STD90N03L Datasheet, PDF (9/16 Pages) STMicroelectronics – N-channel 30V - 0.005Ω - 80A - DPAK/IPAK STripFET™ III Power MOSFET

STD90N03L - STD90N03L-1
Appendix A
Figure 16. Buck Converter: Power Losses Estimation
The power losses associated with the FETs in a Synchronous Buck converter can be
estimated using the equations shown in the table below. The formulas give a good
approximation, for the sake of performance comparison, of how different pairs of devices
affect the converter efficiency. However a very important parameter, the working
temperature, is not considered. The real device behavior is really dependent on how the
heat generated inside the devices is removed to allow for a safer working junction
temperature.
The low side (SW2) device requires:
■ Very low R_DS(on) to reduce conduction losses
■ Small Qgls to reduce the gate charge losses
■ Small Coss to reduce losses due to output capacitance
■ Small Qrr to reduce losses on SW1 during its turn-on
■ The Cgd/Cgs ratio lower than Vth/Vgg ratio especially with low drain to source
■ voltage to avoid the cross conduction phenomenon;
The high side (SW1) device requires:
■ Small Rg and Ls to allow higher gate current peak and to limit the voltage feedback on the
gate
■ Small Qg to have a faster commutation and to reduce gate charge losses
■ Low R_DS(on) to reduce the conduction losses.
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