# Thyristor, 1.6 kV, 150 mA, 35 A, 55 A, TO-247AC, 3 Pins
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**SKU**: VS-40TPS16-M3
**Manufacturer**: VISHAY
**Category**: Semiconductors - Discretes || Thyristors || Thyristors - SCRs
**Price**: €3.3700
**Stock**: 1000+
**Lead Time**: 148 days (indicative)
## Description
Peak Repetitive Off-State Voltage, Vdrm:1.6kV; Gate Trigger Current Max, Igt:150mA; Current It av:35A; On State RMS Current IT(rms):55A; Thyristor Case Style:TO-247AC; 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 | 200mA |
| On State Rms Current | 55A |
| Thyristor Case Style | TO-247AC |
| Average On State Current | 35A |
| Gate Trigger Current Max | 150mA |
| Gate Trigger Voltage Max | 2.5V |
| Operating Temperature Max | 125°C |
| Peak Non Repetitive Surge Current | 500A |
| Peak Repetitive Off State Voltage | 1.6kV |
## Datasheet
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**VS-40TPS16-M3**
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## **Thyristor High Voltage, Phase Control SCR, 40 A**
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TO-247AC 3L
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## **FEATURES**
- High voltage (up to 1600 V)
- Designed and qualified according to JEDEC[®] -JESD 47
- 125 °C max. operating junction temperature Available
- Material categorization: for definitions of compliance please see www.vishay.com/doc?99912
## **PRIMARY CHARACTERISTICS**
|**PRIMARY CHARACTERISTICS**|**PRIMARY CHARACTERISTICS**|
|---|---|
|IT(AV)|35 A|
|VDRM/VRRM|1600 V|
|VTM|1.45 V|
|IGT|150 mA|
|TJ|-40 °C to +125 °C|
|Package|TO-247AC 3L|
|Circuit configuration|Single SCR|
## **APPLICATIONS**
- Typical usage is in input rectification crowbar (soft start) and AC switch in motor control, UPS, welding and battery charge
## **DESCRIPTION**
The VS-40TPS16... 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.
## **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|35|A|
|IRMS||55||
|VRRM/VDRM||1600|V|
|ITSM||500|A|
|VT|40 A, TJ= 25 °C|1.45|V|
|dV/dt||1000|V/μs|
|dI/dt||100|A/μs|
|TJ||-40 to +125|°C|
## **VOLTAGE RATINGS**
|**VOLTAGE RATINGS**|**VOLTAGE RATINGS**|**VOLTAGE RATINGS**|**VOLTAGE RATINGS**|
|---|---|---|---|
|**PART NUMBER**|**VRRM/VDRM, MAXIMUM**
**REPETITIVE PEAK AND**
**OFF-STATE VOLTAGE**
**V**|**VRSM, MAXIMUM**
**NON-REPETITIVE PEAK**
**REVERSE VOLTAGE**
**V**|**IRRM/IDRM**
**AT 125 °C**
**mA**|
|VS-40TPS16-M3|1600|1700|10|
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## Vishay Semiconductors
|**ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS**|**ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**PARAMETER**|**SYMBOL**|**TEST CONDITIONS**|||**VALUES**|**UNITS**|
|Maximum average on-state current|IT(AV)|TC= 79 °C, 180° conduction half sine wave|||35|A|
|Maximum continuous RMS
on-state current as AC switch|IT(RMS)||||55||
|Maximum peak, one-cycle
non-repetitive surge current|ITSM|10 ms sine pulse, rated VRRMapplied||Initial TJ=
TJmaximum|420||
|||10 ms sine pulse, no voltage reapplied|||500||
|Maximum I2t for fusing|I2t|10 ms sine pulse, rated VRRMapplied|||880|A2s|
|||10 ms sine pulse, no voltage reapplied|||1250||
|Maximum I2t for fusing|I2t|t = 0.1 to 10 ms, no voltage reapplied|||12 500|A2s|
|Low level value of threshold voltage|VT(TO)1|TJ= 125 °C|||1.02|V|
|High level value of threshold voltage|VT(TO)2||||1.23||
|Low level value of on-state slope resistance|rt1||||9.74|m|
|High level value of on-state slope resistance|rt2||||7.50||
|Maximum peak on-state voltage|VTM|110 A, TJ= 25 °C|||1.85|V|
|Maximum rate of rise of turned-on current|dI/dt|TJ= 25 °C|||100|A/µs|
|Maximum holdingcurrent|IH|Anode supply = 6 V, resistive load, initial IT= 1 A, TJ= 25 °C|||200|mA|
|Maximum latchingcurrent|IL|Anode supply= 6 V, resistive load, TJ= 25 °C|||300||
|Maximum reverse and direct leakage current|IRRM/IDRM|TJ= 25 °C|VR= rated VRRM/VDRM||0.5||
|||TJ= 125 °C|||10||
|Maximum rate of rise of off-state voltage|dV/dt|TJ= TJmaximum, linear to 80 % VDRM, Rg - k = open|||1000|V/µs|
## **TRIGGERING**
|**TRIGGERING**|**TRIGGERING**|**TRIGGERING**|**TRIGGERING**|**TRIGGERING**|**TRIGGERING**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**PARAMETER**|**SYMBOL**|**TEST CONDITIONS**||**VALUES**|**UNITS**|
|Maximum peak gate power|PGM|||10|W|
|Maximum average gate power|PG(AV)|||2.5||
|Maximum peak gate current|IGM|||2.5|A|
|Maximum peak negative gate voltage|- VGM|||10|V|
|Maximum required DC gate
voltage to trigger|VGT|TJ= - 40 °C|Anode supply = 6 V resistive load|4.0||
|||TJ= 25 °C||2.5||
|||TJ= 125 °C||1.7||
|Maximum required DC gate current to trigger|IGT|TJ= - 40 °C|Anode supply = 6 V resistive load|270|mA|
|||TJ= 25 °C||150||
|||TJ= 125 °C||80||
|||TJ= 25 °C, for 40TPS08A||40||
|Maximum DC gate voltage not to trigger|VGD|TJ= 125 °C, VDRM= rated value||0.25|V|
|Maximum DC gate current not to trigger|IGD|||6|mA|
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## Vishay Semiconductors
|**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|0.6|°C/W|
|Maximum thermal resistance,
junction to ambient||RthJA||40||
|Maximum thermal resistance,
case to heatsink||RthCS|Mounting surface, smooth and greased|0.2||
|Approximate weight||||6|g|
|||||0.21|oz.|
|Mounting torque|minimum
maximum|||6 (5)|kgf · cm
(lbf · in)|
|||||12 (10)||
|Markingdevice|||Case style TO-247AC 3L|40TPS16||
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130
40TPS.. Series
R (DC) = 0.6 °C/WthJC
120
110
Conduction Angle
100
30°
60°
90 90°
120°
180°
80
70
0 10 20 30 40
Average On-state Current (A)
Fig. 1 - Current Rating Characteristics
130
40TPS.. Series
R (DC) = 0.6 °C/WthJC
120
110
Conduction Period
100
90 30° 60 °
90°
120°
80 180 °
DC
70
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Average On-state Current (A)
Fig. 2 - Current Rating Characteristics
Maximum Allowable Case Temperature (°C)
Maximum Allowable Case Temperature (°C)
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60
180°
50 120°
90°
60°
40 30° RMS Limit
30
20 Conduction Angle
10 40TPS.. Series
T = 125°CJ
0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Average On-state Current (A)
Fig. 3 - On-State Power Loss Characteristics
80
DC
70 180°
120°
60 90°
60°
50 30°
40 RMS Limit
30
Conduction Period
20
40TPS.. Series
10 T = 125 °C J
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Average On-state Current (A)
Maximum Average On-state Power Loss (W)
Maximum Average On-state Power Loss (W)
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Fig. 4 - On-State Power Loss Characteristics
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## Vishay Semiconductors
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450
At any rated load condition and with
rated VRRM applied following surge.
400 Initial T J = 150 °C
at 60 Hz 0.0083 s
at 50 Hz 0.0100 s
350
300
250
VS-40TPS.. Series
200
1 10 100
Number of Equal Amplitude Half Cycle
Current Pulses (N)
Peak Half Sine Wave Forward Current (A)
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Fig. 5 - Maximum Non-Repetitive Surge Current
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550
Maximum non-repetitive surge current
500 versus pulse train duration.
Initial TJ = 150 °C
450 No voltage reapplied
Rated VRRM reapplied
400
350
300
250
200
VS-40TPS.. Series
150
0.01 0.1 1 10
Pulse Train Duration (s)
Peak Half Sine Wave Forward Current (A)
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Fig. 6 - Maximum Non-Repetitive Surge Current
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100
10 T = 25°CJ
T = 125°CJ
40TPS.. Series
1
0.5 1 1.5 2
Instantaneous On-state Voltage (V)
Instantaneous On-state Current (A)
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Fig. 7 - On-State Voltage Drop Characteristics
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Rectangular gate pulse (1) PGM = 100 W, tp = 500 µs
a)Recommended load line for (2) PGM = 50 W, tp = 1 ms
rated di/ dt: 20 V, 30 ohms (3) PGM = 20 W, tp = 25 ms
tr = 0.5 µs, tp >= 6 µs
b)Recommended load line for (4) PGM = 10 W, tp = 5 ms
<= 30% rated di/ dt: 20 V, 65 ohms
10 tr = 1 µs, tp >= 6 µs
(a)
(b)
1
(4) (3) (2) (1)
VGD
IGD
40TPS.. Frequency Limited by PG(AV)
0.1
0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000
Instantaneous Gate Current (A)
Fig. 8 - Gate Characteristics
TJ
=
TJ = -40 °C
125 C° TJ = 25 °C
Instantaneous Gate Voltage (V)
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Steady State Value
D = 0.50 (DC Operation)
D = 0.33
D = 0.25
D = 0.17
0.1
D = 0.08
Single Pulse
40TPS.. Series
0.01
0.0001 0.001 0.01 0.1 1
Square Wave Pulse Duration (s)
thJC
Transient Thermal Impedance Z (°C/W)
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Fig. 9 - Thermal Impedance ZthJC Characteristics
## **ORDERING INFORMATION TABLE**
- **Device code VS40 T P S 16 -M3** 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- **1** - Vishay Semiconductors product **2** - Current rating (40 = 40 A) **3** - Circuit configuration: T = thyristor
- **4** - Package: P = TO-247AC 3L
- **5** - Type of silicon: S = standard recovery rectifier
- **6** - Voltage rating (16 = 1600 V) **7** - Environmental digit: -M3 = halogen-free, RoHS-compliant, and terminations lead (Pb)-free
|**ORDERING INFORMATION** (Example)|**ORDERING INFORMATION** (Example)|**ORDERING INFORMATION** (Example)|**ORDERING INFORMATION** (Example)|**ORDERING INFORMATION** (Example)|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**PREFERRED P/N**|**QUANTITY PER T/R**|**MINIMUM ORDER QUANTITY**||**PACKAGING DESCRIPTION**|
|VS-40TPS16-M3|25|500||Antistatic plastic tubes|
||||||
|**LINKS TO RELATED DOCUMENTS**|||||
|Dimensions|||www.vishay.com/doc?96138||
|Part markinginformation|||www.vishay.com/doc?95007||
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**Outline Dimensions**
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## Vishay Semiconductors
## **TO-247AC - 50 mils L/F**
## **DIMENSIONS** in millimeters and inches
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(3) A A
B E (6) Φ P (Datum B)
S A2 Ø K M D B M
(2) R/2 A Φ P1
D2
Q
2 x R
D D1 (4)
(2)
1 2 3 D 4
Thermal pad
(5) L1
C L (4)
E1
See view B A 0.01 M D B M
2 x b2 C View A - A
2 x e
3 x b
b4 A1
0.10 M C A M
Plating (b1, b3, b5) Base metal
D D E E
(c) c1 C C
(b, b2, b4)
(4)
Section C - C, D - D, E - E View B
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|**SYMBOL**|**MILLIMETERS**|**MILLIMETERS**|**INCHES**|**INCHES**|**NOTES**
3
4||**SYMBOL**|**MILLIMETERS**|**MILLIMETERS**|**INCHES**|**INCHES**|**NOTES**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**MIN.**|**MAX.**|**MIN.**|**MAX.**||||**MIN.**|**MAX.**|**MIN.**|**MAX.**||
|A|4.65|5.31|0.183|0.209|||D2|0.51|1.35|0.020|0.053||
|A1|2.21|2.59|0.087|0.102|||E|15.29|15.87|0.602|0.625|3|
|A2|1.17|1.37|0.046|0.054|||E1|13.46|-|0.53|-||
|b|0.99|1.40|0.039|0.055|||e|5.46 BSC||0.215 BSC|||
|b1|0.99|1.35|0.039|0.053|||Ø K|0.254||0.010|||
|b2|1.65|2.39|0.065|0.094|||L|14.20|16.10|0.559|0.634||
|b3|1.65|2.34|0.065|0.092|||L1|3.71|4.29|0.146|0.169||
|b4|2.59|3.43|0.102|0.135|||Ø P|3.56|3.66|0.14|0.144||
|b5|2.59|3.38|0.102|0.133|||Ø P1|-|7.39|-|0.291||
|c|0.38|0.89|0.015|0.035|||Q|5.31|5.69|0.209|0.224||
|c1|0.38|0.84|0.015|0.033|||R|4.52|5.49|0.178|0.216||
|D|19.71|20.70|0.776|0.815|||S|5.51 BSC||0.217 BSC|||
|D1|13.08|-|0.515|-|||||||||
## **Notes**
> (1) Dimensioning and tolerancing per ASME Y14.5M-1994
> (2) Contour of slot optional
> (3) Dimension D 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) Thermal pad contour optional with dimensions D1 and E1
> (5) Lead finish uncontrolled in L1
> (6) Ø P to have a maximum draft angle of 1.5 to the top of the part with a maximum hole diameter of 3.91 mm (0.154")
> (7) Outline conforms to JEDEC® outline TO-247 with exception of dimension c and Q
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## **Disclaimer**
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