Thermal Equivalent Circuit for a Transistor
Junction Temperature Case TemperatureHeat Sink Temperature Ambient Temperature
Thermal Resistance from Junction to Case Thermal Resistance from Case to Heat Sink Thermal Resistance from Heat Sink to Ambient Total Average Power Loss
Motorola MS-10 Heat Sink
Performance Under Forced Air Flow
Thermal Characteristic in Free Air
Top View of MS-10 Heat Sink
Hole Pattern for a TO-3 Case
Mica Insulator
Thermal Resistances for Mica Insulators
Clip-On Heat Sinks
Thermal Performance
Thermal Resistance for Clip-On
Bond-On Extrusions for DIP Packages
Thermal Performance
Thermal Resistances for Bond-On
Example TO-220 case style dissipating 5 watts R JC = 3.0 C / Watt (from device spec) T Jmax = 150 C T Amax = 50 C Find the proper heat sink to keep the junction temperature from exceeding 150 C in natural convection.
Need to determine a value for R CS – depends on the mounting technique. If the device is mounted without an insulator, but only with Thermalcote, (silicone grease), check page 57, Figure 9 for TO -220 case style.
R CS = 1 C/W No Insulator Use Thermalcote
Thermalloy P/N 6030 Temperature rise above 5 Watts Power Dissipation = 66 C
Thermal Resistance R SA As long as R SA is less than 16 C/W, the requirement is met.
Thermalloy P/N 6030