GL1500, 2500, 3500 SERIES
IN-LINE HIGH CURRENT SILICON BRIDGE RECTIFIERS
VOLTAGE - 50 to 800 Volts CURRENT - 15 to 35 Amperes
F
E
A
T
U
R
E
S
l Plastic Case With Heatsink For
Heat Dissipation
l Surge Overload Ratings to 400
Amperes
l The plastic package has Underwriters
Laboratory Flammability Classification
94V-O
M
E
C
H
A
N
I
C
A
L
D
A
T
A
Case: Molded plastic with heatsink
integrally mounted in the bridge
Encapsulation
Weight: 1 ounce, 30 grams
Mounting position: Any
Terminals: Wire Lead £r 50 mils
M
A
C
X
I
M
U
M
R
A
T
I
N
G
S
A
N
D
E
L
E
C
T
R
I
C
A
L
C
H
A
R
A
C
T
E
R
I
S
T
I
C
S
Inductive or resistive Load at 60Hz. For capacitive load derate current by 20%.
All Ratings are for TC=25 ¢J unless otherwise specified.-00 -01 -02 -04 -06 -08 UNITS
Max Recurrent Peak Reverse Voltage 50 100 200 400 600 800 V
Max RMS Input Voltage 35 70 140 280 420 560 V
Max DC Blocking Voltage 50 100 200 400 600 800 V
DC Output Voltage, Resistive Load 30 62 124 250 380 505 V
DC Output Voltage, Capacitive Load 50 100 200 400 600 800 V
GL15 15 A
GL25 25 A
Max Average Forward Current
for Resistive Load
at TC=55 ¢J GL35 35 A
GL15 300 A
GL25 300 A
Non-repetitive
Peak Forward Surge Current at
Rated Load GL35 400 A
GL15 I
F
7.5A
GL25 12.5A1.2V
Max Forward Voltage
per Bridge Element at
Specified CurrentGL35 17.5A
Max Reverse Leakage Current @ TA=25 ¢J
at Rated DC Blocking Voltage @ TA=100 ¢J 10
1000 £g A
I
2
t Rating for fusing ( t < 8.3ms )374 / 664 A
2
s
Typical Thermal Resistance (Fig. 3) R£c JC2.0¢J/W
Operating Temperature Range T
J
Storage Temperature Range T
A
-55 to +150 ¢J
G
L
RATING AND CHARACTERISTIC CURVES
GL1500 THRU GL3500
1000
100
10
1.0
.6 .8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0
V
F
M
V
O
L
T
S
P
E
A
K
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
25 60 80 100 120 140 160
GL3500
GL2500
GL1500
C
A
S
E
T
E
M
P
E
R
A
T
U
R
E
T
C
Fig. 1-TYPICAL INSTANTANEOUS FORWARD
CHARACTERISTICS AT TJ = 25 ¢J Fig. 2-OUTPUT CURRENT VS. CASE TEMPERATURE
RESISTIVE OR INDUCTIVE LOAD TJ = 175 ¢J
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
25 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180
GL3500
GL2500
GL1500
A
M
B
I
E
N
T
T
E
M
P
E
R
A
T
U
R
E
,
T
A
80
60
40
30
20
15
10
8
6
4
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
A
V
E
R
A
G
E
O
U
T
P
U
T
C
U
R
R
E
N
T
,
A
M
P
E
R
E
S
Fig. 3-OUTPUT CURRENT VS. AMBIENT
TEMPERATURE RESISTIVE OR INDUCTIVE LOAD
BRIDGE MOUNTED ON A 8"×8" ALUMINUM PLATE 25"
THICK
Fig. 4-POWER DISSIPATION VS. AVERAGE OUTPUT
CURRENT RESISTIVE OR INDUCTI VE LOAD,
TJ = 175 ¢J
IFM AMPERES PEAK
AVERAGE OUTPUT CURRENT, AMPER5ES
AVERAGE OUTPUT CURRENT, AMPERES
A
VERAGE POWER DISSIPATION OF BRIDGE, WATTS