AUIRFR4105
Peak Diode Recovery dv/dt Test Circuit
D.U.T
Circuit Layout Considerations
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• Low Stray Inductance
• Ground Plane
• Low Leakage Inductance
Current Transformer
-
+
-
+
-
+
-
• dv/dt controlled by RG
RG
• Driver same type as D.U.T.
• ISD controlled by Duty Factor "D"
• D.U.T. - Device Under Test
VDD
Driver Gate Drive
P.W.
P.W.
Period
Period
D =
*
V
=10V
GS
D.U.T. I Waveform
SD
Reverse
Recovery
Current
Body Diode Forward
Current
di/dt
D.U.T. V Waveform
DS
Diode Recovery
dv/dt
V
DD
Re-Applied
Voltage
Body Diode
Forward Drop
Inductor Curent
I
SD
Ripple ≤ 5%
* VGS = 5V for Logic Level Devices
Fig 14. For N-Channel HEXFETS
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