Characteristic Curves
TYPICAL FORWARD CHARACTERISTIC
9
8
7
Tamb = 25° C
6
5
4
3
2
1
10 mA
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4 1.6
VF ' instantaneous forward voltage (V)
C1500R
FORWARD CURRENT DERATING CURVE
3
2.5
2
R-Load
1.6
1.5
1.3
C-Load
1
0.5
0
0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175
Tamb, ambient temperature (° C)
OPERATION WITH CAPACITIVE LOAD
Limit values of RS and CL for adequate protection against
switching transients.
Recommended
input voltage
VRMS
Min. RS
Tol ± 10 %
Ohms
Max. CL
+ 50 %
Tol - 20 %
µF
40
1
80
2
125
3
250
6
500
14
2500
1000
500
250
150
RS
VN
CL
Rl
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