GENERAL DATA — 500 mW DO-35 GLASS  
					30  
					20  
					D =0.5  
					0.2  
					10  
					7
					5
					0.1  
					3
					2
					t
					P
					1
					PK  
					0.05  
					t
					2
					DUTY CYCLE, D =t /t  
					0.02  
					0.01  
					1 2  
					1
					0.7  
					0.5  
					NOTE: BELOW 0.1 SECOND, THERMAL  
					RESPONSE CURVE IS APPLICABLE  
					TO ANY LEAD LENGTH (L).  
					SINGLE PULSE  
					∆
					T
					=
					∆
					θ
					T
					(t)P  
					JL  
					JL  
					JL  
					PK  
					REPETITIVE PULSES  
					=
					θ
					(t,D)P  
					D = 0  
					JL  
					PK  
					0.3  
					0.0001 0.0002  
					0.0005  
					0.001  
					0.002  
					0.005  
					0.01  
					0.02  
					0.05  
					0.1  
					0.2  
					0.5  
					1
					2
					5
					10  
					t, TIME (SECONDS)  
					Figure 2. Typical Thermal Response L, Lead Length = 3/8 Inch  
					3
					1K  
					2
					RECTANGULAR  
					NONREPETITIVE  
					1
					0.5  
					500  
					T = 125°C  
					A
					WAVEFORM  
					300  
					200  
					T
					= 25°C PRIOR  
					J
					0.2  
					0.1  
					TO INITIAL PULSE  
					0.05  
					100  
					50  
					0.02  
					0.01  
					0.005  
					30  
					20  
					T
					= 125  
					400  
					°C  
					0.002  
					0.001  
					0.0005  
					0.0003  
					A
					10  
					1
					2
					5
					10  
					20  
					50  
					100 200  
					1000  
					0.1  
					0.2 0.3 0.5  
					1
					2
					3
					5
					10  
					20 30 50 100  
					NOMINAL V (VOLTS)  
					Z
					PW, PULSE WIDTH (ms)  
					Figure 3. Maximum Surge Power  
					Figure 4. Typical Reverse Leakage  
					APPLICATION NOTE  
					Since the actual voltage available from a given zener diode  
					is temperature dependent, it is necessary to determine junc-  
					tiontemperatureunderanysetofoperatingconditionsinorder  
					to calculate its value. The following procedure is recom-  
					mended:  
					∆T is the increase in junction temperature above the lead  
					temperature and may be found from Figure 2 for a train of  
					power pulses (L = 3/8 inch) or from Figure 10 for dc power.  
					JL  
					∆T = θ  
					JL  
					P
					D
					JL  
					For worst-case design, using expected limits of I , limits of  
					Z
					Lead Temperature, T , should be determined from:  
					L
					P
					and the extremes of T (∆T ) may be estimated. Changes  
					D
					J J  
					T = θ  
					L
					P
					+ T  
					A
					LA  
					D
					in voltage, V , can then be found from:  
					Z
					θ
					P
					is the lead-to-ambient thermal resistance (°C/W) and  
					LA  
					D
					∆V = θ  
					∆T  
					J
					VZ  
					is the power dissipation. The value for θ will vary and  
					LA  
					LA  
					depends on the device mounting method. θ  
					30–40°C/W for the various clips and tie points in common  
					is generally  
					θ
					,thezenervoltagetemperaturecoefficient,isfoundfrom  
					VZ  
					Figures 5 and 6.  
					use and for printed circuit board wiring.  
					Under high power-pulse operation, the zener voltage will  
					vary with time and may also be affected significantly by the  
					zenerresistance. Forbestregulation, keepcurrentexcursions  
					as low as possible.  
					Data of Figure 2 should not be used to compute surge capa-  
					bility. Surge limitations are given in Figure 3. They are lower  
					than would be expected by considering only junction tempera-  
					ture, as current crowding effects cause temperatures to be ex-  
					tremely high in small spots resulting in device degradation  
					should the limits of Figure 3 be exceeded.  
					The temperature of the lead can also be measured using a  
					thermocoupleplacedontheleadascloseaspossibletothetie  
					point. The thermal mass connected to the tie point is normally  
					large enough so that it will not significantly respond to heat  
					surges generated in the diode as a result of pulsed operation  
					once steady-state conditions are achieved. Using the mea-  
					sured value of T , the junction temperature may be deter-  
					L
					mined by:  
					T = T + ∆T  
					JL  
					J
					L
					Motorola TVS/Zener Device Data  
					500 mW DO-35 Glass Data Sheet  
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