SLLSEN5C june   2015  – may 2023 ISO5851

PRODUCTION DATA  

  1.   1
  2. 1 Features
  3. 2 Applications
  4. 3 Description
  5. 4 Revision History
  6. 5 Description (continued)
  7. 6 Pin Configuration and Function
  8. 7 Specifications
    1. 7.1  Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 7.2  ESD Ratings
    3. 7.3  Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 7.4  Thermal Information
    5. 7.5  Power Ratings
    6. 7.6  Insulation Characteristics
    7. 7.7  Safety-Related Certifications
    8. 7.8  Safety Limiting Values
    9. 7.9  Electrical Characteristics
    10. 7.10 Switching Characteristics
    11. 7.11 Insulation Characteristics Curves
    12. 7.12 Typical Characteristics
  9. 8 Parameter Measurement Information
  10. 9 Detailed Description
    1. 9.1 Overview
    2. 9.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 9.3 Feature Description
      1. 9.3.1 Supply and Active Miller Clamp
      2. 9.3.2 Active Output Pulldown
      3. 9.3.3 Undervoltage Lockout (UVLO) With Ready (RDY) Pin Indication Output
      4. 9.3.4 Fault ( FLT) and Reset ( RST)
      5. 9.3.5 Short Circuit Clamp
    4. 9.4 Device Functional Modes
  11. 10Application and Implementation
    1. 10.1 Application Information
    2. 10.2 Typical Applications
      1. 10.2.1 Design Requirements
      2. 10.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        1. 10.2.2.1  Recommended ISO5851 Application Circuit
        2. 10.2.2.2  FLT and RDY Pin Circuitry
        3. 10.2.2.3  Driving the Control Inputs
        4. 10.2.2.4  Local Shutdown and Reset
        5. 10.2.2.5  Global-Shutdown and Reset
        6. 10.2.2.6  Auto-Reset
        7. 10.2.2.7  DESAT Pin Protection
        8. 10.2.2.8  DESAT Diode and DESAT Threshold
        9. 10.2.2.9  Determining the Maximum Available, Dynamic Output Power, POD-max
        10. 10.2.2.10 Example
        11. 10.2.2.11 Higher Output Current Using an External Current Buffer
      3. 10.2.3 Application Curves
  12. 11Power Supply Recommendations
  13. 12Layout
    1. 12.1 Layout Guidelines
    2. 12.2 Layout Example
    3. 12.3 PCB Material
  14. 13Device and Documentation Support
    1. 13.1 Device Support
      1. 13.1.1 Third-Party Products Disclaimer
    2. 13.2 Documentation Support
      1. 13.2.1 Related Documentation
    3. 13.3 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    4. 13.4 Support Resources
    5. 13.5 Trademarks
    6. 13.6 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    7. 13.7 Glossary
  15. 14Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

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10.1 Application Information

The ISO5851 is an isolated gate driver for power semiconductor devices such as IGBTs and MOSFETs. It is intended for use in applications such as motor control, industrial inverters and switched mode power supplies. In these applications, sophisticated PWM control signals are required to turn the power devices on and off, which at the system level eventually may determine, for example, the speed, position, and torque of the motor or the output voltage, frequency and phase of the inverter. These control signals are usually the outputs of a micro controller, and are at low voltage levels such as 3.3 V or 5 V. The gate controls required by the MOSFETs and IGBTs, on the other hand, are in the range of 30 V (using a unipolar output supply) to 15 V (using bipolar output supply), and need high current capability to be able to drive the large capacitive loads offered by those power transistors. Not only that, the gate drive needs to be applied with reference to the Emitter of the IGBT (Source for MOSFET), and by construction, the emitter node in a gate drive system may swing between 0 to the DC bus voltage, that can be several hundreds of volts in magnitude.

The ISO5851 is thus used to level shift the incoming 3.3-V and 5-V control signals from the microcontroller to the 30 V (using a unipolar output supply) to 15 V (using bipolar output supply) drive required by the power transistors while ensuring high-voltage isolation between the driver side and the microcontroller side.