TECHNICAL DATA
NPN POWER SILICON TRANSISTOR
Qualified per MIL-PRF-19500/412
Devices
Qualified Level
2N3846 2N3847
JAN
JANTX
JANTXV
MAXIMUM RATINGS
Ratings Symbol 2N3846 2N3847 Units
Collector-Emitter Voltage VCEO 200 300 Vdc
Collector-Base Voltage VCBO 300 400 Vdc
Emitter-Base Voltage VEBO 10 Vdc
Collector Current IC 20 Adc
Total Power Dissipation @ TA = +250C (1)
@ TC = +1000C (2) PT 4.0
150 W
W
Operating & Storage Temperature Range Top, Tstg -65 to +200 0C
THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS
Characteristics Symbol Max. Unit
Thermal Resistance, Junction-to-Case RθJC 0.5 0C/W
1) Derate linearly 26.6 mW/0C to +1750C
2) Derate linearly 2 W/0C to +1750C
TO-63*
*See Appendix A for
Package Outline
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Characteristics Symbol Min. Max. Unit
OFF CHARACTERISTICS
Collector-Emitter Breakdown Voltage
IC = 200 mAdc; IB = 0 2N3846
2N3847 V(BR)CEO 200
300 Vdc
Collector-Emitter Cutoff Current
VCE = 300 Vdc; VBE = 0 2N3846
VCE = 400 Vdc; VBE = 0 2N3847 ICES 2
2 mAdc
Collector-Emitter Cutoff Current
VCE = 200 Vdc; IB = 0 2N3846
VCE = 300 Vdc; IB = 0 2N3847 ICEO 5
5 mAdc
Emitter-Base Cutoff Current
VBE = 10 Vdc; IC = 0 IEBO 250 µAdc
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2N3846, 2N3847 JAN SERIES
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (con’t)
Characteristics Symbol Min. Max. Unit
ON CHARACTERISTICS (3)
Forward-Current Transfer Ratio
IC = 1 Adc; VCE = 3.0 Vdc
IC = 5 Adc; VCE = 3.0 Vdc
IC = 10 Adc; VCE = 3.0 Vdc
hFE 70
40
12
240
60
Base-Emitter Voltage
VCE = 3 Vdc; IC = 10 Adc VBE 1.20 Vdc
Base-Emitter Saturated Voltage
IB = 1.6 Adc; IC = 10 Adc VBE(sat) 1.30 Vdc
Collector-Emitter Saturated Voltage
IB = 1.6 Adc; IC = 10 Adc VCE(sat) 0.75 Vdc
DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS
Magnitude of Common-Emitter Small-Signal Short-Circuit
Forward Current Transfer Ratio
IC = 1.0 Adc, VCE = 10 Vdc, f = 1 MHz hfe 10 35
Small-Signal Short-Circuit Forward Current Transfer Ratio
IC = 5 Adc, VCE = 10 Vdc, f = 1 kHz hfe 50 250
Output Capacitance
VCB = 10 Vdc, IE = 0, 100 kHz ≤ f ≤ 1.0 MHz Cobo 750 pF
SWITCHING CHARACTERISTICS
Turn-On Time
VBE(off) ~ -7.5 Vdc; IC = 10 Adc;
IB1 = 2 Adc; IB2 = -2 Adc; RL = 15Ω
ton 4 µs
Turn-Off Time
VBE(off) ~ -7.5 Vdc; IC = 10 Adc;
IB1 = 2 Adc; IB2 = 2 Adc; RL = 15Ω
toff 7 µs
SAFE OPERATING AREA
DC Tests
TC = +1000C; VCE = 0 Vdc, IC = 0 Adc (See Figure 3 on Mil-PRF-19500/412)
Test 1
VCE = 7.5 Vdc; IC = 20 Adc; tp = 1.0 s; 1 cycle
Test 2
VCE = 200 Vdc; IC = 100 mAdc; tp = 1.0 s, 1 cycle
Test 3
VCE = 58 Vdc; IC = 1.0 Adc; tp = 1.0 s, 1 cycle
Burnout by Pulsing (2N3847 only)
TC = +1000C; VCE = 300 Vdc; IC = 20 mAdc; tp = 1.0 s, 1 cycle
Unclamped Inductive Sweep
TC = +1000C; IC = 20 Adc; IB = 2 Adc (See Figure 4 on Mil-PRF-19500/412)
Clamped Inductive Sweep
TC = +1000C; IC = 20 Adc; IB = 2 Adc (See Figure 5 on Mil-PRF-19500/412)
3) Pulse Test: Pulse Width = 300µs, Duty Cycle ≤ 2.0%.
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