pwm Why is the MOSFET driver in this circuit dying


Posted on Feb 5, 2014

The circuit takes Vin, passes it through a SMPS with two MOSFETS (driven by the ir2104 that dies) and into Bat+. The LM321 is just a latch that allow the MCU to control and read the ir2104). The connector in the left comes from the MCU, the right one holds the power lines. PWM(PWM signal for the 2104) CS (current sense pin, for safety -it can stop


pwm Why is the MOSFET driver in this circuit dying
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the ir2104-) SHDN (a shutdown signal) Using a purely resistive load instead of the battery works. Then the battery is connected and the driver gives up. The MOSFET doesn`t die, though. This using a current-limited (to 30mA) power supply. There is a power regulation loop (that feeds the PWM that goes into SMPS_PWM) which is not really good or responsive (it is a very simple ramp algo), but even then, why would the driver die One running theory is that, if the PWM were to be 100% you`d have an upper MOSFET that`s permanently closed, and that`d be a problem, but I don`t see why (and sure a 100% duty cycle won`t work in a charge pump driver, but that should affect the MOSFET, not the driver. ) The MOSFETs are not broken in any visible way. Could a MOSFET bridge so it would kill something through its gate at a high voltage but look okay when testing




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