# Thyristor, 800 V, 15 mA, 30 A, 50 A, TO-220AB, 3 Pins

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**URL**: https://novapart.co/products/TN5015H-8I/thyristor-800-v-15-ma-30-a-50-to-220ab-3-pins
**SKU**: TN5015H-8I
**Manufacturer**: STMICROELECTRONICS
**Category**: Semiconductors - Discretes || Thyristors || Thyristors - SCRs
**Price**: €0.9310
**Stock**: 100+
**Lead Time**: 107 days (indicative)

## Specifications

| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Svhc | No SVHC (25-Jun-2025) |
| No. Of Pins | 3Pins |
| Product Range | - |
| Thyristor Mounting | Through Hole |
| Holding Current Max | 50mA |
| On State Rms Current | 50A |
| Thyristor Case Style | TO-220AB |
| Average On State Current | 30A |
| Gate Trigger Current Max | 15mA |
| Gate Trigger Voltage Max | 1.3V |
| Operating Temperature Max | 150°C |
| Peak Non Repetitive Surge Current | 550A |
| Peak Repetitive Off State Voltage | 800V |

## Datasheet

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**TN5015H-8I** 

Datasheet 

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## 50 A 800 V high temperature SCR thyristors in insulated TO-220I package 

## **Features** 

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- High junction temperature: Tj = 150 °C 

- 800 V VDRM / VRRM 

- 900 V VDSM / VRSM 

- Low IGT: 15 mA 

- High static immunity dV/dt = 1000 V/μs at 150 °C 

- High turn-on rise dI/dt at 200 A/μs 

- Halogen-free molding, lead-free plating 

- ECOPACK2 compliant 

## **TO-220AB insulated** 

- Insulated package TO-220AB: 

   - Insulated voltage: 2500 VRMS 

   - Complies with UL 1554 (file ref. 81734) 

## **Application** 

**Product status** TN5015H-8I 

- Inrush current limiting circuits in AC/DC converters 

- General purpose AC line load switching 

- Heating resistor control, solid state relays 

|**Product summary**|**Product summary**|
|---|---|
|**Order code**|TN5015H-8I|
|**Package**|TO-220AB Ins.|
|**IT(RMS)**|50 A|
|**VDRM/VRRM**|800 V|
|**TJ (max.)**|150 °C|



## **Description** 

Thanks to its junction temperature Tj up to 150 °C, the TN5015H-8I offers high thermal performance operation up to 50 A RMS in an insulated TO-220AB package. 

Its trade-off noise immunity (dV/dt = 1000 V/μs) versus its gate triggering current (IGT = 15 mA) and its turn-on current rise (dI/dt = 200 A/μs) allow to design robust and compact control circuit in AC/DC converters for inrush current limiting circuits and industrial drives, such as overvoltage crowbar protection, motor control circuits and power tools. 

**DS14475** - **Rev 2** - **April 2024** For further information contact your local STMicroelectronics sales office. 

www.st.com 

**TN5015H-8I Characteristics** 

## **1 Characteristics** 

**Table 1. Absolute maximum ratings (limiting values), Tj = 25 °C unless otherwise specified** 

|**Symbol**|**Parameter**|**Parameter**||**Value**|**Unit**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|IT(RMS)|RMS on-state current (180 ° conduction angle)||Tc= 75 °C|50|A|
|IT(AV)|Average on-state current (180 ° conduction angle)||Tc= 81 °C|30|A|
||||Tc= 96 °C|25||
||||Tc= 110 °C|20||
|ITSM|Non repetitive surge peak on-state current ( Tjinitial = 25 °C)||tp= 8.3 ms|550|A|
||||tp= 10 ms|500||
|I2t|I2t value for fusing||tp= 10 ms|1250|A2s|
|dl/dt|IG= 2 x IGT, tr ≤ 100 ns<br>Critical rate of rise of on-state current||f = 50 Hz|200|A/µs|
|VDRM/VRRM|Repetitive peak off-state voltage||Tj= 150 °C|800|V|
|VDSM/VRSM|Non repetitive surge peak off-state voltage||tp= 10 ms|900|V|
|IGM|Peak gate current|tp= 20 µs|Tj= 150 °C|4|A|
|PG(AV)|Average gate power dissipation||Tj= 150 °C|1|W|
|VRGM|Maximum peak reverse gate voltage|||5|V|
|Tstg|Storage junction temperature range|||-40 to +150|°C|
|Tj|Maximum operating junction temperature|||-40 to +150|°C|
|Tl|Maximum lead temperature soldering during 10 s|||260|°C|
|Vins|Insulation RMS voltage, 1 minute|||2500|V|



**Table 2. Electrical characteristics (Tj = 25 °C unless otherwise specified)** 

|**Symbol**|**Test conditions**|||**Value**|**Unit**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|IGT|VD= 12 V, RL= 33 Ω||Min.|5|mA|
||||Max.|15||
|VGT|||Max.|1.3|V|
|VGD|VD= VDRM, RL= 3.3 kΩ|Tj= 150 °C|Min.|0.2|V|
|IH|IT= 500 mA, gate open||Max.|50|mA|
|IL|IG= 1.2 x IGT||Max.|70|mA|
|dV/dt|VD= 536 V, gate open|Tj= 150 °C|Min.|1000|V/µs|
|tgt|ITM= 100 A, VD= 536 V, IG= 30 mA, (dIG/dt) max = 0.2 A/µs||Typ.|1.9|µs|
|tq|IT= 100 A, VD= 536 V, VR= 25 V, dVD/dt = 40 V/µs|Tj= 125 °C|Typ.|70|µs|
|||Tj= 150 °C|Typ.|85|µs|



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**Table 3. Static characteristics** 

|**Symbol**|**Test conditions**|||**Value**|**Unit**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|VTM|ITM= 100 A, tp= 380 µs|Tj= 25 °C|Max.|1.55|V|
|VTO|Threshold voltage|Tj= 150 °C|Max.|0.85||
|RD|Dynamic resistance|Tj= 150 °C|Max.|8|mΩ|
|IDRM, IRRM|VD= VDRM= VRRM|Tj= 25 °C|Max.|2.5|µA|
|||Tj= 150 °C||12|mA|



**Table 4. Thermal parameters** 

|**Symbol**|**Parameter**|**Parameter**|**Value**|**Unit**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Rth(j-c)|Junction to case (DC)|Max.|1.6|°C/W|
|Rth(j-a)|Junction to ambient|Typ.|60||



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**TN5015H-8I Characteristics** 

## **1.1 Characteristics curves** 

**Figure 1. Maximum average power dissipation versus average on-state current** 

**Figure 2. Average and DC on-state current versus case temperature** 

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**Figure 4. Relative variation of thermal impedance junction Relative variation of thermal impedance junction to case and junction to ambiant versus pulse duration** 

**Figure 5. Relative variation of gate trigger current and gate voltage versus junction temperature** 

**Figure 6. Relative variation of holding and latching current versus junction temperature** 

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**TN5015H-8I Characteristics** 

**Figure 7. Relative variation of static dV/dt immunity versus junction temperature** 

**Figure 8. Surge peak on-state current versus number of cycles** 

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**Figure 9. Non repetitive surge peak on-state current for a sinusoidal pulse with width tp < 10 ms** 

**Figure 10. On-state characteristics (maximum values)** 

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**Figure 12. Recommended maximum case-to-ambient Recommended maximum case-to-ambient thermal resistance versus ambient temperature for different peak off-state voltages** 

**Figure 11. Relative variation of leakage current versus Relative variation of leakage current versus junction temperature** 

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**TN5015H-8I Package information** 

## **2 Package information** 

In order to meet environmental requirements, ST offers these devices in different grades of ECOPACK packages, depending on their level of environmental compliance. ECOPACK specifications, grade definitions and product status are available at: www.st.com. ECOPACK is an ST trademark. 

## **2.1 TO-220AB insulated package information** 

- Molding compound resin is halogen-free and meets flammability standard UL94 level 0 

- Lead-free package leads finishing 

- ECOPACK2 compliant 

- Recommended torque value: 0.55 N·m 

- Maximum torque value: 0.70 N·m 

## **Figure 13. TO-220AB package outline** 

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(1)Resin gate position accepted in one of the two positions or in the symmetrical opposites. 

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**TN5015H-8I Package information** 

**Table 5. TO-220AB package mechanical data** 

||**Dimensions**|**Dimensions**|**Dimensions**|**Dimensions**|**Dimensions**|**Dimensions**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Ref.**|**Millimeters**|||**Inches(1)**|||
||**Min.**|**Typ.**|**Max.**|**Min.**|**Typ.**|**Max.**|
|A|15.20||15.90|0.5984||0.6260|
|a1||3.75|||0.1476||
|a2|13.00||14.00|0.5118||0.5512|
|B|10.00||10.40|0.3937||0.4094|
|b1|0.61||0.88|0.0240||0.0346|
|b2|1.23||1.32|0.0484||0.0520|
|C|4.40||4.60|0.1732||0.1811|
|c1|0.49||0.70|0.0193||0.0276|
|c2|2.40||2.72|0.0945||0.1071|
|e|2.40||2.70|0.0945||0.1063|
|F|6.20||6.60|0.2441||0.2598|
|I|3.73||3.88|0.1469||0.1528|
|L|2.65||2.95|0.1043||0.1161|
|I2|1.14||1.70|0.0449||0.0669|
|I3|1.14||1.70|0.0449||0.0669|
|I4|15.80|16.40|16.80|0.6220|0.6457|0.6614|
|M||2.6|||0.1024||



_1. Inch dimensions are for reference only._ 

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**TN5015H-8I Ordering information** 

**3 Ordering information** 

**Figure 14. Ordering information scheme** 

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TN   50   15     H  -  8       I<br>Series<br>TN = SCR<br>RMS current<br>50 = 50 A<br>Gate triggering current<br>15 = 15 m A<br>High temperature<br>H = 150 °C<br>Voltage<br>8 = 800 V<br>Package<br>I = TO-220AB insulated<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


**Table 6. Ordering information** 

|**Order code**|**Marking**|**Package**|**Weight**|**Base qty.**|**Delivery mode**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|TN5015H-8I|TN5015H8I|TO-220AB ins.|1.9 g|50|Tube|



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## **Revision history** 

**Table 7. Document revision history** 

|**Date**|**Revision**|**Changes**|
|---|---|---|
|26-Oct-2023|1|Initial release.|
|29-Apr-2024|2|UpdatedTable 3, andFigure 12.|



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