Unlike virtually every other active device, the power MOSFET is unusual in that its schematic symbol includes a parasitic device – the body diode. The body diode is intrinsic to the device’s structure. It remains despite a number of fundamental changes in power MOSFET structure and device designs including the two most common types today — planar and trench devices.

The presence of the body diode as an explicit element of the schematic symbol is an oddity. After all, we don’t pepper the MOSFET symbol with any of the three primary parasitic capacitances though they, too, affect the switch’s dynamic performance and, under suitable circuit conditions, lead to switching faults. But the body diode’s presence and behavior have become so much a part of the overall MOSFET device qualities that common circuit topologies depend on, or at least anticipate, the parametric performance of the parasitic component.

Discreet power MOSFETs also feature a parasitic bipolar transistor, but the metallization connecting the source and body regions — also an explicit feature of the schematic symbol — shorts the base-emitter junction. This prevents the bipolar device from turning on under all but the most extreme conditions. The remaining base-collector junction is in parallel with, and behaves essentially as part of, the body diode.

Many of the most common power MOSFET applications involve devices, in either half- or full-bridge configurations, driving inductive loads. Buck-converter topologies are a typical example. The high-side FET operates with a duty cycle D approximately equal to

When the high-side switch turns off, the inductor current has ramped to its peak for the given clock cycle. The controller will impose an amount of dead time between the high-side MOSFET turning off and the low-side device turning on to prevent shoot through (rail-to-rail conduction through the half bridge). Nonetheless, the inductor will try to maintain its current, pulling the switching node negative until the low-side MOSFET’s body diode conducts. Even after the low-side switch turns on, the body diode doesn’t turn off for a period t_rr, the reverse recovery time, during which charges within the PN device must recombine.

Two parts of the MOSFET’s loss model are associated with the body diode in this scenario. The first is an I_L∙V_D term during the diode’s conduction interval. This is significantly larger than the switch’s I²∙R_DS(on) loss — one motivation to minimize the switching dead time. The second is the recombination current, which adds to the inductor current flowing through the switch’s R_DS(on). This results in slightly higher I²R losses than the circuit’s external behavior would suggest and a correspondingly higher operating temperature for the switch. Because R_DS(on) exhibits a positive TCR (temperature coefficient of resistance), the device dissipation rises further, beyond that which constant-temperature calculations would predict.

In the above section we learned how to safely connect BJTs in parallel, when it comes to mosfets the conditions become entirely the opposite, and much in favor of these devices. Unlike the BJTs, mosfets do not have the negative temperature coefficient problems, and therefore are free from the thermal runaway situations due to overheating. Two MOSFETs connected in parallel with a different boost inductor Figure 3. Three MOSFETs connected in parallel with a single boost inductor!- V!- V!- V AN2842 Approach to the study Doc ID 15110 Rev 1 5/22 turn-on are caused by the parasitic inductances on the drain and source pins. Paralleling MOSFETs in RF Amplifiers Richard Frey, P.E. RF Applications Engineer Phone: 541-382-8028, ext. 1111 dfrey@microsemi.com When two discrete MOSFET devices are connected in parallel, they will oscillate when forward bias is applied. Together they form a VHF multivibrator circuit. The oscillation frequency is determined by inductances.

Should the switching dynamics and thermal performance fall short of your circuit’s requirements, or if you’re designing for maximum energy efficiency, you can essentially eliminate the body diode’s contribution to the switch’s behavior. A Schottky diode connected in parallel to the body diode will conduct with a lower forward voltage, preventing the body PN junction from becoming forward biased. The Schottky diode is a majority-carrier device and exhibits no recombination. Be sure to use short, wide traces to connect the Schottky and the MOSFET. Even small stray inductances can reduce the Schottky diode’s effectiveness.

Let’s talk about the basics of MOSFET and how to use them. This tutorial is written primarily for non-academic hobbyists, so I will try to simplify the concept and focus more on the practical side of things.

However if you are into how MOSFET work, I will share some useful academic articles and resources at the end of this post. MOSFET has some advantage and disadvantage over BJT, so choose carefully base on your application.

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MOSFET stands for metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor. It is a special type of field-effect transistor (FET).

Unlike BJT which is ‘current controlled’, the MOSFET is a voltage controlled device. The MOSFET has “gate“, “Drain” and “Source” terminals instead of a “base”, “collector”, and “emitter” terminals in a bipolar transistor. By applying voltage at the gate, it generates an electrical field to control the current flow through the channel between drain and source, and there is no current flow from the gate into the MOSFET.

A MOSFET may be thought of as a variable resistor, where the Gate-Source voltage difference can control the Drain-Source Resistance. When there is no applying voltage between the Gate-Source , the Drain-Source resistance is very high, which is almost like a open circuit, so no current may flow through the Drain-Source. When Gate-Source potential difference is applied, the Drain-Source resistance is reduced, and there will be current flowing through Drain-Source, which is now a closed circuit.

In a nutshell, a FET is controlled by the Gate-Source voltage applied (which regulates the electrical field across a channel), like pinching or opening a straw and stopping or allowing current flowing. Because of this property, FETs are great for large current flow, and the MOSFET is commonly used as a switch.

12 labours of hercules ii: the cretan bull. Okay, let me summarize the differences between BJT and MOSFET.

Unlike bipolar transistors, MOSFET is voltage controlled. While BJT is current controlled, the base resistor needs to be carefully calculated according to the amount of current being switched. Not so with a MOSFET. Just apply enough voltage to the gate and the switch operates.
Because they are voltage controlled, MOSFET have a very high input impedance, so just about anything can drive them.
MOSFET has high input impedence.

To use a MOSFET as a switch, you have to have its gate voltage (Vgs) higher than the source. If you connect the gate to the source (Vgs=0) it is turned off.

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For example we have a IRFZ44N which is a “standard” MOSFET and only turns on when Vgs=10V – 20V. But usually we try not to push it too hard so 10V-15V is common for Vgs for this type of MOSFET.

However if you want to drive this from an Arduino which is running at 5V, you will need a “logic-level” MOSFET that can be turned on at 5V (Vgs = 5V). For example, the ST STP55NF06L. You should also have a resistor in series with the Arduino output to limit the current, since the gate is highly capacitive and can draw a big instantaneous current when you try to turn it on. Around 220 ohms is a good value.

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