DH40-18A

**DH40-18A** ~~BUIXYSesses~~ **VRRMRRM** _**=**_ **1800 V Sonic Fast Recovery Diode** 

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High Performance Fast Recovery Diode Low Loss and Soft Recovery Single Diode 

## **Part number** 

## **DH40-18A** 

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## **Features / Advantages:** 

- Planar passivated chips 

- Very low leakage current 

- Very short recovery time 

- Improved thermal behaviour 

- Very low Irm-values 

- Very soft recovery behaviour 

- Avalanche voltage rated for reliable 

- operation 

## **Package:** TO-247 

## **Applications:** 

- Antiparallel diode for high frequency ● Industry standard outline 

- switching devices ● RoHS compliant 

   - RoHS compliant 

- Antisaturation diode 

      - Epoxy meets UL 94V-0 

   - Snubber diode 

   - Free wheeling diode 

   - Rectifiers in switch mode power 

   - supplies (SMPS) 

   - Uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) 

- Soft reverse recovery for low EMI/RFI 

- Low Irm reduces: 

- Power dissipation within the diode 

- Turn-on loss in the commutating switch 

## **Terms  Conditions of usage:** 

The data contained in this product data sheet is exclusively intended for technically trained staff. The user will have to evaluate the suitability of the product for the intended application and the completeness of the product data with respect to his application. The specifications of our components may not be considered as an assurance of component characteristics. The information in the valid application- and assembly notes must be considered. Should you require product information in excess of the data given in this product data sheet or which concerns the specific application of your product, please contact your local sales office. 

Due to technical requirements our product may contain dangerous substances. For information on the types in question please contact your local sales office. Should you intend to use the product in aviation, in health or life endangering or life support applications, please notify. For any such application we urgently recommend - to perform joint risk and quality assessments; 

- the conclusion of quality agreements; 

- to establish joint measures of an ongoing product survey, and that we may make delivery dependent on the realization of any such measures. 

IXYS reserves the right to change limits, conditions and dimensions. 

Data according to IEC 60747and per semiconductor unless otherwise specified 

20160916c 

© 2016 IXYS all rights reserved 

**DH40-18A** 

|**Fast Diode**|**Fast Diode**|**Ratings**<br>**typ.**<br>**max.**<br>**min.**<br>**Unit**|**Ratings**<br>**typ.**<br>**max.**<br>**min.**<br>**Unit**|**Ratings**<br>**typ.**<br>**max.**<br>**min.**<br>**Unit**|**Ratings**<br>**typ.**<br>**max.**<br>**min.**<br>**Unit**|**Ratings**<br>**typ.**<br>**max.**<br>**min.**<br>**Unit**|
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|**Symbol**<br>**Definition**<br>**Conditions**|||||||
|**VRSM**<br>_max. non-repetitive reverse blocking voltage_||T    =   25°C<br>VJ|||1800|V|
|**VRRM**<br>_max. repetitive reverse blocking voltage_||T    =   25°C<br>VJ|||1800|V|
|**I R**<br>_reverse current, drain current_|V    =          V<br>R<br>V    =          V<br>R<br>1800<br>1800|T    =   25°C<br>VJ<br>T    =       °C<br>VJ<br>125|||100<br>1|mA<br>µA|
|**VF**<br>_forward voltage drop_|I  =          A<br>F<br>40<br>I  =          A<br>F<br>80|T    =   25°C<br>VJ|||2.06<br>2.56|V<br>V|
||I  =          A<br>F<br>40<br>I  =          A<br>F<br>80|T    =       °C<br>VJ<br>125|||2.08<br>2.79|V<br>V|
|**I**<br>**FAV**<br>_average forward current_|T  =       °C<br>C<br>100<br>d =<br>rectangular<br>0.5|T    =       °C<br>VJ<br>150|||40|A|
|**VF0**<br>**rF**<br>_threshold voltage_<br>_slope resistance_<br>_for power loss calculation only_||T    =       °C<br>VJ<br>150|||1.38<br>17.5|V<br>mΩ|
|**R**<br>_thermal resistance junction to case_<br>**thJC**|||||0.45|K/W|
|**R**<br>_thermal resistance case to heatsink_<br>**thCH**||||0.25||K/W|
|**Ptot**<br>_total power dissipation_||T    =   25°C<br>C|||280|W|
|**IFSM**<br>t = 10 ms; (50 Hz), sine;<br>_max. forward surge current_<br>V  = 0 V<br>R||T    =   45°C<br>VJ|||400|A|
|**CJ**<br>_junction capacitance_<br>V  =         V<br>900<br>f = 1 MHz<br>R||T    =   25°C<br>VJ||19||pF|
|_reverse recovery time_<br>**IRM**<br>_max. reverse recovery current_<br>IF =<br>A;<br>60<br>-diF<br>=<br>A/µs<br>750<br>/dt<br>**trr**<br>VR =<br>V<br>900||TVJ =<br>°C<br>25<br>T<br>=<br>125°C<br>VJ||50<br>60||A<br>A|
|||TVJ =<br>°C<br>25<br>T<br>=<br>125°C<br>VJ||300<br>550||ns<br>ns|



IXYS reserves the right to change limits, conditions and dimensions. 

Data according to IEC 60747and per semiconductor unless otherwise specified 

20160916c 

© 2016 IXYS all rights reserved 

**DH40-18A** 

|**Ratings**<br>**Package**<br>**TO-247**|**Ratings**<br>**Package**<br>**TO-247**|**Ratings**<br>**Package**<br>**TO-247**|**Ratings**<br>**Package**<br>**TO-247**|**Ratings**<br>**Package**<br>**TO-247**|
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|**Symbol**<br>**Definition**<br>**Conditions**|**min.**|**typ.**|**max.**|**Unit**|
|**I RMS**<br>_RMS current_<br>per terminal|||70|A|
|**TVJ**<br>_virtual junction temperature_|-55||150|°C|
|**Top**<br>_operation temperature_|-55||125|°C|
|**Tstg**<br>_storage temperature_|-55||150|°C|
|**Weight**||6||g|
|**M D**<br>_mounting torque_<br>**FC**<br>_mounting force with clip_|0.8||1.2||
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## Product Marking 

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|**Ordering**|**Ordering Number**|**Marking on Product**|**Delivery Mode**|**Quantity**|**Code No.**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Standard|DH40-18A|DH40-18A|Tube|30|499765|



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|I|V0||~~R~~0|||||**Fast**<br>**Diode**||||
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|**V0 max**||_threshold_|||||_voltage_|1.38|||V|
|**R0 max**||_slope resistance *_||||||14.5|||mΩ|



IXYS reserves the right to change limits, conditions and dimensions. 

Data according to IEC 60747and per semiconductor unless otherwise specified 

20160916c 

© 2016 IXYS all rights reserved 

**DH40-18A** 

## **Outlines TO-247** 

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|A|D2|
|E|A2|Ø P|Ø P1|
|Sym.|Inches                 Millimeter|
|min.|max.|min.|max.|
|Q|S|A|0.185|0.209|4.70|5.30|
|A1|0.087|0.102|2.21|2.59|
|A2|0.059|0.098|1.50|2.49|
|D1|D|0.819|0.845|20.79|21.45|
|D|E|0.610|0.640|15.48|16.24|
|E2|0.170|0.216|4.31|5.48|
|2x E2|
|4|e|0.430 BSC            10.92 BSC|
|L|0.780|0.800|19.80|20.30|
|L1|-|0.177|-|4.49|
|1|2|3|
|Ø P|0.140|0.144|3.55|3.65|
|Q|0.212|0.244|5.38|6.19|
|L1|E1|S|0.242 BSC             6.14 BSC|
|b|0.039|0.055|0.99|1.40|
|b2|0.065|0.094|1.65|2.39|
|L|
|b4|0.102|0.135|2.59|3.43|
|c|0.015|0.035|0.38|0.89|
|D1|0.515|-|13.07|-|
|2x b2|D2|0.020|0.053|0.51|1.35|
|2x b|C|E1|0.530|-|13.45|-|
|A1|Ø P1|-|0.29|-|7.39|
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IXYS reserves the right to change limits, conditions and dimensions. 

Data according to IEC 60747and per semiconductor unless otherwise specified 

20160916c 

© 2016 IXYS all rights reserved 

**DH40-18A** 

## **Fast Diode** 

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100 24 120<br>TVJ = 125°C TVJ = 125°C 100 A<br>80 20 100 A VR  = 900 V<br>TVJ = 25°C 100 60 A<br>IF 60 Qrr 16 60 A IRM 30 A<br>80<br>[A] 40 [μC] 12<br>30 A<br>60<br>20 8<br>TVJ = 125°C<br>VR = 900 V<br>0 40<br>0 1 2 3 500 750 1000 1250 1500 1750 500 750 1000 1250 1500 1750<br>VF [V] -diF /dt [A/μs] -diF /dt [A/µs]<br>Fig. 1 Forward current Fig. 2 Typ. reverse recovery charge Fig. 3 Typ. peak reverse current<br>IF versus VF Qrr versus -diF /dt IRM versus -diF /dt<br>1.2 700 160 0.8<br>TVJ = 125°C<br>140 V R =  900 V 0.7<br>1.0 600<br>120 0.6<br>0.8 IRM trr 500 VFR tfr<br>Kf 100 0.5<br>0.6 [ns] 400 [V]<br>100 A 80 0.4<br>0.4 Qr 300 TVJ = 125°C 60 A 60 VFR tfr 0.3<br>VR  = 900 V 30 A<br>0.2 200 40 0.2<br>0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 500 750 1000 1250 1500 1750 200 400 600<br>TVJ [°C] -diF /dt [A/μs] -diF /dt<br>Fig. 4 Dyn. parameters Fig. 5 Typ. recovery time Fig. 6 Typ. peak forward voltage<br>Qr, IRM versus TVJ trr versus -diF /dt VFR and tfr versus diF /dt<br>0.5<br>0.4<br>Z<br>thJC<br>0.3 Constants for ZthJC calculation:<br>[K/W]<br>0.2 i Rth (K/W) ti (s)<br>1 0.033 0.0006<br>2 0.095 0.0039<br>0.1<br>3 1.114 0.0330<br>4 0.208 0.2720<br>0.0<br>1 10 100 1000 10000<br>t [ms]<br>Fig. 7 Transient thermal impedance junction to case<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


IXYS reserves the right to change limits, conditions and dimensions. 

Data according to IEC 60747and per semiconductor unless otherwise specified 

20160916c 

© 2016 IXYS all rights reserved