TLP131

TOSHIBA Photocoupler GaAs Ired & Photo−Transistor

TLP131
Unit in mm
Office Machine
Programmable Controllers
AC / DC−Input Module
Telecommunication

The TOSHIBA mini flat coupler TLP131 is a small outline coupler,

suitable for surface mount assembly.
TLP131 consists of a photo transistor, optically coupled to a gallium
arsenide infrared emitting diode.

· Collector−emitter voltage: 80V (min.)

· Current transfer ratio: 50% (min.)
Rank GB: 100% (min.)
· Isolation voltage: 3750Vrms (min.)
· UL recognized: UL1577, file No. E67349
TLP131 base terminal is for the improvement of speed, reduction of dark
current, and enable operation. TOSHIBA 11−4C2

Weight: 0.09 g

Pin Configurations (top view)

1 6

3 4

1 : Anode
3 : Cathode
4 : Emitter
5 : Collector
6 : Base

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Current Transfer Ratio
Current Transfer
Ratio (%)
Type Classification (IC / IF) Marking Of Classification
IF = 5mA, VCE = 5V, Ta = 25°C
Min. Max.
(None) 50 600 BLANK, Y, Y■, G, G■, B, B■, GB
Rank Y 50 150 Y, Y■
TLP131
Rank GR 100 300 G, G■
Rank GB 100 600 G, G■, B, B■, GB

Note: Application type name for certiffication test,please use standard product type name,i.e.
TLP131(GB): TLP131
Maximum Ratings (Ta = 25°C)

Characteristic Symbol Rating Unit

Forward current IF 50 mA
Forward current derating (Ta≥53°C) ∆IF / °C -0.7 mA / °C
LED

Peak forward current (100µs pulse,100pps) IFP 1 A

Reverse voltage VR 5 V
Junction temperature Tj 125 °C
Collector-emitter voltage VCEO 80 V
Collector-base voltage VCBO 80 V
Emitter-collector voltage VECO 7 V
Emitter-base voltage VEBO 7 V
Detector

Collector current IC 50 mA
Peak collector current (10ms pulse,100pps) ICP 100 mA
Power dissipation PC 150 mW
Power dissipation derationg (Ta ≥ 25°C) ∆PC / °C -1.5 mW / °C
Junction temperature Tj 125 °C
Storage temperature range Tstg -55~125 °C
Operating temperature range Topr -55~100 °C
Lead soldering temperature (10s) Tsol 260 °C
Total package power dissipation PT 200 mW
Total package power dissipation derating (Ta ≥ 25°C) ∆PT / °C -2.0 mW / °C
Isolation voltage (AC, 1min., RH≤ 60%) (Note 1) BVS 3750 Vrms

(Note 1) Device considered a two terminal device: Pins 1 and 3 shorted together, and pins 4, 5 and 6 shorted
together.

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Recommended Operating Conditions

Characteristic Symbol Min. Typ. Max. Unit

Supply voltage VCC ― 5 48 V

Forward current IF ― 16 25 mA
Collector current IC ― 1 10 mA
Operating temperature Topr -25 ― 85 °C

Individual Electrical Characteristics (Ta = 25°C)

Characteristic Symbol Test Condition Min. Typ. Max. Unit

Forward voltage VF IF = 10 mA 1.0 1.15 1.3 V

LED

Reverse current IR VR = 5 V ― ― 10 µA
Capacitance CT V = 0, f = 1 MHz ― 30 ― pF
Collector-emitter
V(BR)CEO IC = 0.5mA 80 ― ― V
breakdown voltage
Emitter-collector
V(BR)ECO IE = 0.1mA 7 ― ― V
breakdown voltage
Collector-base breakdown voltage V(BR)CBO IC = 0.1mA 80 ― ― V
Emitter-base breakdown voltage V(BR)EBO IE = 0.1mA 7 ― ― V
Detector

VCE = 48V ― 10 100 nA

collector dark current ICEO
VCE = 48V,Ta = 85°C ― 2 50 µA

VCE = 48V,Ta = 85°C

Collector dark current ICER ― 0.5 10 µA
RBE = 1MΩ

Collector dark current ICBO VCB = 10V ― 0.1 ― nA

DC forward current gain hFE VCE = 5V,IC = 0.5mA ― 400 ― ―

Capacitance (collector to emitter) CCE V = 0, f = 1MHz ― 10 ― pF

Coupled Electrical Characteristics (Ta = 25°C)

Characteristic Symbol Test Condition Min. Typ. Max. Unit

IF = 5 mA, VCE = 5 V 50 ― 600

Current transfer ratio IC / IF %
Rank GB
100 ― 600

IF = 1 mA, VCE = 0.4 V ― 60 ―

Saturated CTR IC / IF (sat) %
Rank GB 30 ― ―
Base photo-current IPB IF = 5mA,VCB = 5V ― 10 ― µA
IC = 2.4 mA, IF = 8 mA ― ― 0.4
Collector-emitter
VCE (sat) IC = 0.2 mA, IF = 1 mA ― 0.2 ― V
saturation voltage
Rank GB ― ― 0.4
Off-state collector current IC (off) IF = 0.7mA, VCE = 48 V ― 1 10 µA

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Isolation Characteristics (Ta = 25°C)

Characteristic Symbol Test Condition Min. Typ. Max. Unit

Capacitance (input to output) CS VS = 0, f = 1 MHz ― 0.8 ― pF

10 14
Isolation resistance RS VS = 500 V 5×10 10 ― Ω
AC, 1 minute 3750 ― ―
Vrms
Isolation voltage BVS AC, 1 second, in oil ― 10000 ―
DC, 1 minute, in oil ― 10000 ― Vdc

Switching Characteristics (Ta = 25°C)

Characteristic Symbol Test Condition Min. Typ. Max. Unit

Rise time tr ― 2 ―
Fall time tf VCC = 10 V, IC = 2 mA ― 3 ―
µs
RL = 100Ω
Turn-on time ton ― 3 ―
Turn-off time toff ― 3 ―
Turn-on time tON ― 2 ―
RL = 1.9 kΩ%) (Fig.1)
Storage time ts RBE = OPEN ― 25 ― µs
VCC = 5 V, IF = 16 mA
Turn-off time tOFF ― 40 ―
Turn-on time tON ― 2 ―
RL = 1.9 kΩ%) (Fig.1)
Storage time ts RBE = 220 kΩ ― 20 ― µs
VCC = 5 V, IF = 16 mA
Turn-off time tOFF ― 30 ―

Fig. 1 Switching time test circuit

IF
IF VCC
RL tS
VCC
VCE VCE 4.5V
RBE 0.5V

tON tOFF

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IF – Ta PC – Ta
100 200

Allowable collector power

Allowable forward current

dissipation PC (mW)
80 160

120
IF (mA)

60

40 80

20 40

0 0
-20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120

Ambient temperature Ta (°C) Ambient temperature Ta (°C)

IFP – DR IF – VF
3000 100
Pulse width ≦ 100ms Ta = 25°C
Ta = 25°C 50
1000 30
IF (mA)
Pulse forward current

500
10
IFP (mA)

300
5
Forward current

100 3

50
30 1

0.5
10 0.3
-3 -2 -1 0
3 10 3 10 3 10 3 10

Duty cycle ratio DR 0.1

0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8

Forward voltage VF (V)

DVF / DTa – IF IFP – VFP

Forward voltage temperature coefficient

-3.2 1000

500
(mA)

-2.8
300
DVF / DTa (mV / °C)

-2.4
IFP

100
Pulse forward current

-2.0 50
30
-1.6

10
-1.2
Pulse width ≦ 10ms
5
Repetitive
-0.8 3
Frequency = 100Hz
Ta = 25°C
-0.4 1
0.1 0.3 0.5 1 3 5 10 30 50 1.0 1.4 1.8 2.2 2.6 3.0

Forward current IF (mA) Pulse forward voltage VFP (V)

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IC – VCE IC – VCE
50 30
Ta = 25°C Ta = 25°C

50mA IF = 50mA

IC (mA)
(mA)

40
30mA 40mA
20mA 30mA
15mA 20
Collector current IC

30 20mA

Collector current
10mA
10mA
PC(MAX.)
20
IF = 5mA 10 5mA

10
2mA

0 0
0 2 4 6 8 10 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0

Collector–emitter voltage VCE (V) Collector–emitter voltage VCE (V)

IC – IF IC / IF – IF
100 1000
Ta = 25°C VCE = 10V Ta = 25°C
(%)

50 VCE = 5V
Collector current IC (mA)

30 500 VCE = 0.4V

Current transfer ratio IC / IF

10 300
SAMPLE A
SAMPLE A
5
3
SAMPLE B

1 100
VCE = 10V
SAMPLE B
0.5 VCE = 5V
0.3 VCE = 0.4V 50

0.1
0.3 0.5 1 3 5 10 30 50 100 0.3 0.5 1 3 5 10 30 50 100

Forward current IF (mA) Forward current IF (mA)

IC – IF at RBE IPB – IF
100 300
Ta = 25°C Ta = 25°C
50 VCE = 5V
(ms)

100 IF VCB
(mA)

30
IPB

30
10 VCB = 0V
Collector current IC

VCB = 5V
A
Base photo current

5 10
3
VCC
3
IF
1 A
1
0.5 50kW
0.3
RBE

RBE = ∞ 500kW 100kW 0.3

0.1 0.1
0.1 0.3 0.5 1 3 5 10 30 50 100 0.1 0.3 0.5 1 3 5 10 30 50 100

Forward current IF (mA) Forward current IF (mA)

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ICEO – Ta VCE(sat) – Ta
101 0.24
IF = 5mA
Ic = 1mA
0.20

Collector–emitter saturation
voltage VCE(sat) (V)
0
10
0.16
Collector dark current ICEO (µA)

VCE = 48V 24V 0.12

10V
10-1
5V 0.08

0.04

10-2
0
-40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100

Ambient temperature Ta (℃)

10-3

10-4
0 20 40 60 80 100 120

Ambient temperature Ta (℃)

IC – Ta Switching Time – RL
100
VCE = 5V Ta = 25℃
300 IF = 16mA
50 IF = 25mA VCC = 5V
RBE = 220kΩ
30
10mA
100

5mA
(mA)

10
50 tOFF
(ms)
IC

5 30 ts
Switching time
Collector current

1mA 10

5
0.5
0.5mA
3
0.3 tON

0.1 1
-20 0 20 40 60 80 100 1 3 5 10 30 50 100

Load resistance RL (k9)

Ambient temperature Ta (℃)

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Switching Time – RBE Switching Time – RL

1000 1000
Ta = 25℃ Ta = 25°C
IF = 16mA
IF = 16mA
500 VCC = 5V
500 VCC = 5V
RL = 1.9kΩ

tOFF
300 300

100 100
(ms)

(ms)
tOFF
50 50 ts
Switching time

Switching time
30 ts 30

10 10

5 5

3 3
tON tON

1 1
100k 300k 1M 3M ∞ 1 3 5 10 30 50 100

Base-emitter resistance RBE (9) Load resistance RL (9)

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