Fig. 1: Peak pulse power versus exponential pulse
duration (Tj initial=85°C).
LDP24A
Fig. 2 : Peak pulse current versus exponential
pulse duration (Tj initial=85°C).
Ppp(kW)
10.0
5.0
2.0
1.0
0.5
0.2
0.1
1
2
tp(ms)
5
10 20
Ipp(A)
200
100
50
20
10
50 100
1
2
tp(ms)
5
10 20
50 100
Fig. 3: Relative variation of peak pulse power versus
junction temperature.
Fig. 4: Continous power dissipation versus ambient
temperature.
Ppp[Tj] / Ppp [Tj initial=85°C]
1.2
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
0
Tj (°C)
25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200
P(W)
6
5
Rth(j-a)=Rth(j-l)
4
3
2
Rth(j-a)=50°C/W
1
Tamb(°C)
0
0
25 50 75 100
125
150
175
Fig. 5: Variation of thermal impedance junction to
ambient versus pulse duration (printed circuit
board FR4, e(Cu)=35µm, SCu=1cm2).
Fig. 6 : Peak forward voltage drop versus peak
forward current (typical values).
Zth(j-a)(°C/W)
100.0
Lleads=10mm
10.0
1.0
0.1
1E-2
1E-1
tp(s)
1E+0 1E+1
1E+2
1E+3
IFM(A)
200
100
10
Tj=125°C
Tj=25°C
VFM(V)
1
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0
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