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Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Revised: 03/27/18
PLED Open LED Protectors
PLED Unidirectional Series
Description
The PLED Unidirectional Series (PLEDxUx Series) open
LED protectors provide an electronic switching shunt path
around a single LED that fails as an open circuit. This
ensures the remaining string of LEDs will continue to
function even though a single LED in the string has failed
open. It also provides reverse battery or reverse power
polarity protection.
The PLED Unidirectional Series components were
designed to enable higher reliability in outdoor LED lighting
applications such as street lighting, outdoor signage,
aircraft runway lighting, roadside warning lights and other
applications.
Compatible with one, two and three watt LEDs that have
a nominal 3V forward characteristic, PLED Unidirectional
Series components are available in two different surface
mount packages, the DO-214AA and the Quad Flat Pak No-
lead (QFN). The QFN’s low profile, chip scale package (CSP)
is ideal for dense board applications.
Electrical Characteristics (All parameters are measured at T=25°C unless otherwise noted)
Features & Benefits
• Fast switching
• Reverse Battery/Power
Protection
• Automatically resets after
power cycle
• Available in low profile,
small footprint QFN
and Standard DO214AA
packages
• Compatible with industrial
lighting environments
• Compatible with PWM
frequencies up to 10 kHz
• RoHS compliant and
halogen-free
Agency Approvals
Agency Agency File Number
E133083
Schematic Symbol
Control
Circuit
MT1
Cathode
(bar marking side)
PLED Unidirectional Series (PLEDxUx)
Note:
1. IO- Operation current tested @ alumium boards, ambient temp 85C
2. Part with “*” is not a UL Recognized component.
Part Number Marking
VBR
breakdown
VDRM
breakdown IHISIT@VTVT @ IF = 1 A IF@VFVT @ IF = 1 A Critical rate of
rise dV/dt
Volts Volts mAmps mAmps Amps Volts Amps Volts Volts
Min Max Min Max Max Max Max Max Max Max
PLED6UQ12 PL6U 616 630 50 1. 0 1. 2 1. 0 1. 0
250V/µs
PLED6US PL6U 616 630 50 1. 0 1. 2 1. 0 1. 0
PLED9UQ12 PL9U 918 930 50 2.0 1. 2 2.0 1. 0
PLED9US PL9U 918 930 50 1. 0 1. 2 1. 0 1. 0
PLED13UQ12 PL13U 13 26 13 30 50 1. 0 1. 2 1. 0 1. 0
PLED13US PL13U 13 26 13 30 50 1. 0 1. 2 1. 0 1. 0
PLED18UQ12 PL18U 18 33 18 30 50 1. 0 1. 2 1. 0 1. 0
PLED18US PL18U 18 33 18 30 50 1. 0 1. 2 1. 0 1. 0
PLED35US* PL35U 35 50 35 30 50 1. 0 1. 2 1. 0 1. 0