PC815 Serise

High Sensitivity, High Density

PC815 Series Mounting Type Photocoupler
Lead forming type ( I type ) and taping reel type ( P type ) are also available. ( PC815I/PC815P )
..
TUV ( VDE0884 ) approved type is also available as an option.
Features Applications
1. High current transfer ratio 1. System appliances, measuring instruments
( CTR: MIN. 600% at I F = 1mA, V CE = 2V) 2. Industrial robots
2. High isolation voltage between input and 3. Copiers, automatic vending machines
output 4. Signal transmission between circuits of
( Viso : 5 000V rms ) different potentials and impedances
3. Compact dual-in-line package
PC815 : 1-channel type PC825 : 2-channel type
PC835 : 3-channel type PC845 : 4-channel type
4. Recognized by UL file No. E64380

Outline Dimensions ( Unit : mm )

PC815 PC825

Anode mark
2.54 0.25 Internal connection
Internal connection diagram
Anode mark

2.54 0.25 diagram

4 3 4 3 8 7 6 5
8 7 6 5
1 Anode
PC815

PC815

PC815
6.5 0.5

6.5 0.5
2 Cathode
3 Emitter
4 Collector
1 2 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
0.9 0.2 0.9 0.2 1 3 Anode
1.2 0.3 1.2 0.3 2 4 Cathode
5 7 Emitter
4.58 0.5 7.62 0.3 7.62 0.3 6 8 Collector
3.5 0.5

9.66 0.5
0.5TYP.

3.5 0.5
2.7 0.5

0.5TYP.

2.7 0.5

0.26 0.1
3.0 0.5

0.26 0.1
3.0 0.5

0.5 0.1
0.5 0.1
= 0 to 13 = 0 to 13
Internal connection diagram
PC835 PC845
16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9
1 3 5 7 Anode
Anode mark

Internal connection
2.54 0.25 2 4 6 8 Cathode
diagram
12 11 10 9 8 7 9 11 13 15 Emitter
12 11 10 9 8 7
10 12 14 16 Collector
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
PC815

PC815

PC815

6.5 0.5

Anode mark

2.54 0.25
16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
PC815

PC815

PC815

PC815

6.5 0.5

0.9 0.2 1 3 5 Anode

1.2 0.3 2 4 6 Cathode
7 9 11 Emitter
8 10 12 Collector 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
0.9 0.2
14.74 0.5 7.62 0.3 1.2 0.3
3.0 0.5 3.5 0.5
0.5TYP.

19.82 0.5 7.62 0.3

2.7 0.2

3.0 0.5 3.5 0.5

0.5TYP.

2.7 0.5

0.26 0.1
0.26 0.1
0.5 0.1

0.5 0.1
= 0 to 13 = 0 to 13

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 PC815 Series

Absolute Maximum Ratings ( Ta = 25C )

Parameter Symbol Rating Unit
Forward current IF 50 mA
*1
Peak forward current I FM 1 A
Input
Reverse voltage VR 6 V
Power dissipation P 70 mW
Collector-emitter voltage V CEO 35 V
Emitter-collector voltage V ECO 6 V
Output
Collector current IC 80 mA
Collector power dissipation PC 150 mW
Total power dissipation P tot 200 mW
*2
Isolation voltage V iso 5 000 V rms
Operating temperature T opr - 30 to + 100 C
Storage temperature T stg - 55 to + 125 C
*3
Soldering temperature T sol 260 C
*1 Pulse width<=100 s, Duty ratio : 0.001
*2 40 to 60% RH, AC for 1 minute
*3 For 10 seconds
Electro-optical Characteristics ( Ta = 25C )
Parameter Symbol Conditions MIN. TYP. MAX. Unit
Forward voltage VF I F = 20mA - 1.2 1.4 V
Peak forward voltage V FM I FM = 0.5A - - 3.0 V
Input
Reverse current IR V R = 4V - - 10 A
Terminal capacitance Ct V = 0, f = 1kHz - 30 250 pF
Output Collector dark current I CEO V CE = 10V, I F = 0 - - 10 - 6 A
Current transfer ratio CTR I F = 1mA, V CE = 2V 600 - 7 500 %
Collector-emitter saturation voltage V CE(sat) I F = 20mA, I C = 5mA - 0.8 1.0 V
Transfer Isolation resistance R ISO DC500V, 40 to 60% RH 5 x 10 10 10 11 -
charac- Floating capacitance Cf V = 0, f = 1MHz - 0.6 1.0 pF
teristics Cut-off frequency fc V CE = 2V, I C = 2mA, R L = 100 1 6 - kHz
Rise time tr - 60 300 s
Response time V CE = 2V, I C = 10mA, R L = 100
Fall time tf - 53 250 s

Fig. 1 Forward Current vs. Fig. 2 Collector Power Dissipation vs.

Ambient Temperature Ambient Temperature
60 200
Collector power dissipation PC ( mW )

50
Forward current I F ( mA )

150
40

30 100

20
50
10

0
0
- 30 0 25 50 75 100 125 - 30 0 25 50 75 100 125
Ambient temperature Ta ( C ) Ambient temperature Ta ( C )
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Fig. 3 Peak Forward Current vs. Duty Ratio Fig. 4 Forward Current vs. Forward Voltage

10 000
Pulse width <=100s 500
T a = 75C
5 000 T a = 25C
200
50C 25C
2 000
Peak forward current I FM ( mA )

100 0C

Forward current IF ( mA )
1 000
50 - 25C
500
20
200
100 10

50 5

20 2
10 1
5
5 10 -3 2 5 10 -2 2 5 10 -1 2 5 1 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

Duty ratio Forward voltage V F ( V )

Fig. 5 Current Transfer Ratio vs. Fig. 6 Collector Current vs.

Forward Current Collector-emitter Voltage
2 000 100
V CE = 2V
Current transfer ratio CTR ( % )

1 800 90 Ta = 25C
T a = 25C
1 600 80
I F = 10mA
Collector current I C ( mA )

1 400 70
P C ( MAX. )
1 200 60

1 000 50 5mA

800 40
2mA
600 30

400 20 1mA

200 10
0 0
0.1 0.2 0.5 1 2 5 10 0 1 2 3 4 5
Forward current I ( mA ) Collector-emitter voltage V CE (V)
F

Fig. 7 Relative Current Transfer Ratio vs. Fig. 8 Collector-emitter Saturation Voltage
Ambient Temperature vs. Ambient Temperature
Collector-emitter saturation voltage VCE(sat) ( V )

150 1.3
I F = 1mA I F = 20mA
1.2
I C = 5mA
V CE = 2V 1.1
Relative current transfer ratio ( % )

1.0
0.9
100
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
50
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0 0
- 30 0 25 50 75 100 - 30 0 25 50 75 100
Ambient temperature T a ( C ) Ambient temperature T a ( C )
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Fig. 9 Collector Dark Current vs. Fig.10 Response Time vs. Load Resistance
Ambient Temperature
10 - 4 500 V CE = 2V
V CE = 10V I C = 10mA
10 -5 T a = 25C
200
tr
Collector dark current I CEO ( A )

10 - 6 100
tf

Response time ( s )
-7 50
10

10 - 8 20
td
10
10 -9

5
- 10 ts
10

10 - 11 2
10 - 12 1
- 30 0 20 40 60
80 100 0.05 0.1 0.2 0.5 1 2
Ambient temperature T a ( C) Load resistance RL ( k )

Fig.11 Frequency Response

Test Circuit for Response Time

V CE = 2V
I C = 2mA
0 T a = 25C VCC Input
Output
Voltage gain A v ( dB )

Input RD RL
10%
Output
90%
td ts
- 10 RL = 10K 1k 100 tr tf

- 20
0.02 0.05 0.1 0.2 0.5 1 2 5 10 20 50 100
Frequency f ( kHz )

Fig.12 Collector-emitter Saturation Voltage vs.

Forward Current Test Circuit for Frepuency Response
8
I C = 0.5mA T a = 25C
7
1mA
Collector-emitter Saturation Voltage

VCC
6 3mA
5mA RL
5
VCE (sat) (V)

7mA RD Output
4
50mA
3

2
30mA
1

0
0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0
Please refer to the chapter
Forward current I F ( mA ) Precautions for Use
Application Circuits

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