Texas Instruments DRV8306 Brushless-DC Smart Gate Driver

Texas Instruments DRV8306 Brushless-DC Smart Gate Driver is an integrated gate driver for 3-phase brushless DC (BLDC) motor applications. The device provides three half-bridge gate drivers, each capable of driving high-side and low-side N-channel power MOSFETs. The DRV8306 device generates the proper gate drive voltages using an integrated charge pump for the high-side MOSFETs and a linear regulator for the low-side MOSFETs. The smart gate drive architecture supports up to 150mA source, 300mA sink peak gate drive current, and 15mA rms gate drive current capability.

Features

  • 6V to 38V, Triple half-bridge gate driver with integrated 3x hall comparators
    • 40V Absolute maximum rating
    • Fully optimized for 12V and 24V DC rails
    • Drives high-side and low-side N-channel MOSFETs
    • Supports 100% PWM duty cycle
  • Smart gate drive architecture
    • Adjustable slew-rate control for better EMI and EMC performance
    • VGS Hand-shake and minimum dead-time insertion to avoid shoot-through
    • 15mA to 150mA Peak source current
    • 30mA to 300mA Peak sink current
  • Integrated commutation from hall sensors
    • 120° Trapezoidal current control
    • Supports low-cost hall elements
    • Tacho Output Signal (FGOUT) for closed-loop speed control
  • Integrated gate driver power supplies
    • High-side charge pump
    • Low-side linear regulator
    • Cycle-by-cycle current limit
  • Supports 1.8V, 3.3V, and 5V logic inputs
  • Low-power sleep mode
  • Linear voltage regulator, 3.3V, 30mA
  • Compact VQFN package and footprint
  • Integrated protection features
    • VM Undervoltage Lockout (UVLO)
    • Charge Pump Undervoltage (CPUV)
    • MOSFET Overcurrent Protection (OCP)
    • Gate Driver Fault (GDF)
    • Thermal Shutdown (OTSD)
    • Fault Condition Indicator (nFAULT)

Applications

  • BLDC Motor modules
  • Service robots and service robotics
  • Vacuum cleaners
  • Drones, robotics, and RC toys
  • White goods
  • ATM and Currency counting

Simplified Schematic

Schematic - Texas Instruments DRV8306 Brushless-DC Smart Gate Driver
Paskelbta: 2018-08-06 | Atnaujinta: 2023-02-06