MOSFET Power Loss Calculator

This MOSFET power loss calculator is used to estimate the power dissipation (losses) of a Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor (MOSFET). The calculator computes the:

  • Conduction losses due to the flow of current IDS when the MOSFET is in the "on" state
  • Switching losses which occur during the transistion between the "on" and "off" states of the MOSFET
  • Gate charge losses which are incurred during the charging of the gate.

Reference the article Introduction to MOSFET Switching Losses for a further explaination of these losses and the equations used in the calculator.

This calculator will also determine the heat sink thermal resistance required to achieve a specified MOSFET junction temperature based on the total MOSFET power losses calculated.

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Equations used for MOSFET power loss calculations
Conduction Losses
$$P_{on}=I_{DS}^2\times R_{DS(on)}\times D$$
where:
Pon  is the conduction power losses
IDS  is the RMS current through the MOSFET when it's on
RDS(on)  is the drain to source resistance
D  is the duty cycle of the MOSFET with a value greater than 0 and less or equal to 100%. The duty cycle is 100% if the MOSFET is always on.
Switching Losses
$$P_{sw}=\frac{1}{2}\times V_{IN}\times I_{DS}\times \left( t_{r}+t_{f} \right)\times f_{sw}$$
where:
Psw  is the switching power losses
VIN  is the voltage used to drive the current through the MOSFET
Iout  is the current through the MOSFET
tr  is the rise time
tf  is the fall time
fsw  is the switching frequency
Gate Charge Losses
$$P_{GC}=Q_{G}\times V_{GS}\times f_{sw}$$
where:
PGC  is the gate-charge power losses
VGS  is the gate-source voltage
QG  is the total gate charge required by the MOSFET

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