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Revision Date: 8/26/2011
New Product
NPN Power Silicon Transistor
2N3055
Maximum Ratings
Features
• Available in JAN, JANTX, and JANTXV
per MIL-PRF-19500/407
• TO-3 (TO-204AA) Package
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 IB7.0 Adc
Collector Current IC15 Adc
Total Power Dissipation @ TA= 25 °C (1) PT6.0 W
Operating & Storage Temperature Range Top, Tstg -65 to +200 °C
Electrical Characteristics
1) Derate linearly @ 34.2 mW / °C for TA= 25 °C
OFF Characteristics Symbol Mimimum Maximum Units
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 = 100 Ω
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
ON Characteristics
Forward Current Transfer Ratio HFE
IC= 0.5 Adc, VCE = 4.0 Vdc 40 - - - - - -
IC= 4.0 Adc, VCE = 4.0 Vdc 20 60
IC= 10.0 Adc, VCE = 4.0 Vdc 5 - - -
Collector - Emitter Saturation Voltage VCE(sat)
IC= 4.0 Adc, IB= 0.4 Adc - - - 0.75 Vdc
IC= 10.0 Adc, IB= 3.3 Adc - - - 2.0
Emitter - Base Saturation Voltage VBE(sat) - - - 1.4 Vdc
IC= 4.0 Adc, VCE = 4.0 Vdc
Thermal Characteristics
Characteristics Symbol Maximum Units
Thermal Resistance, Junction-to-Case RθJC 1.5 °C/W
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Revision Date: 8/26/2011
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2N3055
Outline Drawing
Electrical Characteristics -con’t
DYNAMIC Characteristics Symbol Mimimum Maximum Units
Magnitude of Common Emitter Small-Signal Short-Circuit |hfe | 8.0 40.0
Forward Current Transfer Ratio
IC = 1.0 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
Tum-On Time ton - - - 6 μs
VCC = 30 Vdc; IC= 4.0 Adc; IB1 = 0.4 Adc
Tum-offTime toff - - - 12 μs
VCC = 30 Vdc; IC= 4.0 Adc; IB1= -IB2= 0.4 Adc
SAFE OPERATING AREA
DC Tests: TC= +25 °C, I Cycle, t = 1.0 s
Test 1: VCE = 7.8 Vdc, IC= 15 Adc
Test 2: VCE = 70.0 Vdc, IC= 1.67 Adc
