15

Medium Power Multilayer Chip Varistor

Transient Voltage Suppression, ESD Protection Devices & EMI Devices

AUTOMOTIVE SERIES – VJ13, 14, 15, 20

FEATURES

• Pd/Ag Terminations

• High Energy Ratings (up to 25 Joules with 2220 case size)

• Multiple Strike Capability

• Provides EMC Capacitance

• Well suited to protect against automotive related transients

• Specified with “Load Dump” and “Jump Start” Test

Requirements

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Storage Temperature: -55ºC to +125ºC

Operating Temperature: -55ºC to +125ºC

TARGET APPLICATIONS

Automotive and other Consumer Products

TEMPERATURE CHARACTERISTICS

For Current, Energy and Power

PART NUMBERS

Part Number

Case

Operating

Vnominal

Vclamp

Leakage

Energy

Load

Jump

Max.Peak

Mean

CAP

Size

Voltage

At 1mA DC

(8x20µs)

At Vdc

(10x1000µs)

Dump

Start

Current

Power

(1kHz/

(10x)

5min

(8x20µs) Dissipation

.5Vrms)

EIA

Vrms

Vdc

min

Nom

max

Vp

Ip(A)

µA

J

J

Max V

Ip (A)

W

pF

VJ20MA0160KBA 1206

14

16

22

24.5

27

40

1

50

0.6

1.5

24.5

200

0.008

900

VJ13MA0160KBA 1210

14

16

22

24.5

27

40

2.5

25

1.6

3

24.5

400

0.010

1800

VJ14MA0160KBA 1812

14

16

22

24.5

27

40

5

100

2.4

6

24.5

800

0.015

5000

VJ15MA0160KBA 2220

14

16

22

24.5

27

40

10

100

5.8

12

24.5

1200

0.030

11000

VJ15PA0160KBA 2220

14

16

22

24.5

27

40

10

100

5.8

25

24.5

1200

0.030

16000

VJ15MA0340KBA 2220

30

34

42.3

47

51.7

77

10

100

12

12

50

1200

0.030

4000

100

80

60

40

20

0

-55

-25

0

25

Ambient Temperature (

°C)

50

75

100

125

150

VJ15PA0160K

VJ15MA0160K

VJ14MA0160K

VJ13MA0160K

VJ20MA0160K

VJ15MA0340K

100

10

1

0.1

0.01

1,000

10,000

100,000

Frequency (kHz)

1,000,000

IMPEDANCE CHARACTERISTICS

VJ13MA0160K

VJ14MA0160K

VJ15PA0160K

VJ20MA0160K

VJ15MA0160K

VJ15MA0340K

250

200

150

100

I (A)

50

0

1E-06 0.00001 0.0001 0.001

0.01

0.1

1

10

100

1000

10000

V/I CHARACTERISTICS

V/I Characteristics: Automotive Parts