Driver
Posted Jan 10, 2012 at 11:21 am
PROJECT SUMMARY
H Bridge configuration is commonly used in electrical applications where the load needs to be
driven in either direction. A typical H-Bridge structure is shown below;
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Figure 1
The current flows through the load M Motor in one direction when S1 and S4 switches are closed
and current flows in the other direction when S2 and S3 switches are closed.
The components that realize the switching action are commonly transistors. Two types of
transistors, NPN andPNP for BJTs, N-Channel and P-Channel for MOSFETs are needed for the
proper biasing where the high side is P-type and the low side is N-type.
In this project, we use MOSFETs because of their high switching speed and low RDS resistance for
low heat dissipation. H-Bridge configuration requires both P and N type MOSFETs but since Ntype MOSFETs have improved electrical characteristics, using only N-type for four of the transistors
will be ideal. IR2110 half bridgeMOSFET and IGBT driver IC allows us to do this. By using a boostup capacitor, it can bias the high side N-type MOSFETs so we get rid of the P-type.
C1, C5, C6 : 100uF/16V Electrolytic Capacitor
C3, C4, C7, C8: 10uF/16V Electrolytic Capacitor
C2 : 100nF Polyester Capacitor
Con1, Con2, Con3, Con4 : 24 Terminal
D1 : 1N4001 Diode
D2, D3, D4, D5, D6 : 1N5818 Schottky Diode
Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 : IRF3205 Power MOSFET
Figure 2
Figure 3
The construction of the circuit board is easy. The PCB file is provided in pdf format. You can apply it
to the board by using the ironing method.
Figure 4