# Thyristor, 800 V, 15 mA, 8 A, 12.5 A, TO-220AB, 3 Pins ![Product image](https://novapart.co/image/farnell:2901074/) **URL**: https://novapart.co/products/VS-12TTS08-M3/thyristor-800-v-15-ma-8-a-125-to-220ab-3-pins **SKU**: VS-12TTS08-M3 **Manufacturer**: VISHAY **Category**: Semiconductors - Discretes || Thyristors || Thyristors - SCRs **Price**: €1.1100 **Stock**: 1000+ **Lead Time**: 148 days (indicative) ## Description Peak Repetitive Off-State Voltage, Vdrm:800V; Gate Trigger Current Max, Igt:15mA; Current It av:8A; On State RMS Current IT(rms):12.5A; Thyristor Case Style:TO-220AB; No. of Pins:3Pi ## Specifications | Parameter | Value | |---|---| | Msl | - | | Svhc | Lead (25-Jun-2025) | | No. Of Pins | 3Pins | | Product Range | - | | Thyristor Mounting | Through Hole | | Holding Current Max | 30mA | | On State Rms Current | 12.5A | | Thyristor Case Style | TO-220AB | | Average On State Current | 8A | | Gate Trigger Current Max | 15mA | | Gate Trigger Voltage Max | 1V | | Operating Temperature Max | 125°C | | Peak Non Repetitive Surge Current | 95A | | Peak Repetitive Off State Voltage | 800V | ## Datasheet 📄 [Download PDF](https://novapart.co/datasheet/farnell:2901074/) **VS-12TTS08-M3** www.vishay.com ## Vishay Semiconductors ## **High Voltage Phase Control Thyristor, 12 A** ## **FEATURES** **==> picture [12 x 16] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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- Designed and qualified according to JEDEC[®] -JESD 47 - 125 °C max. operating junction temperature - Material categorization: for definitions of compliance please see www.vishay.com/doc?99912 **==> picture [51 x 7] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**
TO-220AB 3L
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## **APPLICATIONS** ## **PRIMARY CHARACTERISTICS** |**PRIMARY CHARACTERISTICS**|**PRIMARY CHARACTERISTICS**| |---|---| |IT(AV)|8 A| |VDRM/VRRM|800 V| |VTM|1.2 V| |IGT|15 mA| |TJ|-40 °C to 125 °C| |Package|TO-220AB 3L| |Circuit configuration|Single SCR| - Typical usage is in input rectification crowbar (soft start) and AC switch in motor control, UPS, welding, and battery charge. ## **DESCRIPTION** The VS-12TTS08... high voltage series of silicon controlled rectifiers are specifically designed for medium power switching and phase control applications. The glass passivation technology used has reliable operation up to 125 °C junction temperature. |**OUTPUT CURRENT IN TYPICAL APPLICATIONS**|**OUTPUT CURRENT IN TYPICAL APPLICATIONS**|**OUTPUT CURRENT IN TYPICAL APPLICATIONS**|**OUTPUT CURRENT IN TYPICAL APPLICATIONS**| |---|---|---|---| |**APPLICATIONS**|**SINGLE-PHASE BRIDGE**|**THREE-PHASE BRIDGE**|**UNITS**| |Capacitive input filter
TA= 55 °C, TJ= 125 °C,
common heatsink of 1 °C/W|13.5|17|A| ## **MAJOR RATINGS AND CHARACTERISTICS** |**MAJOR RATINGS AND CHARACTERISTICS**|**MAJOR RATINGS AND CHARACTERISTICS**|**MAJOR RATINGS AND CHARACTERISTICS**|**MAJOR RATINGS AND CHARACTERISTICS**| |---|---|---|---| |**PARAMETER**|**TEST CONDITIONS**|**VALUES**|**UNITS**| |IT(AV)|Sinusoidal waveform|8|A| |IT(RMS)||12.5|| |VDRM/VRRM||800|V| |ITSM||110|A| |VT|8 A, TJ= 25 °C|1.2|V| |dV/dt||150|V/µs| |dI/dt||100|A/µs| |TJ|Range|-40 to +125|°C| ## **VOLTAGE RATINGS** ||**VRRM, MAXIMUM**|**VDRM, MAXIMUM PEAK**|**IRRM/IDRM**| |---|---|---|---| |**PART NUMBER**|**PEAK VOLTAGE**|**DIRECT VOLTAGE**|**AT 125 °C**| ||**V**|**V**|**mA**| |VS-12TTS08-M3|800|800|1.0| Revision: 26-Nov-2024 Document Number: 96286 **1** For technical questions within your region: DiodesAmericas@vishay.com, DiodesAsia@vishay.com, DiodesEurope@vishay.com THIS DOCUMENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. THE PRODUCTS DESCRIBED HEREIN AND THIS DOCUMENT ARE SUBJECT TO SPECIFIC DISCLAIMERS, SET FORTH AT www.vishay.com/doc?91000 **VS-12TTS08-M3** www.vishay.com ## Vishay Semiconductors |**ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS**|**ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS**||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**PARAMETER**|**SYMBOL**|**TEST CONDITIONS**||**VALUES**|**UNITS**| |Maximum average on-state current|IT(AV)|TC= 108 °C, 180° conduction, half sine wave||8|A| |Maximum RMS on-state current|IT(RMS)|||12.5|| |Maximum peak, one-cycle,
non-repetitive surge current|ITSM|10 ms sine pulse, rated VRRMapplied, TJ= 125 °C||95|| |||10 ms sine pulse, no voltage reapplied, TJ= 125 °C||110|| |Maximum I2t for fusing|I2t|10 ms sine pulse, rated VRRMapplied, TJ= 125 °C||45|A2s| |||10 ms sine pulse, no voltage reapplied, TJ= 125 °C||64|| |Maximum I2t for fusing|I2t|t = 0.1 ms to 10 ms, no voltage reapplied, TJ= 125 °C||640|A2s| |Maximum on-state voltage drop|VTM|8 A, TJ= 25 °C||1.2|V| |On-state slope resistance|rt|TJ= 125 °C||16.2|m| |Threshold voltage|VT(TO)|||0.87|V| |Maximum reverse and direct leakage
current|IRM/IDM|TJ= 25 °C|VR= Rated VRRM/VDRM|0.05|mA| |||TJ= 125 °C||1.0|| |Typical holding current|IH|Anode supply = 6 V, resistive load, initial IT= 1 A,
TJ= 25 °C||30|| |Maximum latchingcurrent|IL|Anode supply = 6 V, resistive load, TJ= 25 °C||50|| |Maximum rate of rise of off-state voltage|dV/dt|TJ= TJmax., linear to 80 %, VDRM= Rg- k = Open||150|V/μs| |Maximum rate of rise of turned-on current|dI/dt|||100|A/μs| |**TRIGGERING**|**TRIGGERING**|||| |---|---|---|---|---| |**PARAMETER**|**SYMBOL**|**TEST CONDITIONS**|**VALUES**|**UNITS**| |Maximum peakgate power|PGM||8.0|W| |Maximum averagegate power|PG(AV)||2.0|| |Maximum peak positivegate current|+ IGM||1.5|A| |Maximum peak negativegate voltage|- VGM||10|V| |Maximum required DC gate current to
trigger|IGT|Anode supply = 6 V, resistive load, TJ= - 65 °C|20|mA| |||Anode supply = 6 V, resistive load, TJ= 25 °C|15|| |||Anode supply = 6 V, resistive load, TJ= 125 °C|10|| |Maximum required DC gate
voltage to trigger|VGT|Anode supply = 6 V, resistive load, TJ= - 65 °C|1.2|V| |||Anode supply = 6 V, resistive load, TJ= 25 °C|1|| |||Anode supply = 6 V, resistive load, TJ= 125 °C|0.7|| |Maximum DCgate voltage not to trigger|VGD|TJ= 125 °C, VDRM= Rated value|0.2|| |Maximum DCgate current not to trigger|IGD||0.1|mA| |**SWITCHING**|**SWITCHING**|**SWITCHING**||| |---|---|---|---|---| |**PARAMETER**|**SYMBOL**|**TEST CONDITIONS**|**VALUES**|**UNITS**| |Typical turn-on time|tgt|TJ= 25 °C|0.8|μs| |Typical reverse recovery time|trr|TJ= 125 °C|3|| |Typical turn-off time|tq||100|| Revision: 26-Nov-2024 Document Number: 96286 **2** For technical questions within your region: DiodesAmericas@vishay.com, DiodesAsia@vishay.com, DiodesEurope@vishay.com THIS DOCUMENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. THE PRODUCTS DESCRIBED HEREIN AND THIS DOCUMENT ARE SUBJECT TO SPECIFIC DISCLAIMERS, SET FORTH AT www.vishay.com/doc?91000 **VS-12TTS08-M3** www.vishay.com ## Vishay Semiconductors ## **THERMAL AND MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS** |**THERMAL AND MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS**|**THERMAL AND MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS**|**THERMAL AND MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS**|**THERMAL AND MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS**|**THERMAL AND MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS**|**THERMAL AND MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**PARAMETER**||**SYMBOL**|**TEST CONDITIONS**|**VALUES**|**UNITS**| |Maximum junction and storage
temperature range||TJ, TStg||-40 to 125|°C| |Maximum thermal resistance,
junction to case||RthJC|DC operation|1.5|°C/W| |Maximum thermal resistance,
junction to ambient||RthJA||62|| |Typical thermal resistance,
case to heatsink||RthCS|Mounting surface, smooth and greased|0.5|| |Approximate weight||||2|g| |||||0.07|oz.| |Mounting torque|minimum|||6 (5)|kgf · cm
(lbf · in)| ||maximum|||12 (10)|| |Marking device|||Case style TO-220AB 3L|12TTS08|| ## **==> picture [202 x 387] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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R thJC (DC) = 1.5 K/W
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115 Conduction Angle
110
30°
60°
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120°
180°
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Average On-State Current (A)
Fig. 1 - Current Ratings Characteristics
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R thJC (DC) = 1.5 K/W
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Conduction Period
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30°
60°
105 90°
120°
180° DC
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Average On-State Current (A)
Fig. 2 - Current Ratings Characteristics
Maximum Allowable CaseTemperature (°C)
Maximum Allowable CaseTemperature (°C)
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120°
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60°
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2 TJ = 125 °C
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Average On-State Current (A)
Maximum Average On-State Power Loss (W)
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Average On-State Current (A)
Fig. 4 - On-State Power Loss Characteristics
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Revision: 26-Nov-2024 Document Number: 96286 **3** For technical questions within your region: DiodesAmericas@vishay.com, DiodesAsia@vishay.com, DiodesEurope@vishay.com THIS DOCUMENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. THE PRODUCTS DESCRIBED HEREIN AND THIS DOCUMENT ARE SUBJECT TO SPECIFIC DISCLAIMERS, SET FORTH AT www.vishay.com/doc?91000 **VS-12TTS08-M3** www.vishay.com ## Vishay Semiconductors **==> picture [201 x 167] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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Initial TJ = 150 °C
at 60 Hz 0.0083 s
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Current Pulses (N)
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Maximum non-repetitive surge current
110 vs. pulse train duration.
Initial TJ = TJ max.
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Rated Vrrm reapplied
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Steady state value
(DC operation)
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D = 0.33
D = 0.25
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Fig. 8 - Thermal Impedance ZthJC Characteristics Revision: 26-Nov-2024 Document Number: 96286 **4** For technical questions within your region: DiodesAmericas@vishay.com, DiodesAsia@vishay.com, DiodesEurope@vishay.com THIS DOCUMENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. THE PRODUCTS DESCRIBED HEREIN AND THIS DOCUMENT ARE SUBJECT TO SPECIFIC DISCLAIMERS, SET FORTH AT www.vishay.com/doc?91000 **VS-12TTS08-M3** www.vishay.com ## Vishay Semiconductors ## **ORDERING INFORMATION TABLE** **==> picture [286 x 63] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Device code VS- 12 T T S 08 -M3
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||||| |---|---|---|---| ||**1**|-|Vishay Semiconductors product| ||**2**|-|Current ratings (12 = 12.5 A)| ||**3**|-|Circuit confguration:| ||||T = single thyristor| ||**4**|-|Package:| ||||T = TO-220| ||**5**|-|Type of silicon| ||||S = standard recovery rectifer| ||**6**|-|Voltage rating (08 = 800 V)| ||**7**|-|Environmental digit:| -M3 = halogen-free, RoHS-compliant, and terminations lead (Pb)-free |**ORDERING INFORMATION** (Example)|**ORDERING INFORMATION** (Example)|**ORDERING INFORMATION** (Example)||| |---|---|---|---|---| |**PREFERRED P/N**|**BASE QUANTITY**|||**PACKAGING DESCRIPTION**| |VS-12TTS08-M3|50|||Antistatic plastic tubes| |||||| |**LINKS TO RELATED DOCUMENTS**||||| |Dimensions|||www.vishay.com/doc?96154|| |Part markinginformation|||www.vishay.com/doc?95028|| Revision: 26-Nov-2024 Document Number: 96286 **5** For technical questions within your region: DiodesAmericas@vishay.com, DiodesAsia@vishay.com, DiodesEurope@vishay.com THIS DOCUMENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. THE PRODUCTS DESCRIBED HEREIN AND THIS DOCUMENT ARE SUBJECT TO SPECIFIC DISCLAIMERS, SET FORTH AT www.vishay.com/doc?91000 **Outline Dimensions** www.vishay.com ## Vishay Semiconductors ## **TO-220AB 3L** ## **DIMENSIONS** in millimeters and inches **==> picture [222 x 265] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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(H1) L1 (2)
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D2 (6)
3 x b 3 x b2
Detail B
Detail B
E1 (6)
Base metal (b, b2) Plating
c c1 (4)
View A - A
(4)
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## **Conforms to JEDEC[®] outline TO-220AB** |**SYMBOL**|**MILLIMETERS**|**MILLIMETERS**|**INCHES**|**INCHES**|**NOTES**||**SYMBOL**|**MILLIMETERS**|**MILLIMETERS**|**INCHES**|**INCHES**|**NOTES**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**MIN.**|**MAX.**|**MIN.**|**MAX.**||||**MIN.**|**MAX.**|**MIN.**|**MAX.**|| |A|4.25|4.65|0.167|0.183|||D2|11.68|13.30|0.460|0.524|6,7| |A1|1.14|1.40|0.045|0.055|||E|10.11|10.51|0.398|0.414|3,6| |A2|2.50|2.92|0.098|0.115|||E1|6.86|8.89|0.270|0.350|6| |b|0.69|1.01|0.027|0.040|||e|2.41|2.67|0.095|0.105|| |b1|0.38|0.97|0.015|0.038|4||e1|4.88|5.28|0.192|0.208|| |b2|1.20|1.73|0.047|0.068|||H1|6.09|6.48|0.240|0.255|6| |b3|1.14|1.73|0.045|0.068|4||L|13.52|14.02|0.532|0.552|| |c|0.36|0.61|0.014|0.024|||L1|3.32|3.82|0.131|0.150|2| |c1|0.36|0.56|0.014|0.022|4||Ø P|3.54|3.91|0.139|0.154|| |D|14.85|15.35|0.585|0.604|3||Q|2.60|3.00|0.102|0.118|| |D1|8.38|9.02|0.330|0.355||||||||| ## **Notes** > (1) Dimensioning and tolerancing as per ASME Y14.5M-1994 - (2) Lead dimension and finish uncontrolled in L1 > (3) Dimension D, D1, and E do not include mold flash. Mold flash shall not exceed 0.127 mm (0.005") per side. These dimensions are measured at the outermost extremes of the plastic body > (4) Dimension b1, b3, and c1 apply to base metal only - (5) Controlling dimensions: inches > (6) Thermal pad contour optional within dimensions E, H1, D2, and E1 > (7) Outline conforms to JEDEC® TO-220, except D2 Revision: 22-Feb-2024 Document Number: 96154 **1** For technical questions within your region: DiodesAmericas@vishay.com, DiodesAsia@vishay.com, DiodesEurope@vishay.com THIS DOCUMENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. THE PRODUCTS DESCRIBED HEREIN AND THIS DOCUMENT ARE SUBJECT TO SPECIFIC DISCLAIMERS, SET FORTH AT www.vishay.com/doc?91000 **Legal Disclaimer Notice** Vishay www.vishay.com ## **Disclaimer** ALL PRODUCT, PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS AND DATA ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE TO IMPROVE RELIABILITY, FUNCTION OR DESIGN OR OTHERWISE. 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