A MOSFET driver IC (like the ICL7667 you mentioned) translates TTL Or CMOS logical signals, to a higher voltage and higher current, with the goal of rapidly and completely switching the gate of a MOSFET. Logic level mosfet MOSFET are available at Mouser Electronics. Mouser offers inventory, pricing, & datasheets for logic level mosfet MOSFET. MAC Evaluation it Evaluates MAC General Description The MAX5048C evaluation kit (EV kit) allows evaluation. Of the MAX5048C high-speed, low-side MOSFET driver. LTC4441/LTC4441-1 1 44411fa Typical applicaTion FeaTures DescripTion N-Channel MOSFET Gate Driver The LTC®4441/LTC4441-1 is an N-channel MOSFET gate driver that can supply up to 6A of peak output current. But the major drawback of a typical industrial power MOSFET is that it requires a minimum gate threshold voltage of about 4 V (preferably about 8 V for conducting the rated drain current).
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There are dedicated 'MOSFET driver' IC's available (ICL7667, Max622/626, TD340, IXD*404).Some also control IGBTs. What is the practical purpose of these? Is it all about maximizing the switching speed (driving gate capacitance) or are there other motives?
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A MOSFET driver IC (like the ICL7667 you mentioned) translates TTL Or CMOS logical signals, to a higher voltage and higher current, with the goal of rapidly and completely switching the gate of a MOSFET.
An output pin of a microcontroller is usually adequate to drive a small-signal logic level MOSFET, like a 2N7000. However, two issues occur when driving larger MOSFETs:
Finally, many MOSFET drivers are designed explicitly for the purpose of controlling a motor with an H-bridge.
Yes, it's about maximizing the switching speed by dumping lots of current into the gate, so that the power MOSFET spends the least amount of time possible in the transition state, and therefore wastes less energy and doesn't get as hot.
It says as much in the datasheets of the parts you listed :) Minolta qms 2300dl drivers for mac.
The ICL7667 is a dual monolithic high-speed driver designed to convert TTL level signals into high current outputs .. Its high speed and current output enable it to drive large capacitive loads with high slew rates and low propagation delays .. The ICL7667’s high current outputs minimize power losses in the power MOSFETs by rapidly charging and discharging the gate capacitance.
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Yes. And another reason is to drive 'high side' of the bridge. For this those ICs have an external capacitor and internal oscillator with diode voltage multiplier, so the gate driving output is providing voltage few volts higher than bridge and/or bus voltage.
If you want to calculate the gate current during switching you can use this formula:
Ig = Q/t
where Q is the gate charge in Coulomb (nC from the data sheet) and t is the switching time (in ns if you use nC).
If you need to switch in 20 ns, a typical FET with a total gate charge of 50 nC will need 2.5A. You can find nimbler parts with gate charge below 10 nC. I prefer to use 2 BJTs in a totem configuration for driving MOSFETs instead of the expensive driver ICs.
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I'm looking to drive a magnetic door lock from an Arduino. I've found a question about driving a solenoid from an Arduino, which includes a circuit that looks perfect for this kind of situtation:
What I don't understand is how to select a MOSFET for the job. What properties should I look for, if I know my logic level, device voltage and device current?
In this case it's 5V logic, and the load runs at 12V / 500mA, but it'd be nice to know the general rule.
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You've got a luxury problem: there are thousands of FETs suitable for your job.
1) the logic level. You have 5 V, and probably less than 200 mV or so when off. What you need is $V_{GS(th)}$, that's the gate's threshold voltage, at which the FET starts conducting. It's given for a specific current, which you want to keep an eye on too, because it may be different for different FETs. Useful for you could be maximum 3 V @ 250 µA, like for the FDC855N. At 200 mV (or lower) you'll have a leakage current much lower than that.
2) Maximum $I_D$ continuous. 6.1 A. OK.
3) the $I_D / V_{DS}$ graph:
This one's again for the FDC855N. It shows the current the FET will sink at a given gate voltage. You can see that it's 8 A for a 3.5 V gate voltage, so that's OK for your application.
4) $R_{DS(ON)}$. The on-resistance determines the power dissipation. For the FDC855N it's maximum 36 mΩ at 4.5 V gate voltage, at 5 V it will be a little less. At 500 mA that will cause a 9 mW dissipation. That's more than good enough. You can find FETs with better figures, but there's really no need to pay the extra price for them.
5) $V_{DS}$. The maximum drain-source voltage. Amd 5730 drivers for macbook pro. 30 V for the FDC855N, so for your 12 V application OK.
6) package. You may want a PTH package or SMT. The FDC885N comes in a very small SuperSOT-6 package, which is OK, given the low power dissipation.
So the FDC855N will do nicely. If you want you can have a look at Digikey's offering. They have excellent selection tools, and now you know the parameters to look out for.
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You need a MOSFET that will turn fully on with your 5V input, the spec to look for is Vth (threshold voltage)
Note that this figure is only the start of turn on, so the drain-source current will be very low still (often you see Vds = 1uA or similar as a noted condition)
So if your Vth is e.g. 2V, you probably want around 4V to turn it on well - the datasheet will have a Vg vs Id/Vds graph to show you how much the MOSFET will turn on with different gate voltages.
Rds is the drain source resistance, which can tell you how much power the MOSFET will dissipate (e.g. Id^2 * Rds)
Also you need it to be rated for the maximum drain source voltage and drain-source current (Vds and Id) which is in your case 500mA and 12V. So something like Vds >= 20V and Id >= 1A will be fine.
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