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Thermal dissipation coefficient( δ ) Surge energy

The thermal dissipation coefficient is the ratio, normally Surge energy is the maximum energy of pulses.
expressed in milliwatts per degree C (mW/oC), at a specified The thermistor is capable of tolerating surge energy more
ambient temperature, of a change in power dissipation in a than 1000 times with the resistance changing rates within
thermistor to the resultant body temperature change. ± 10%. This energy varies with voltage and capacitance.
(δ =VXI/∆T)
Storage temperature range:- 40 to +125 o C
o
Thermal time constant( t ) Operating temperature range:- 30 to +125 C
The thermal time constant is the time required for a
thermistor to change 63.2 percent of total difference between
its initial and final body temperature when subjected to a DERATING CURVE OF SURGE CURRENT
step function change in ambient temperature under zero- LIMITING THERMISTOR
power condition and is normally expressed in seconds.
The maximum power of a thermistor will decrease with the
Material constant(B) change of ambient temperature.(See Fig.G)
The material constant of a NTC thermistor is a measure of
its resistance at one temperature compared to its resistance
at a different temperature. Its value may be calculated by the
formula shown below and is expressed in degrees kelvin
(oK ). The reference temperature used in this formula for
determining material constant rating of Meritek’s thermistor
is 298.15'oK and 323.15 oK B=Ln(R1/R 2)/( 1/T1-1/T2 )

Temperature coefficient of resistance (α)

The temperature coefficient of resistance is the ratio at a
specified temperature, T, of the rate of change of zero-power
resistance with temperature to the zeropower resistance of
the thermistor. The temperature coefficient is commonly
expressed in percent per degree C(%/oC). α =I /R dR/dT

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Zero Power Max. Approx. Thermal Thermal Operating

Resistance Steady State Resistance Dissipation Time Temperature
o o
Part No at 25 C Current at Max.Current Constant Constant (C )
o o o
(Ù) at 25 C ( A ) at 25 C ( mÙ ) ( mW/ C ) ( Sec. )

SCK05-052 5 2 429 14 17 -40~+150

SCK05-101 10 1 1126 15 17 -40~+150
SCK05-20X3 20 0.3 5560 14 22 -40~+150
SCK08-042 4 2 441 17 31 -40~+170
SCK08-053 5 3 261 17 36 -40~+170
SCK08-063 6 3 283 17 38 -40~+170
SCK08-082 8 2 520 16 36 -40~+170
SCK08-102 10 2 542 17 38 -40~+170
SCK08-152 15 2 548 15 38 -40~+170
SCK08-201 20 1 1544 17 41 -40~+170
SCK08-30X 30 0.5 4094 16 33 -40~+170
SCK10-2R55A 2.5 5 120 18 46 -40~+170
SCK10-034 3 4 156 18 45 -40~+170
SCK10-035 3 5 119 18 45 -40~+170
SCK10-044 4 4 161 16 40 -40~+170
SCK10-054 5 4 180 17 33 -40~+170
SCK10-083 8 3 278 17 43 -40~+170
SCK10-103 10 3 297 17 46 -40~+170
SCK10-122 12 2 512 18 50 -40~+170
SCK10-123 12 3 301 18 50 -40~+170
SCK10-133 13 3 356 18 49 -40~+170
SCK10-152X 15 2.5 442 17 51 -40~+170
SCK10-162 16 2 604 18 55 -40~+170
SCK10-162X 16 2.5 442 16 45 -40~+170
SCK10-202 20 2 646 17 54 -40~+170
SCK10-252 25 2 674 17 52 -40~+170
SCK10-302 30 2 700 17 50 -40~+170
SCK10-472 47 2 720 18 49 -40~+170
SCK10-501X 50 1.5 1170 18 48 -40~+170
SCK10-502 50 2 813 18 48 -40~+170
SCK10-801 80 1 2236 17 53 -40~+170
SCK10-1001 100 1 2318 17 45 -40~+170
SCK10-1201 120 1 2406 19 54 -40~+170

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Max. Approx.
Zero Power Steady Resistance Thermal Thermal Operating
Part No Resistance State at Max. Dissipation Time Temperature
o o
at 25 C Current Current Constant Constant (C )
o o o
(Ù ) at 25 C at 25 C ( mW/ C ) ( Sec. )
(A) (m Ù)
SCK13-1R37 1.3 7 70 17 49 -40~+200
SCK13-2R55 2.5 5 117 17 61 -40~+200
SCK13-2R56 2.5 6 94 17 48 -40~+200
SCK13-055 5 5 166 18 75 -40~+200
SCK13-084 8 4 206 17 65 -40~+200
SCK13-104 10 4 217 17 66 -40~+200
SCK13-124 12 4 217 17 66 -40~+200
SCK13-153 15 3 343 18 66 -40~+200
SCK13-163 16 3 348 16 68 -40~+200
SCK13-203 20 3 410 20 76 -40~+200
SCK15-1R38 1.3 8 64 21 59 -40~+200
SCK15-1R58 1.5 8 62 21 66 -40~+200
SCK15-028 2 8 78 20 63 -40~+200
SCK15-2R58 2.5 8 75 20 63 -40~+200
SCK15-037 3 7 91 21 73 -40~+200
SCK15-046 4 6 117 20 62 -40~+200
SCK15-048 4 8 87 27 76 -40~+200
SCK15-056 5 6 121 20 66 -40~+200
SCK15-057 5 7 98 20 65 -40~+200
SCK15-065 6 5 159 20 74 -40~+200
SCK15-075 7 5 161 20 79 -40~+200
SCK15-078 7 8 108 28 57 -40~+200
SCK15-086 8 6 130 20 68 -40~+200
SCK15-105 10 5 178 20 79 -40~+200
SCK15-125 12 5 185 19 59 -40~+200
SCK15-152 15 2 704 21 77 -40~+200
SCK15-154 15 4 261 19 79 -40~+200
SCK15-164 16 4 261 19 79 -40~+200
SCK15-204 20 4 283 18 90 -40~+200
SCK15-253 25 3 425 21 76 -40~+200
SCK15-303 30 3 461 20 90 -40~+200
SCK15-403 40 3 511 22 83 -40~+200
SCK15-404 40 4 360 22 86 -40~+200
SCK15-473 47 3 501 20 77 -40~+200
SCK15-802X 80 2.5 693 19 71 -40~+200
SCK15-1202 120 2 1010 19 65 -40~+200

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20 ∅ Meritek

Max. Approx.
Zero Power Steady Resistance Thermal Thermal Operating
Part No Resistance State at Max. Dissipation Time Temperature
o o
at 25 C Current Current Constant Constant (C )
o o o
(Ù ) at 25 C at 25 C ( mW/ C ) ( Sec. )
(A) (m Ù)
SCK20-0R78 0.7 8 59 28 96 -40~+200
SCK20-0R715 0.7 15 35 29 122 -40~+200
SCK20-0120 1 20 20 25 73 -40~+200
SCK20-2R512 2.5 12 60 29 104 -40~+200
SCK20-2R515 2.5 15 46 29 103 -40~+200
SCK20-058 5 8 93 28 101 -40~+200
SCK20-0510 5 10 82 29 123 -40~+200
SCK20-0512 5 12 66 29 124 -40~+200
SCK20-106 10 6 173 32 100 -40~+200
SCK20-108 10 8 122 29 119 -40~+200
SCK20-128 12 8 106 24 130 -40~+200
SCK20-138 13 8 106 24 130 -40~+200
SCK20-206 20 6 190 28 107 -40~+200

Dimensions: Unit: mm
Disc Ø D max L min d P Tmax
05 6.5 31 0.8 ± 0.02 4 ± 0.6 5
08 9.5 31 0.8 ± 0.02 5 ± 0.8 5
10 11.5 31 0.8 ± 0.02 5 ± 0.8 5
13 14.5 30 0.8 ± 0.02 7.5 ± 1.1 6
15 16.5 29 1.0 ± 0.02 8 ± 1.2 6
20 21.5 26 1.0 ± 0.02 8 ± 1.2 6

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• R-T CHARACTERISTIC
5∅ 8∅
1000
1000

RESISTANCE - TEMPERATURE
RESISTANCE - TEMPERATURE

C U R V E O F 8 φ SERIES
C U R V E O F 5 φ SERIES

100 100

RESISTANCE - OHM
RESISTANCE - OHM

SC
K
-20
X SC
10 3 10 SC K-
SC K 20
K
-1 SC -15 1
01 SC K- 2
SC K 102
K SC -08
-0 2
52 K
SC -
K 053
-04
2

1 1

0.1
0.1
-30 - 2 0 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150
-30 - 2 0 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 9 0 100 110 120 130 140 150

TEMPERATURE ℃ TEMPERATURE ℃

• V-I CHARACTERISTIC CURVE

5∅ 8∅

10
10
0.

50
5W

10
0.

5W

W
0.

50

0.

1W

20
5W

2W
1W

W
10

0Ω

5Ω
0.

5W

2W

5
0.

0Ω

1Ω
50
W

W
1W

2W

20

2Ω
1W

10
W

0.
2W

5Ω

10

20
Ω

5
0
0Ω

1Ω
50

W
2Ω

05

20
10

10
0.

20
20

W
05

Ω
W

0.5
Ω
0.5

Ω
VOLTAGE (V)

0.2
Ω

2
0.2

2
1Ω
Ω

0.
VOLTAGE (V)

0.1

Ω
Ω

05

1
05

0.

1
0.

Ω
Ω

02
02

0.
0.

Ω
Ω

0.5
3

0.5
01
01

52 1
0X

K -20

0.
0.
-2

SC CK
-1
K

82 2
SC

01

K -10
S
-1

SC CK
-0
52
K

0.2
SC

0.2
-0

04 3
K- 05
K

2
-
SC

SC CK
S

0.1 0.1
0.01 0.02 0.05 0.1 0.2 0.5 1 2 5 10 20 50 100 0.01 0.02 0.05 0.1 0.2 0.5 1 2 5 10 20 50 100

CURRENT (A)
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• R-T CHARACTERISTIC
10 ∅ 13 ∅
10000
1000

RESISTANCE - TEMPERATURE

RESISTANCE - TEMPERATURE
C U R V E O F 1 0φ SERIES

1000
CURVE OF 13φ SERIES

100

100

SC
K
SC -12
K 0
RESISTANCE - OHM

SC -80 1

RESISTANCE - OHM
K- 1
50
SC 1X
SC K
K -20
10 SC - 1 6 2 SC
SC K- 2 10 K
SC -20
SC K-0103 K 3
K- 83 SC -15
SC 05 SC K- 3
K- 4 K- 104
2R SC 08
55 K- 4
SC A 05
K- SC 5
01 K-
5 2R
1 SC 56
K-
1R
37

0.1

0.01 0.1
-30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 9 0 100 110 120 130 140 150 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 9 0 100 110 120 130 140 150

TEMPERATURE ℃ TEMPERATURE ℃

• V-I CHARACTERISTIC CURVE

10 ∅ 13 ∅

10 10
50

50
0.5

0.5
5W

5W
0.1

10

0.1

10
W

W
0.2

1W

0.2

1W
2W

20

2W

20
W

W
Ω

Ω
W

W
0Ω

0Ω
W

W
5Ω

5Ω

5 5
Ω

Ω
50

50
W

W
W

W
0Ω

1Ω

0Ω

1Ω
2Ω

2Ω
10

10
0.0

0.0
10

20

10

20
20

20
5W

5W
Ω

Ω
0.5

0.5
Ω

Ω
1 01

0.2

0.2
VOLTAGE (V)
VOLTAGE (V)

2 2
80 12
K- K-

Ω
0.1

0.1
SC SC

1X

Ω
05

05
50

1 1
0.

0.
K-
SC

Ω
02

02
SC CK- -162 2

S K- 03
S CK 20

0.

0.
2
K-

S CK 153
SC CK-
Ω

Ω
SC

0.5 0.5
SC CK- -104
K- 103

01

01
S
0.

0.
K- 084
3
08
S

5
05

05
K-

56
55
SC

2R
2R

0.2 0.2
K-
K-

37
SC
SC

1R
K-
5
01

SC
K-
SC

0.1 0.1
0.01 0.02 0.05 0.1 0.2 0.5 1 2 5 10 20 50 100 0.01 0.02 0.05 0.1 0.2 0.5 1 2 5 10 20 50 100

CURRENT (A) CURRENT (A)

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• R-T CHARACTERISTIC
15 ∅ 20 ∅
1000
1000

RESISTANCE - TEMPERATURE
RESISTANCE - TEMPERATURE

CURVE OF 15φ SERIES

CURVE OF 20φ SERIES

100
100

SC
K-
47
SCSCK 3
10 SC K-25-403
SC K-20 3 10
RESISTANCE - OHM

SC K-1644 SC
K-

RESISTANCE - OHM
K 20
SC -105 SC 6
SC K-07 K-
K- 5 10
05 SC 8
SC 6 K-
K- 05
03 SC 12
SC
K 7
SC -2
K- R5
K-
1R 8 2R
SC 58 51
K- 5
1R
38
SC
1 K-
1 01
20

0.1 0.1

0.01 0.01
-30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 3 0 1 4 0 1 5 0
TEMPERATURE ℃
TEMPERATURE ℃

• V-I CHARACTERISTIC CURVE

15 ∅ 20 ∅

10 10
50
0.

50

0.5
5W

5W
10

0.1

10
0.

W
W
5W

W
0.

0.2

1W
1W

2W

20

2W

20
W

W
Ω

Ω
W
1W

0Ω

5Ω

0Ω

5Ω
2W

Ω
W
W

1Ω

1Ω

5
50

5
W
Ω

0Ω

2Ω
50
2Ω
10

0.0

10
10
0.0

10

20

20
0

5W

20
20
5W

5Ω
0.5

0.
Ω

2Ω
VOLTAGE (V)

0.2

2 2
0.
VOLTAGE (V)
1Ω

Ω
0.1
0.

5Ω

5Ω
73

1 1
0.0

0.0
-4
K
SC K-25 03
SC

2Ω
-4

2Ω
SC K

6
20
SC K-2 3
SC

0.0

0.0
K 04

K-
4

SC

0.5
05
-16

0.5
1Ω
1Ω

8
-1

10

0.0
0.0
75

K-
K

2
56
-0
SC

51
SC
K
-0

0
K-
SC

37

5
K

51
SC
SC

-0

2R
K

0.2
58

0.2
K-
R5
-2R
SC
K

SC

20
8
SC

-1

R3

01
K

-1
SC

K-
K

SC
SC

0.1 0.1
0.01 0.02 0.05 0.1 0.2 0.5 1 2 5 10 20 50 100 0.01 0.02 0.05 0.1 0.2 0.5 1 2 5 10 20 50 100

CURRENT (A)
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NTC THERMISTOR-INRUSH CURRENT LIMITING

DEVICES
Meritek NTC Power Thermistor (SCK) devices are made of a
specially formulated metal oxide ceramic material which is capable
of suppressing high inrush current surges.
SCK devices, being of relatively high resistance, shall limit the
inrush current for I - 2 seconds during which time the device
decreases in resistance substantially to a point where its voltage
drop is negligible. The devices are especially useful in power
supplies (see Fig A) because of the extremely low impedance of
the capacitor being charged, of which the bridge is usually
subjected to an exceedingly high current surge at turn on point.

FEATURES
* High inrush current restriction effect.
* Small power loss in stationary state.
(Normally IW or less than 50W power.)
* High thermal and electrical stability.
* Wide selection of electrical characteristics.
* Special coating material: gray silicone.

NTC THERMISTOR CHARACTERISTICS

To choose for application or take as referable parameters,
the NTC thermistors are usually decided by the following
three fundamental characteristics:
* Temperature-Resistance Characteristic:
The resistance value of NTC thermistor is decreased while
the ambient temperature or itself temperature is increased.
(see Fig.D)

APPLICATION
As shown in Fig. B, the current surge can be eliminated by placing
a NTC thermistor in series with a filament string.
Yet, if the resistance of one NTC thermistor does not provide
sufficient inrush current limiting functions for your application, two
or more may be used in series or in separate legs of the supply
circuit(Fig. A). Notic that , the thermistor cannot be used in parallel
since one unit will tend to conduct nearly all the current available.
Thus, SCK thermistor may be used in the AC(point AI or A2) or
the DC(point DI or D2) locations in the circuit.(See Fig. A)
The resistance of NTC thermistors is designed higher than the
total resistance of filaments when the circuit is turned on.
As current begins flowing, the thermistor shall immediately
"self-heat". Then, in I - 2 seconds, its resistance will be o
reduced to a minimum and become insignificant to the total • Nominal resistance at 25 C (Ω) R25
resistance of a circuit. With the same concept, current surges • Zero-power resistance (Ω) RT
in electric motors can be held to a minimum. Fig. C shows a • Tolerance on the resistance nominal
typical DC motor's turn on surge before and after the application ∆R25/R25=15%(L),20%(M)
of a SCK thermistor to the circuit. o
• Material constant(Sensibility index)( K) B
• Temperature coefficient of resistance(%oC) αT

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Voltage-Current Characteristic:
When operating in small current (see Fig.E), the low power will
Not allow the NTC thermistor self-hot, thus its resistance value is
thus maintained constant and displayed with a linear curve (in
conformity with Ohm-law V/R=I ). If the current is increased, the
NTC thermistor will follow Joule-efficiency(P=V x I ) and make itself
self-heated, resulting in a decreasing resistance value current and
voltage are then inversely related.
• Thermal dissipation coefficient(mW/oC) δ
• Maximum steadystate current(A) Imax
• Resistance at maximum current(Ω) RImax
Temperature-Time Characteristic:
As shown in Fig. F which explains the time needed to reach
the thermal equilibrium of NTC components with the environment.
This characteristic depends on two important parameters as
outlined below.
If a step change in temperature is applied to a component e.g.
from high(T1) to low(T0) temperature, the energy lost by the
component(-HdT) is equal to the energy dissipated by it
(δ (T-T0) dt ).
-HdT= (δ (T-T0) dt
This equation yields:T-T1=( T0T1) X e 1/4 , t =H/δ
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PARAMETERS DEFINITION
Thermistor
A thermistor is a thermally sensitive resistor whose
primary function is to exhibit a change in resistance
accompanying a change in temperature.
Negative Temperature Coefficient (NTC)
Thermistor
NTC thermistor is a thermistor whose the zero-power
resistance decreases while itself temperature is increased.
Inrush current
Inrush current is the initial surge of current that results
when power is first applied to a load having a low
starting impedance, such as a discharged capacitor,
a cold lamp filament, or a stopped motor, etc.
Inrush current limiter
Specially designed and constructed NTC thermistor may
be used as an inrush current limiters. Meritek’s inrush
current limiter(SCK) is available in a wide range of current
handling and zero-power resistance value combinations.
Zero-power resistance( Rt )
The zero-power resistance is the direct current resistance
value of a thermistor measured at a specified temperature
"T" with a power dissipation by the thermistor low enough
that any further decrease in power will result in less than 0. I
percent change in resistance.
Maximum steady-state current (Imax.)
The maximum steady-state current is the rating of the
maximum current, normally expressed in amperes (A),
allowable to be conducted by an inrush limiting NTC
thermistor for an extended period of time.
Resistance at maximum current (Rlmax.)
The resistance at maximum current is the approximate
resistance of an inrush current limiting thermistor,
expressed in ohms(Ω), when it is conducting its rated
maximum steady state current.
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