MS for 120A
MS for 120A
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Does anyone know a MOSFET that can handle High currents (up to 120Amps)?
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RE: MS for 120A
MOSFETs parallel nicely so you can use multiple smaller devices to behave like one large one. Large FETs used to be made in this way, paralleling several smaler dice inside one package. Watch the gate capacitance - the peak drive current can be quite high. Be sure you can get current to and from the device - PCB traces become awkward at this level although the device manufacturers claim they can get the current in and out of the package.
Would you consider an IGBT instead? The losses are likely to be lower because the saturation voltage is likely to be lower than the ohmic drop through the FET channel.
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RE: MS for 120A
I haven't considered any IGBT yet, but it sounds a very good choice. 120Amps is defintely a high current, I don`t know if the package can handle that top cuerrent for many cycles. I think the most important thing that I should consider in this case is the heat dissipation, since I only have a small place available.
Once again, thanks for your help!
RE: MS for 120A
Keith Cress
Flamin Systems, Inc.- http://www.flaminsystems.com
RE: MS for 120A
For example:
Id(on) 150A (note 2)
note 2: Measured for 300us at a 2% duty cycle sort of thing...
RE: MS for 120A
BTW I spent a ridiculuos amount of time searching for that thread of about a month and a half ago and could not find it. Sorry.
Generally you don't want more than about 50A trying to make it into a standard TO-220 package as the leads will be a major loss all by themselves. I'd stay below that if I wanted the product to be reliable. You also don't just slap these type designs together. You start with an iterative method: power->heatsink->package->trace widths->layers->number of devices in parallel->back to the beginning. Think about the connectors to bring this type of power onto the board! Oh and if you're smart you'll bring fans to the par-tee.
Keith Cress
Flamin Systems, Inc.- http://www.flaminsystems.com
RE: MS for 120A
It's more about being able to make a repeatable measurement of a parameter without something melting or searing the operator's fingers...
Unfortunately it also means that you can't directly transfer the datasheet values to your average application... not many applications apply the power for 300us at a 2% duty cycle in reality.
RE: MS for 120A
Thanks for your help!
RE: MS for 120A
Keith Cress
Flamin Systems, Inc.- http://www.flaminsystems.com
RE: MS for 120A
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