SLVAE59A February   2019  – April 2022 DRV8242-Q1 , DRV8243-Q1 , DRV8244-Q1 , DRV8245-Q1 , DRV8343-Q1 , DRV8702-Q1 , DRV8702D-Q1 , DRV8703-Q1 , DRV8703D-Q1 , DRV8803 , DRV8804 , DRV8805 , DRV8806 , DRV8860 , DRV8873 , DRV8873-Q1 , DRV8874 , DRV8874-Q1 , DRV8876 , DRV8876-Q1 , DRV8935 , DRV8955

 

  1.   Trademarks
  2. 1Introduction
    1. 1.1 Types of Solenoids
  3. 2Solenoid Driving Typologies
    1. 2.1 Low-Side and High-Side Configuration
    2. 2.2 Half-Bridge and H-Bridge Driver Configurations
  4. 3Basics of Driving Solenoid Loads
    1. 3.1 Current Control
    2. 3.2 Fast Discharging Circuits
      1. 3.2.1 Freewheeling and Clamping
      2. 3.2.2 Passive Voltage Clamping
  5. 4DRV Motor Driver Features for Solenoid Driving
    1. 4.1 Current Sensing and Regulation Solutions
    2. 4.2 Independent Low-/High-Side Driving
    3. 4.3 Half-Bridge Driving
    4. 4.4 Integrated and Gate Driver H-Bridges
  6. 5Summary
  7. 6Revision History

4 DRV Motor Driver Features for Solenoid Driving

While Texas Instruments has a large portfolio of motor drivers, this section highlights several devices and their features related to the topics mentioned in this application report.