TECHNICAL DATA
NPN POWER SILICON TRANSISTOR
Qualified per MIL-PRF-19500/407
Devices Qualified Level
JAN
2N3055
JANTX
MAXIMUM RATINGS
Ratings Symbol Value Units
Collector-Emitter Voltage VCEO 70 Vdc
Collector-Base Voltage VCBO 100 Vdc
Emitter-Base Voltage VEBO 7.0 Vdc
Base Current IB 7.0 Adc
Collector Current IC 15 Adc
Total Power Dissipation @ TA = 250C (1) 6.0 W
PT
@ TC = 250C (2) 117 W
Operating & Storage Temperature Range 0
Top, Tstg -65 to +200 C
THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS
Characteristics Symbol Max. Unit TO-3*
Thermal Resistance, Junction-to-Case RθJC 1.5 0
C/W (TO-204AA)
1) Derate linearly @ 34.2 mW/0C for TA > +250C
2) Derate linearly @ 668 mW/0C for TC > +250C
*See Appendix A for
Package Outline
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Characteristics Symbol Min. Max. Unit
OFF CHARACTERISTICS
Collector-Emitter Breakdown Voltage
V(BR)CEO 70 Vdc
IC = 200 mAdc
Collector-Emitter Breakdown Voltage
V(BR)CER 80 Vdc
IC = 200 mAdc, RBE = 100Ω
Collector-Emitter Breakdown Voltage
V(BR)CEX 90 Vdc
VBE = -1.5 Vdc, IC = 200 mAdc
Collector-Emitter Cutoff Current
ICEO 1.0 mAdc
VCE = 60 Vdc
Collector-Emitter Cutoff Current
ICEX 1.0 mAdc
VBE = -1.5 Vdc; VCE = 100 Vdc
Emitter-Base Cutoff Current
IEBO 1.0 mAdc
VEB = 7.0 Vdc
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (con’t)
Characteristics Symbol Min. Max. Unit
ON CHARACTERISTICS
Forward-Current Transfer Ratio
IC = 0.5 Adc, VCE = 4.0 Vdc 40
hFE 20 60
IC = 4.0 Adc, VCE = 4.0 Vdc
5.0
IC = 10 Adc, VCE = 4.0 Vdc
Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage
0.75
IC = 4.0 Adc, IB = 0.4 Adc VCE(sat) Vdc
2.0
IC = 10 Adc, IB = 3.3 Adc
Base-Emitter Saturation Voltage
VBE(sat) 1.4 Vdc
IC = 4.0 Adc, VCE = 4.0 Vdc
DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS
Magnitude of Common Emitter Small-Signal Short-Circuit
Forward Current Transfer Ratio hfe 8.0 40
IC = 4.0 Adc, VCE = 4.0 Vdc, f = 100 kHz
Output Capacitance
Cobo 700 pF
VCB = 10 Vdc, IE = 0, 100 kHz ≤ f ≤ 1.0 MHz
SWITCHING CHARACTERISTICS
Turn-On Time
µs
t
on 6.0
VCC = 30 Vdc; IC = 4.0 Adc; IB1= 0.4 Adc
Turn-Off Time
µs
t
off 12
VCC = 30 Vdc; IC = 4.0 Adc; IB1 = -IB2 = 0.4 Adc
SAFE OPERATING AREA
DC Tests
TC = +250C, 1 Cycle, t = 1.0 s
Test 1
VCE = 7.8 Vdc, IC = 15 Adc
Test 2
VCE = 70 Vdc, IC = 1.67 Adc
Switching Tests
TA = +250C; duty cycle ≤ 10%; RS ≤ 0.1 Ω
Test 1
tP = 5.0 ms; RBB1 = 2.0 Ω; VBB1 ≥ 10 Vdc; RBB2 = 100 Ω; VCC ≥ 10 Vdc; VBB2 = 1.5 Vdc; IC = 15 Adc
Test 2
tP = 20 ms; RBB1 = 30 Ω; VBB1 ≥ 10 Vdc; RBB2 = 100 Ω; VCC ≥ 10 Vdc; VBB2 = 1.5 Vdc; IC = 3.8 Adc
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