SLLU374 November 2024 MCF8329A
Selection of an appropriate gate resistance to limit the gate drive current so that the drain-to-source voltage slew rate (VDS) is set to an appropriate level for the external MOSFETS is essential to achieving good system performance. For more information on the importance of and how to select an appropriate gate resistor value, see the Gate Drive Current and Gate Resistor Selection sections in the MCF8329A Sensorless Field Oriented Control (FOC) Three-phase BLDC Gate Driver Data Sheet. To simplify the gate resistance selection process, the Gate Resistor Calculator can be used to estimate the gate resistance required to achieve a desired VDS rise and fall time with an accuracy of ±30%.