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Thyristors (S iBOD
Breakover Devic es)
S i B OD S eri es
A ppl i c ati on Notes
The Added CrydomBenefit
CrydomThyristors (
SiBOD
Breakover
Devices) offer the highest quality and
performance. They also come with an
added benefit – service and technical
assistance to help ensure optimumpro-
tection for your telecommunications
application.
SiBOD Series
The CrydomSiBOD is a four-layer thyristor-
based protector designed specifically for
telecommunications applications. It has
greater capacity for diverting surge cur-
rents than an avalanche TVS device.
The Crydomseries protector is based on
the proven technology of the SiBOD prod-
uct. Designed for transient voltage protec-
tion of telecommunications equipment, it
provides higher power handling than a
conventional avalanche diode (TVS), and
when compared to a GDT offers lower volt-
age clamping levels and infinite surge life.
Electrical Characteristics
The electrical characteristics of the
SiBOD devices are similar to those of a
self-gated Triac, but the SiBOD are two-
terminal devices with no gate. The gate
function is achieved by an internalcurrent
controlled mechanism.
Like the TVS diodes, the SiBOD have a
stand-off voltage (V
RM
) that shouldbe equal
to or greater than the operating voltage of
the systemto be protected. At this voltage
(V
RM
) the current consumption of the SiBOD
are negligible and will not effect the pro-
tected system
When a transient occurs, the voltage across
the SiBOD will increase until the breakdown
voltage (V
BR
) is reached. At this point the
device will operate in a simlar way to a
TVS device and is in an avalanche mode.
The voltage of the transient will now be
limited and will only increase by a few
volts as the device diverts more current.
As this transient current rises, a level of
current through the device is reached
(I
BO
), causing the device to switch to a
fully conductive state such that the volt-
age across the device is now only a few
volts (V
T
). The voltage at which the device
switches from the avalanche mode to the
fully conductive state (V
T
) is known as the
breakover voltage (V
BO
). When the device
is in the V
T
state, high currents can be
diverted without damage to the SiBOD
due to the low voltage across the device,
since the limiting factor in such devices is
dissipated power (V X I).
Resetting of the device to the nonconduct-
ing state is controlled by the current flowing
through the device. When the current falls
below a certain value, known as the holding
current (I
H
), the device resets automatically.
As with the avalanche TVS device, if the
SiBOD device is subjected to a surge
current that is beyond its maximum rating,
the device will fail in short-circuit mode,
which ensures that the equipment is
ultimately protected.