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Data Sheet No. 1.040

PVAZ172N
Microelectronic
HEXFET POWER MOSFET PHOTOVOLTAIC RELAY Power IC Relay
Single Pole, Normally Open
0-60V AC, 1.0A
General Description PVAZ172N Features

The PVAZ172N Photovoltaic Relay is a single- 500m On-Resistance

pole, normally open solid state relay that can Bounce-free Operation
replace electromechanical relays used for gen- 1.0 Amp capacity
eral purpose switching of DC and AC loads. It
4000 VRMS I/O isolation
utilizes International Rectifiers HEXFET power
MOSFETs as the output switches, driven by an Solid-State reliability
integrated circuit photovoltaic generator of novel UL recognition and CSA certification pending
construction. The output switch is controlled by
radiation from a GaAlAs light emitting diode
(LED) which is optically isolated from the
photovoltaic generator.

These units overcome the limitations of both

electromechanical and reed relays by offering
the solid-state advantages of high sensitivity,
miniaturization, no contact bounce, long opera-
tional life, insensitivity to external magnetic fields,
shock and vibration, and high reliability inherent
with solid state technology. They are ideally
suited for switching high currents or low level
signals without distortion or injection of electri-
cal noise.

These relays are packaged in 8-pin, molded

DIP packages and available with thru-hole and
SMT (gull-wing) leads, in plastic shipping tubes.

Applications Part Identification

Portable Electronics PVAZ172N thru-hole

Programmable Logic Controllers PVAZ172NS SMT (gull-wing)
Computers and Peripheral Devices
Audio Equipment
Power Supplies and Power Distribution
Instrumentation

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Electrical Specifications (-40C TA =+85C unless otherwise specified)
INPUT CHARACTERISTICS Limits Units
Min. Control Current (see Figures 1 and 2) 10 mA
Max. Control Current for Off-State Resistance @ TA=+25C 0.4 mA

Control Current Range (Caution: Current limit input LED, see Fig.6) 5.0 to 25 mA

Max. Reverse Voltage 7.0 V

OUTPUT CHARACTERISTICS
Operating Voltage Range 0 to 60 V(AC peak)

Max. Load Current 40 C (See Fig. 1 and 2) 1.0 A(DC)

Max. Pulsed Load Current @TA=+25C (100 ms @ 10% duty Cycle) 2.4 A(AC peak)
Max. Turn-On Time @TA=+25C (see Fig. 7) 2.0 ms
For 500mA, 50VDC Load, 10mA Control
Max. Turn-Off Time @TA=+25C (see Fig. 7) 0.5 ms
For 500mA, 50VDC Load, 10mA Control
Max. On State Resistance @TA=+25C(pulsed) (See Fig. 4) 500 m
1.0A Load, 10mA Control
Min. Off State Resistance @TA=+25C @ 48 VDC (see Fig. 5) 108 Ohms
Min. Off-State dv/dt 1000 V/s
Output Capacitance (See Fig. 9) 150 pF @ 50 VDC

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS Limits Units

Dielectric Strength, Input-Output 4000 V(RMS)
Insulation Resistance, Input-Output , 90 VDC 1012 @T A=+25C - 50% RH
Capacitance, Input-Output 1.0 pF
Lead Temperature (1.6mm below seating plane) for 10 sec. +260 C
Ambient Temperature Range: Operating -40 to +85 C
Storage -40 to +100 C

Wiring Diagrams:

2 + 8 2 8
Anode Drain

+
3 5 3 5
Cathode Drain

Schematic Electromechanical
Analogy

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1.2 1.25

ILED = 10mA

1.0
1.00
+25 deg. C

0.8
ILED = 5mA (Typical) 0.75

0.6

0.50
0.4
+60 deg. C
0.25
0.2
+40 deg. C +85 deg. C

0 0
0 20 40 60 80 100 1 2 3 4 5

Ambient Temperature (deg. C) LED Control Current (mA)

Figure 1. Current Derating Curves Figure 2. Typical Control Current
Requirements
500
1.2
+40 deg. C

+60 deg. C 400

1.0

+85 deg. C

0.8 300
+25 deg. C

0.6
200

0.4

ILED = 10mA 100

0.2

0 0
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100

Vds (V) Ambient Temperature (deg. C)

Figure 3. Typical On-Characteristics Figure 4. Typical On-Resistance

100
20
CAUTION: provide current limiting
so that 25 mA maximum s teady-
30 state control current rating is
not exceeded
Id-off/Id-off 25 deg. C

16
limit
deg. C limit

10
Input Current (mA)

and -40 deg. C

12
Min. devi ce and +85

TYPICAL

3.0
Max . devi ce

8
1.0

4
0.3

0.1 0
-35 -15 5 25 45 65 85 105 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0

Ambient Temperature (deg. C) LED Forward Voltage Drop (Volts DC)

Figure 5. Typical Normalized Off-State Leakage Figure 6. Input Characteristics
(Current Controlled)

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Mechanical Specifications
(Dimensions in millimeters (inches)

10
Dimensions: mm (Inches)
t on Package Size: 8 Pin DIP
Tolerances: .015 (.38)
unless otherwise specified
t off Case Material: Molded epoxy
5 Weight: .07 oz. (2 grams)
t dly

3
20 50 100 200 500 1000 2000
Delay Time (microseconds)
Figure 7. Typical Delay Times

I LE D

90 %

ID 10 %

tdly tof f
ton

Figure 8. Delay Time Definitions

600

450

300

150

0
0 10 20 30 40 50
Vds, Drain to Source Voltage (V)
Figure 9. Typical Output Capacitance

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