BYW29(F)
October 1999 - Ed: 2D
HIGH EFFICIENCY FAST RECOVERY RECTIFIER DIODES
TO-220AC
(Plastic)
BYW29-200
SUITED FOR SMPS
VERY LOW FORWARD LOSSES
NEGLIGIBLE SWITCHING LOSSES
HIGH SURGE CURRENT CAPABILITY
HIGH AVALANCHE ENERGY CAPABILITY
INSULATED VERSION (ISOWATT220AC) :
Insulating voltage = 2000 V DC
Capacitance = 12 pF
DESCRIPTION
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
FEATURES
Single chip rectifier suited for switchmode power
supply and high frequency DC to DC converters.
Packaged in TO-220AC or ISOWATT220AC this
device is intended for use in low voltage, high
frequency inverters, free wheeling and polarity
protection applications.
isolated
ISOWATT220AC
(Plastic)
BYW29F-200
Symbol
Parameter
Value
Unit
I
F(RMS)
RMS forward current
16
A
I
F(AV)
Average forward current
= 0.5
TO-220AC
Tc=120
C
8
A
ISOWATT220AC
Tc=100
C
8
I
FSM
Surge non repetitive forward current
tp=10ms
sinusoidal
80
A
Tstg
Tj
Storage and junction temperature range
- 65 to + 150
- 65 to + 150
C
C
Symbol
Parameter
Value
Unit
V
RRM
Repetitive peak reverse voltage
200
V
K
A
K
A
1/6
Symbol
Test Conditions
Min.
Typ.
Max.
Unit
I
R
*
T
j
= 25
C
V
R
= V
RRM
10
A
T
j
= 100
C
0.6
mA
V
F **
T
j
= 125
C
I
F
= 5 A
0.85
V
T
j
= 125
C
I
F
= 10 A
1.05
T
j
= 25
C
I
F
= 10 A
1.15
Pulse test :* tp = 5 ms, duty cycle < 2 %
** tp = 380
s, duty cycle < 2 %
To evaluate the conduction losses use the following equation :
P = 0.65 x I
F(AV)
+ 0.040 x I
F
2
(RMS)
Symbol
Test Conditions
Min.
Typ.
Max.
Unit
trr
T
j
= 25
C
I
F
= 0.5A
I
R
= 1A
Irr = 0.25A
25
ns
I
F
= 1A
V
R
= 30V
dI
F
/dt = -50A/
s
35
tfr
T
j
= 25
C
I
F
= 1A
V
FR
= 1.1 x V
F
tr = 10 ns
15
ns
V
FP
T
j
= 25
C
I
F
= 1A
tr = 10 ns
2
V
Symbol
Parameter
Value
Unit
Rth (j-c)
Junction to case
TO-220AC
2.8
C/W
ISOWATT220AC
5.0
THERMAL RESISTANCE
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
STATIC CHARACTERISTICS
RECOVERY CHARACTERISTICS
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0
0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9
1
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
T
I
M
=tp/T
tp
IM(A)
P=15W
P=5W
P=10W
Fig.2 : Peak current versus form factor.
Tj= 125 C
o
IFM(A)
0.1
1
10
100
VFM(V)
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
Fig.3 : Forward voltage drop versus forward
current (maximum values).
0.1
1.0
0.2
0.5
Zth(j-c) (tp.
)
K =
Rth(j-c)
= 0 . 5
= 0 . 2
= 0 .1
Singl e puls e
tp(s)
T
=tp/T
tp
1.0E-03
1.0E-02
1.0E-01
1. 0E+00
K
Fig.4 : Relative variation of thermal impedance
junction to case versus pulse duration.
(TO-220AC)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 11
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
=0.05
=0.1
=0.2
=0.5
T
=tp/T
tp
IF(av)(A)
PF(av)(W)
=1
Fig.1 : Average forward power dissipation versus
average forward current.
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
= 0 . 5
= 0 .2
= 0 .1
Single pulse
tp(s)
Zth(j-c) (tp.
)
K =
Rth(j-c)
0
1.0E-03
1.0E-02
1.0E-01
1.0 E+00
1. 0E+01
K
T
=tp/T
tp
Fig.5 : Relative variation of thermal impedance
junction to case versus pulse duration.
(ISOWATT220AC)
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0.001
0.01
0.1
1
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
IM
t
=0.5
t(s)
IM(A)
Tc=25 C
o
Tc=50 C
o
Tc=100 C
o
Fig.7 : Non repetitive surge peak forward current
versus overload duration.
(ISOWATT220AC)
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
T
=tp/T
tp
=0.5
F(av)( A)
I
o
Tamb( C)
Rth(j-a)=15
C/W
o
Rth(j-a)=Rth(j-c)
Fig.8
:
Average
current
versus
ambient
temperature.
(
: 0.5) (TO-220AC)
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
T
=tp/T
tp
=0.5
F(av)( A)
I
o
Tamb( C)
Rth(j-a)=15
C/W
o
Rth(j-a)=Rth(j-c)
Fig.9
:
Average
current
versus
ambient
temperature.
(
: 0.5) (ISOWATT220AC)
C(pF)
VR(V)
F=1Mhz Tj=25 C
o
Fig.10 : Junction capacitance versus reverse
voltage applied (Typical values).
0.001
0.01
0.1
1
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
IM
t
=0.5
t(s)
IM(A)
Tc=25 C
o
Tc=75 C
o
Tc=120 C
o
Fig.6 : Non repetitive surge peak forward current
versus overload duration.
(TO-220AC)
QRR(nC)
IF=IF(av)
90 %CONFIDENCE Tj-100
C
dIF/dt(A/us)
O
Fig.11 : Recovery charges versus dI
F
/dt.
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Tj(
C)
QRR ;IRM[Tj]/QRR ;IRM[Tj=125 C]
IRM
QRR
o
o
Fig.13 : Dynamic parameters versus junction
temperature.
IRM(A)
IF=IF(av)
90% CONFIDENCE
dIF/dt(A/us)
Tj-100 C
O
Fig.12 : Peak reverse current versus dIF/dt.
Cooling method : C
Marking : Type number
Weight : 2 g
Recommended torque value : 0.55m.N
Maximum torque value : 0.70m.N
PACKAGE MECHANICAL DATA
ISOWATT220AC (JEDEC outline)
F
G
F1
H
D
E
A
B
L7
Diam
L2
L6
L3
REF.
DIMENSIONS
Millimeters
Inches
Min.
Max.
Min.
Max.
A
4.40
4.60
0.173
0.181
B
2.50
2.70
0.098
0.106
D
2.40
2.75
0.094
0.108
E
0.40
0.70
0.016
0.028
F
0.75
1.00
0.030
0.039
F1
1.15
1.70
0.045
0.067
G
4.95
5.20
0.195
0.205
H
10.00
10.40
0.394
0.409
L2
16.00 typ.
0.63 typ.
L3
28.60
30.60
1.125
1.205
L6
15.90
16.40
0.626
0.646
L7
9.00
9.30
0.354
0.366
Diam
3.00
3.20
0.118
0.126
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PACKAGE MECHANICAL DATA
TO-220AC (JEDEC outline)
Cooling method : C
Marking : Type number
Weight : 1.86 g
Recommended torque value : 0.8m.N
Maximum torque value : 1.0m.N
A
C
D
E
M
L7
H2
I
L5
L6
L9
L4
G
F1
F
L2
REF.
DIMENSIONS
Millimeters
Inches
Min.
Max.
Min.
Max.
A
4.40
4.60
0.173
0.181
C
1.23
1.32
0.048
0.051
D
2.40
2.72
0.094
0.107
E
0.49
0.70
0.019
0.027
F
0.61
0.88
0.024
0.034
F1
1.14
1.70
0.044
0.066
G
4.95
5.15
0.194
0.202
H2
10.00
10.40
0.393
0.409
L2
16.40 typ.
0.645 typ.
L4
13.00
14.00
0.511
0.551
L5
2.65
2.95
0.104
0.116
L6
15.25
15.75
0.600
0.620
L7
6.20
6.60
0.244
0.259
L9
3.50
3.93
0.137
0.154
M
2.6 typ.
0.102 typ.
Diam. I
3.75
3.85
0.147
0.151
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