SLOSE51A June 2020 – December 2020 DRV8428E
ADVANCE INFORMATION
The output current and power dissipation capabilities of the device are heavily dependent on the PCB design and external system conditions. This section provides some guidelines for calculating these values.
Total power dissipation (PTOT) for the device is composed of three main components. These are the power MOSFET RDS(ON) (conduction) losses, the power MOSFET switching losses and the quiescent supply current dissipation. While other factors may contribute additional power losses, these other items are typically insignificant compared to the three main items.
PTOT = PCOND + PSW + PQ
PCOND for each brushed-DC motor can be calculated from the device RDS(ON) and regulated output current (IREG). Assuming same IREG for both brushed-DC motors,
PCOND = 2 x (IREG)2 x (RDS(ONH) + RDS(ONL))
It should be noted that RDS(ON) has a strong correlation with the device temperature. A curve showing the normalized RDS(ON) with temperature can be found in the Typical Characteristics curves.
PCOND = 2 x (0.5-A)2 x (0.75-Ω + 0.75-Ω) = 0.75-W
PSW can be calculated from the nominal supply voltage (VM), regulated output current (IREG), switching frequency (fPWM) and the device output rise (tRISE) and fall (tFALL) time specifications.
PSW = 2 x (PSW_RISE + PSW_FALL)
PSW_RISE = 0.5 x VM x IREG x tRISE x fPWM
PSW_FALL = 0.5 x VM x IREG x tFALL x fPWM
PSW_RISE = 0.5 x 24 V x 0.5 A x 100 ns x 40 kHz = 0.024 W
PSW_FALL = 0.5 x 24 V x 1.5 A x 100 ns x 40 kHz = 0.024 W
PSW = 2 x (0.024W + 0.024W) = 0.096 W
PQ can be calculated from the nominal supply voltage (VM) and the IVM current specification.
PQ = VM x IVM = 24 V x 3.8 mA = 0.0912 W
The total power dissipation (PTOT) is calculated as the sum of conduction loss, switching loss and the quiescent power loss.
PTOT = PCOND + PSW + PQ = 0.75-W + 0.096-W + 0.0912-W = 0.9372-W
For an ambient temperature of TA and total power dissipation (PTOT), the junction temperature (TJ) is calculated as
TJ = TA + (PTOT x RθJA)
Considering a JEDEC standard 4-layer PCB, the junction-to-ambient thermal resistance (RθJA) is 46.4 °C/W for the HTSSOP package, 47 °C/W for the WQFN package and 90.6 °C/W for the TSOT package.
Assuming 25°C ambient temperature, the junction temperature for the HTSSOP package is calculated as shown below -
The junction temperature for the WQFN package is calculated as shown below -
Therefore, the HTSSOP and the WQFN packages result in almost identical junction temperature. It should be ensured that the device junction temperature is within the specified operating region.