TECHNICAL DATA
NPN POWER SILICON TRANSISTOR
Qualified per MIL-PRF-19500/407
Devices Qualified Level
2N3055
JAN
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)
@ TC = 250C (2) PT 6.0
117 W
W
Operating & Storage Temperature Range Top, Tstg -65 to +200 0C
THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS
Characteristics Symbol Max. Unit
Thermal Resistance, Junction-to-Case RθJC 1.5 0C/W
1) Derate linearly @ 34.2 mW/0C for TA > +250C
2) Derate linearly @ 668 mW/0C for TC > +250C
TO-3*
(TO-204AA)
*See Appendix A for
Package Outline
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Characteristics Symbol Min. Max. Unit
OFF CHARACTERISTICS
Collector-Emitter Breakdown Voltage
IC = 200 mAdc V(BR)CEO 70 Vdc
Collector-Emitter Breakdown Voltage
IC = 200 mAdc, RBE = 100Ω V(BR)CER 80 Vdc
Collector-Emitter Breakdown Voltage
VBE = -1.5 Vdc, IC = 200 mAdc V(BR)CEX 90 Vdc
Collector-Emitter Cutoff Current
VCE = 60 Vdc ICEO 1.0 mAdc
Collector-Emitter Cutoff Current
VBE = -1.5 Vdc; VCE = 100 Vdc ICEX 1.0 mAdc
Emitter-Base Cutoff Current
VEB = 7.0 Vdc IEBO 1.0 mAdc
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2N3055 JAN SERIES
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (con’t)
Characteristics Symbol Min. Max. Unit
ON CHARACTERISTICS
Forward-Current Transfer Ratio
IC = 0.5 Adc, VCE = 4.0 Vdc
IC = 4.0 Adc, VCE = 4.0 Vdc
IC = 10 Adc, VCE = 4.0 Vdc
hFE 40
20
5.0 60
Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage
IC = 4.0 Adc, IB = 0.4 Adc
IC = 10 Adc, IB = 3.3 Adc VCE(sat) 0.75
2.0 Vdc
Base-Emitter Saturation Voltage
IC = 4.0 Adc, VCE = 4.0 Vdc VBE(sat) 1.4 Vdc
DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS
Magnitude of Common Emitter Small-Signal Short-Circuit
Forward Current Transfer Ratio
IC = 4.0 Adc, VCE = 4.0 Vdc, f = 100 kHz hfe 8.0 40
Output Capacitance
VCB = 10 Vdc, IE = 0, 100 kHz ≤ f ≤ 1.0 MHz Cobo 700 pF
SWITCHING CHARACTERISTICS
Turn-On Time
VCC = 30 Vdc; IC = 4.0 Adc; IB1= 0.4 Adc ton 6.0 µs
Turn-Off Time
VCC = 30 Vdc; IC = 4.0 Adc; IB1 = -IB2 = 0.4 Adc toff 12 µs
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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