TIP140 TIP141 TIP142 TIP145 TIP146 TIP147

3

Motorola Bipolar Power Transistor Device Data

5000

0.5

Figure 3. DC Current Gain versus Collector Current

IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (AMPS)

300

1.0

2.0

3.0

5.0

7.0

10

500

VCE = 4.0 V

4.0

NPN

TIP140, TIP141, TIP142

PNP

TIP145, TIP146, TIP147

Figure 4. Collector–Emitter Saturation Voltage

5.0

–75

TJ, JUNCTION TEMPERATURE (°C)

0.5

IC = 10 A, IB = 4.0 mA

2.0

3.0

4.0

–75

TJ, JUNCTION TEMPERATURE (°C)

– 25

25

75

175

3.6

3.2

2.8

2.4

0.8

Figure 5. Base–Emitter Voltage

2000

1000

TJ = 150°C

25

°C

–55

°C

IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (AMPS)

TJ, JUNCTION TEMPERATURE (°C)

TJ, JUNCTION TEMPERATURE (°C)

125

20,000

1000

2000

3000

5000

10,000

7000

1.0

0.7

0.5

0.5

1.0

2.0

3.0

5.0

7.0

10

4.0

0.7

– 50

– 25

0

25

50

75

100

125

150

175

5.0

–75

2.0

3.0

1.0

0.7

– 50

– 25

0

25

50

75

100

125

150

175

2.0

1.6

1.2

4.0

– 75

– 25

25

75

175

3.6

3.2

2.8

2.4

0.8

125

2.0

1.6

1.2

100

°C

TJ = 150°C

100

°C

25

°C

–55

°C

VCE = 4.0 V

IC = 5.0 A, IB = 10 mA

IC = 1.0 A, IB = 2.0 mA

IC = 10 A, IB = 4.0 mA

IC = 5.0 A, IB = 10 mA

IC = 1.0 A, IB = 2.0 mA

VCE = 4.0 V

IC = 10 A

5.0 A

1.0 A

VCE = 4.0 V

IC = 10 A

5.0 A

1.0 A

TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS