Calculation of the relative gate resistance
As known, the dynamic properties of a field-effect transistor are not characterized more accurately by the value of its parasitic capacitances, but from the total charge of the gate-Qg. The Qg parameter value is mathematically interconnected by a pulse current with the gate of the transistor switching time, thus allowing the developer to properly calculate the control node.
Take for example the MOSFETs IRF840 very common and present in the table.
With a drain current Id = 8 A, una tensione drain-source Vds= 400 V and a gate-source voltage Vgs = 10 V, is the gate charge Qg = 63 nC.
It should be specified that with the same Vgs, the gate charge decreases with an increase of the drain current Id and with a decrease in the voltage Vds, in the calculations seen that both voltages are constant for good take the value provided by the manufacturer, small changes do not affect the final result of the calculations.
We will calculate the parameters of the control circuit, provided that it is necessary to reach the switch-on time of the transistor ton = 120 ns. To do this, the driver control current must have the value:
Ig= Qg/ ton= 63 x 10-9/ 120 x 10-9= 0.525 (A) (1)
When the amplitude of the control voltage pulses on the gate Vg = 15 V, the sum of the driver output resistance and the resistance of the limiting resistor must not exceed:
Rmax= Vg/ Ig= 15 / 0.525 = 29 (Ohm) (2)
We calculate the output resistance in cascade output of the driver for the chip IR2155:
Ron= Vcc/ Imax= 15V / 210mA = 71,43 ohm
Roff= Vcc/ Imax= 15V / 420mA = 35,71 ohm
Taking into account the value calculated according to the formula (2) Rmax = 29 Ohm, we conclude that the specified speed of the transistor IRF840 It can not be obtained by the driver IR2155. If in the gate circuit, a resistor Rg is installed = 22 ohm, the ignition time of the transistor is defined as follows:
REon= Rg+ Rf, dove
RE = total resistance
Rf = the driver output impedance,
Rg = external resistance in the gate circuit of the power transistor
Reon = + 71,43 = 93,43 ohm;
Ion= Vg/ RE, dove
Ion = the drive current
Vg = value of control gate voltage
Ion= 15 / 93,43 = 160mA;
ton= Qg/ Ion= 63 x 10-9 / 0,16 = 392 nS
The sleep time can be calculated with the above formulas:
REoff= Rf+ Rg= 35,71 + 22 = 57,71 ohm;
Ioff= Vg/ Reoff = 15/58 = 259mA
toff= Qg/ Ioff= 63 x 10-9 / 0,26 = 242nS
To obtain the value of the real time it is necessary to add the time that physically employs the transistor to pass from one stage to another and that is 40ns for the on condition, and 80ns for that will be off the real-time
Your 392 + 40 = 432nS, e Toff 242 + 80 = 322nS.
Now it remains to be determined whether a power transistor will have time to completely close before the second beginning to open. A tal fine, we add Ton and Toff to get 432 + 322 = 754 nS, equivalent to 0,754 μS.
From the data shows that the DEAD TIME the IR2151 can not be used as it is 0,6 μS.
In the datasheet it says that Deadtime (tip.) It is fixed and depends on the model, but there is also a very embarrassing figure from which it emerges that DEAD TIME and the 10% of the control pulse duration:


