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CB capacitor value calculation for bootstrap circuit
Calculate condition
Item
Upper side power supply.
Total gate charge of output power IGBT at 15V.
Upper side power supply low voltage protection.
Upper side power dissipation.
ON time required for CB voltage to fall from 15V to UVLO
Symbol
Value
Unit
VBS
15
V
Qg
89
nC
UVLO
12
V
IDmax
400
μA
Ton-max
-
s
Capacitance calculation formula
CB must not be discharged below to the upper limit of the UVLO - the maximum allowable on-time (Ton-max) of the upper side is
calculated as follows:
VBS * CB – Qg – IDmax * Ton-max = UVLO * CB
CB = (Qg + IDmax * Ton-max) / (VBS – UVLO)
The relationship between Ton-max and CB becomes as follows. CB is recommended to be approximately 3 times the value calculated
above. The recommended value of CB is in the range of 1 to 47μF, however, the value needs to be verified prior to production.
Tonmax-Cb characteristic
Fig 15
No.A2210-13/15