (con’t)
Characteristics Symbol Min. Max. Unit
ON CHARACTERISTICS (3)
Forward-Current Transfer Ratio
IC = 1 Adc; VCE = 2 Vdc
IC = 5 Adc; VCE = 2 Vdc
IC = 10 Adc; VCE = 2 Vdc
hFE 15
12
6
60
Base-Emitter Saturated Voltage
IB = 2.0 Adc; IC = 10 Adc VBE(sat) 1.6 Vdc
Collector-Emitter Saturated Voltage
IB = 2.0 Adc; IC = 10 Adc
IB = 3.0 Adc; IC = 15 Adc VCE(sat) 1.5
5.0 Vdc
DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS
Magnitude of Common-Emitter Small-Signal Short-Circuit
Forward Current Transfer Ratio
IC = 0.5 Adc, VCE = 10 Vdc, f = 1 MHz hfe 6.0 30
Output Capacitance
VCB = 10 Vdc, IE = 0, 0.1 MHz ≤ f ≤ 1.0 MHz Cobo 500 pF
SWITCHING CHARACTERISTICS
Turn-On Time
VCC = 250 Vdc; IC = 10 Adc; IB1 = IB2 = 2 Adc ton 1.0 µs
Turn-Off Time
VCC = 250 Vdc; IC = 10 Adc; IB1 = IB2 = 2 Adc toff 4.7 µs
SAFE OPERATING AREA
DC Tests
TC = +250C; tp = 1 s; 1 cycle (See Figure 3 of MIL-PRF-19500/525)
Test 1
VCE = 11.7 Vdc; IC = 15 Adc
Test 2
VCE = 20 Vdc; IC = 8.75 Adc
Test 3
VCE = 250 Vdc; IC = 45 mAdc 2N6546
VCE = 350 Vdc; IC = 30 mAdc 2N6547
Unclamped Inductive lOAD
TC = +250C; duty cycle ≤ 10%; RS = 0.1 Ω; tr = tf ≤ 500 ηs (See Figure 4 of MIL-PRF-19500/525)
Test 1
Tp = 5 ms; (vary to obtain IC); RBB1 = 15 Ω; VBB1 = 38.5 Vdc; RBB2 = 50 Ω;
VBB2 = -4 Vdc; VCC = 20 Vdc; IC = 15 Adc; L = 10 µH
Test 2
Tp = 5 ms; (vary to obtain IC); RBB1 = 15 Ω; VBB1 = 38.5 Vdc; RBB2 = 50 Ω;
VBB2 = -4 Vdc; VCC = 20 Vdc; IC = 100 mAdc; L = 1 mH
Clamped Inductive Load
TA = +250C; duty cycle ≤ 5%; Tp = 1.5 ms; (vary to obtain IC); VCC = 20 Vdc; IC = 8 Adc; L = 180 µH
(See Figure 5 of MIL-PRF-19500/525)
Clamped Voltage = 350 Vdc 2N6546
Clamped Voltage = 450 Vdc 2N6547
3.) Pulse Test: Pulse Width = 300µs, Duty Cycle ≤ 2.0%.
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