
Philips Semiconductors
Product specification
Triacs
sensitive gate
BT137B series E
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
QUICK REFERENCE DATA
Glass
triacsinaplasticenvelopesuitablefor
surface mounting, intended for use in
general
purpose
switching
and
applications, where high sensitivity is
required in all four quadrants.
passivated,
sensitive
gate
SYMBOL
PARAMETER
MAX.
MAX.
MAX. UNIT
BT137B-
500E
500
600E
600
800E
800
bidirectional
phase
V
DRM
Repetitive peak off-state
voltages
RMS on-state current
Non-repetitive peak on-state
current
V
control
I
T(RMS)
I
TSM
8
65
8
65
8
A
A
65
PINNING - SOT404
PIN CONFIGURATION
SYMBOL
PIN
DESCRIPTION
1
main terminal 1
2
main terminal 2
3
gate
mb
main terminal 2
LIMITING VALUES
Limiting values in accordance with the Absolute Maximum System (IEC 134).
SYMBOL
PARAMETER
CONDITIONS
MIN.
MAX.
-600
600
1
UNIT
-500
500
1
-800
800
V
DRM
Repetitive peak off-state
voltages
RMS on-state current
Non-repetitive peak
on-state current
-
V
I
T(RMS)
I
TSM
full sine wave; T
mb
≤
102 C
full sine wave; T
j
= 25 C prior to
surge
t = 20 ms
t = 16.7 ms
t = 10 ms
I
TM
= 12 A; I
= 0.2 A;
dI
G
/dt = 0.2 A/
μ
s
-
8
A
-
-
-
65
71
21
A
A
I
2
t
dI
T
/dt
I
2
t for fusing
Repetitive rate of rise of
on-state current after
triggering
A
2
s
T2+ G+
T2+ G-
T2- G-
T2- G+
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
50
50
50
10
2
5
5
0.5
150
125
A/
μ
s
A/
μ
s
A/
μ
s
A/
μ
s
A
V
W
W
C
C
I
GM
V
GM
P
GM
P
G(AV)
T
stg
T
j
Peak gate current
Peak gate voltage
Peak gate power
Average gate power
Storage temperature
Operating junction
temperature
over any 20 ms period
-40
-
1
3
mb
2
T1
T2
G
1
Although not recommended, off-state voltages up to 800V may be applied without damage, but the triac may
switch to the on-state. The rate of rise of current should not exceed 6 A/
μ
s.
October 1997
1
Rev 1.200