Data Sheet No. PD10061 revF
Series PVT212PbF
Microelectronic Power IC
HEXFET® Power MOSFET Photovoltaic Relay
Single Pole, Normally Open,
0-150V, 550mA AC / 825mA DC
General Description
The PVT212 Series Photovoltaic Relay is a single-pole,
normally open solid-state relay that can replace
electromechanical relays in many applications. It utilizes
International Rectier’s proprietary HEXFET power
MOSFET as the output switch, driven by an integrated
circuit photovoltaic generator of novel construction. The
output switch is controlled by radiation from a GaAlAs
light emitting diode (LED) which is optically isolated
from the photovoltaic generator.
These SSRs are specically designed for industrial
control and peripheral telecom applications. Series
PVT212 Relays are packaged in a 6-lead molded DIP
package with either thru-hole or surface mount (‘gull-
wing’) terminals. It iss available in standard plastic
shipping tubes or on tape-and-reel. Please refer to
part identication information
.
Applications
Control of AC (up to 90 VAC) industrial
loads
Control of DC industrial loads up to
+/-120 VDC
Telecom line switching
(HEXFET is the registered trademark for International Rectier Power MOSFETs)
Features
HEXFET Power MOSFET output
 Bounce-free operation
 4,000 VRMS I/O isolation
 Very low on-resistance (RDD-ON)
 Linear AC/DC operation
 Solid-State Reliability
UL recognized
ESD Tolerance:
4000V Human Body Model
500V Machine Model
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Part Identication
PVT212PbF thru-hole
PVT212SPbF surface-mount
PVT212S-TPbF surface-mount, Tape and Reel
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INPUT CHARACTERISTICS Limits Units
Minimum Control Current (see gure 1) 5.0 mA
Maximum Control Current for Off-State Resistance 0.4 mA
Control Current Range (Caution: current limit input LED, see gure 5) 5.0 to 25 mA
Maximum Reverse Voltage 6.0 V
Electrical Specications (TA = +25°C unless otherwise specied)
Connection Diagrams
OUTPUT CHARACTERISTICS Limits Units
Operating Voltage Range 0 to ±150 V peak
Maximum Load Current @ TA=+40°C 5mA Control (see gure 1)
A Connection 550 mA
B Connection 600 mA
C Connection 825 mA
Maximum On-State Resistance @TA=+25°C
100mA Pulsed Load, 5mA Control (see gures 2 & 3)
A Connection 0.75 Ω
B Connection 0.40 Ω
C Connection 0.25 Ω
Max. pulsed Load Current @TA=+25°C, 10mA Control (10mS @ 10% duty cycle) 1200 mA
Maximum Off-State Leakage @TA=+25°C, ±150V 1.0 µA
Maximum Turn-On Time @TA=+25°C (see gures 6 & 7)
For 50mA, 100 VDC load, 10mA Control (5mS pulse width @ 50% duty cycle) 3.0 ms
Maximum Turn-Off Time @TA=+25°C (see gures 6 & 7)
For 50mA, 100 VDC load, 10mA Control (5mS pulse width @ 50% duty cycle) 0.5 ms
Maximum Output Capacitance @ 50VDC, f=1MHz (Cout, see gure 8) 100 pF
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS Limits Units
Minimum Dielectric Strength, Input-Output 4000 VRMS
Minimum Insulation Resistance, Input-Output 1012 Ω
Maximum Capacitance, Input-Output Vd=0V, f=1MHz 1.0 pF
Maximum Pin Soldering Temperature (10 seconds maximum) +260
Ambient Temperature Range: Operating -40 to +85 °C
Storage -40 to +100
International Rectier does not recommend the use of this product in aerospace, avionics, military or life support applications.
Users of this International Rectier product in such applications assume all risks of such use and indemnify International
Rectier against all damages resulting from such use.
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Figure 2. Typical On Characteristics
Ambient Temperature (oC)
Figure 4. Typical Normalized Off-State Leakage
-2.0
-1.5
-1.0
-0.5
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
-1.0 -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
Volta ge Drop (V
DD
)
L oad C urrent (mA)
I L E D = 5mA
10mS P uls ed, 25C
“A” Connection
Ambient Temperature (C)
Figure 1. Typical Current Derating Curves
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
0 20 40 60 80 100
Max L oad C urrent (mA)
ILED =3mA
ILED = 5mA “A” Connection
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7
Load Current (A )
I
LED
= 5mA
10 mS - P ulsed , 25 ºC
25 ºC
40 ºC
60 ºC
85 ºC
“A” Connection
VDD (Volts) Ambient
Figure 3. Typical On-Characteristics
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Figure 6. Typical Delay Times
(5mS Pulse Width, 100V/50mA Load)
Figure 8. Typical Output Capacitance
Figure 5. Input Characteristics (Current Controlled)
0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0
TYPICAL
min. device & +85°C limit
max. device & -45°C limit
LED Forward Voltage Drop (Volts DC)
Input Current (mA)
ID
10%
tdlyton
toff
ILED
90%
Figure 7. Delay Time Denitions
0.1
1.0
10.0
0 5 10 15
Delay Time (mS )
Ton
Tdly
T
o
ff
“A” Connection
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
V
DD
Dra in to Dra in V oltage
Typic al C apa c ita nc e (pF )
“A” Connection
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This product has been designed and qualied for the Industrial market.
Data and specications subject to change without notice. 2/2008
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