Philips Semiconductors

Product specification

Rectifier diodes

BY229 series

fast, soft-recovery

FEATURES

SYMBOL

QUICK REFERENCE DATA

• Low forward volt drop

V

• Fast switching

• Soft recovery characteristic

I

• High thermal cycling performance

• Low thermal resistance

I

t

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

PINNING

SOD59 (TO220AC)

Glass-passivated double diffused

PIN

DESCRIPTION

rectifier

diodes

featuring

low

forward voltage drop, fast reverse

1

cathode

recovery

and

soft

recovery

characteristic. The devices are

2

anode

intended for use in TV receivers,

monitors and switched mode power

tab

cathode

supplies.

The BY229 series is supplied in the

conventional

leaded

SOD59

(TO220AC) package.

LIMITING VALUES

Limiting values in accordance with the Absolute Maximum System (IEC 134).

SYMBOL

PARAMETER

CONDITIONS

MIN.

MAX.

UNIT

BY229

-200

-400

-600

-800

V

RSM

Peak non-repetitive reverse

-

200

400

600

800

V

voltage

V

RRM

Peak repetitive reverse voltage

-

200

400

600

800

V

V

RWM

Crest working reverse voltage

-

150

300

500

600

V

V

R

Continuous reverse voltage

-

150

300

500

600

V

I

F(AV)

Average forward current

1

square wave;

-

8

A

δ = 0.5;

T

sinusoidal;

-

7

A

a = 1.57;

T

I

F(RMS)

RMS forward current

-

11

A

I

FRM

Repetitive peak forward current t = 25

µs; δ = 0.5;

-

16

A

T

I

FSM

Non-repetitive peak forward

t = 10 ms

-

60

A

current.

t = 8.3 ms

-

66

A

sinusoidal;

T

surge; with

reapplied V

RWM(max)

I

t = 10 ms

-

18

A

T

stg

Storage temperature

-40

150

˚C

T

j

Operating junction temperature

-

150

˚C

k

a

12

1

tab

2

1 Neglecting switching and reverse current losses.

September 1998

1

Rev 1.200