AN601 Overview
Key Features
- thermal and bipolar
- believed to be responsible for failure during unclamped inductive switching and concludes by recommending how a power MOSFET should be qualified for ruggedness in the data sheet. Whenever current through an inductance is quickly turned off, the magnetic field induces a counter electromagnetic force (EMF) that can build up surprisingly high potentials across the switch. Mechanical switches often have spark-suppression circuits to reduce these harmful effects that result when current is suddenly interrupted. However, when transistors are used as the s
