JAJU812 March 2021
The gate-driver current consumption is calculated based on the following assumptions:
ISO7760 secondary current (Vi = Vcc), ICC2_ISO7760 = 3.3 mA.
ISO7740 secondary current (Vi = Vcc), ICC2_ISO7740 = 2.2 mA.
Gate current of single SSR, with 10-kΩ resistor across MOSFET gate and source, IG = (8.5 – 0.7) V / 10 kΩ = 780 µA.
PNP transistor biasing current, IBIAS = 8.5 V / (10 kΩ + 100 kΩ) = 77.3 µA.
Secondary side total gate drive current (approximate) with all SSR on, IGD_ON = 3.3 mA + 2.2 mA + (10 × (780 + 77.3) µA) = 14.07 mA.
Secondary side total gate drive current (approximate) with all SSR off, IGD_OFF = 3.3 mA + 2.2 mA = 5.5 mA.
The current consumption can be reduced by increasing the resistance across the gate-to-source terminals of the MOSFET, at the expense of increased SSR turn off time.