1. Product Identification & Trademark:

️· Product: PVT412 Series (specifically, PVT412PbF)
️· Trademark: HEXFET (used for International Rectifier's Power MOSFETs – this is important for context but isn't directly about the PVT412 itself)

2. Product Type and Intended Use:

️· Type: Photovoltaic Relay (or optocoupler). It's a solid-state switch used to control voltage.
️· Intended Use: General-purpose switching applications. *Importantly:* International Rectifier discourages using this in aerospace, military, or life-support applications due to reliability and safety concerns.

3. Electrical Specifications

️· Input Characteristics:
- Minimum Control Current: 3.0 mA (for both PVT412L and PVT412)
- Maximum Control Current: 25 mA
- Maximum Reverse Voltage: 6.0 V
️· Output Characteristics:
- Operating Voltage Range: 0 to ±400 V (DC or AC peak)
- Maximum Load Current (at 5 mA control current):
■ A Connection: 120/140 mA (PVT412L/PVT412)
■ B Connection: 130/150 mA
■ C Connection: 200/210 mA
- Maximum On-State Resistance:
■ A Connection: 35/27 mΩ
■ B Connection: 18 mΩ
■ C Connection: 9 mΩ
- Maximum Off-State Leakage: 1.0 µA
- Current Limit: 130/260 (A/C) mA
- Turn-on Time: 2.0 ms
- Turn-off Time: 0.5 ms
- Thermal Offset Voltage: 0.5 µV
- Output Capacitance: 12 pF

4. General Characteristics & Environmental:

️· Minimum Dielectric Strength: 4000 V RMS
️· Insulation Resistance: 1012 Ω
️· Pin Soldering Temperature: +260 °C
️· Operating Temperature Range: -40 °C to +85 °C
️· Storage Temperature Range: -40 °C to +100 °C

5. Important Notes & Warnings:

️· Current Limiting Required: The device must be used with a current-limiting circuit to ensure the control current doesn’t exceed 25 mA.
️· Derating: The output current capabilities are reduced at higher temperatures (+85°C).
️· Application Restriction: International Rectifier advises *against* using these in critical applications like aerospace, military, or life support.

6. Figures (Summarized from captions):

️· Figure 1 & 2: Current Derating Curves (showing how current capability decreases at higher temperatures)
️· Figure 4: Typical Normalized On-Resistance (showing resistance vs. current)
️· Figure 6: Input Characteristics (Current Controlled)
️· Figure 9: Typical Output Capacitance