SNVSCM3 June 2024 LM5171
PRODUCTION DATA
The power MOSFETs must be chosen with a VDS rating capable of withstanding the maximum HV-port voltage plus transient spikes (ringing). 100V rated MOSFETs is selected in this application.
When the voltage rating is determined, select the MOSFETs by making tradeoffs between the MOSFET Rds(ON) and total gate charge Qg to balance the conduction and switching losses. For high power applications, parallel MOSFETs to share total power and reduce the dissipation on any individual MOSFET, hence relieving the thermal stress. The conduction losses in each MOSFET is determined by Equation 93.
where
where
The switching transient rise and fall times are approximately determined by:
And the switching losses of each of the paralleled MOSFETs are approximately determined by:
where
The power MOSFET usually requires a gate-to-source resistor of 10kΩ to 100kΩ to mitigate the effects of a failed gate drive. When using parallel MOSFETs, a good practice is to use 1 to 2Ω gate resistor for each MOSFET, as shown in Figure 7-9.
If the dead time is not optimal, the body diode of the power synchronous rectifier MOSFET causes losses in reverse recovery. Assuming the reverse recovery charge of the power MOSFET is Qrr, the reverse recovery losses are thus determined by Equation 98:
To reduce the reverse recovery losses, an optional Schottky diode can be placed in parallel with the power MOSFETs. The diode must have the same voltage rating as the MOSFET, and it must be placed directly across the MOSFETs drain and source. The peak repetitive forward current rating must be greater than Ipeak, and the continuous forward current rating must be greater than the following Equation 99: