I have sarted this thread as a single place to keep information on Materials, Parta and Data. Thre are a number of groups -- both public and private, that have the same requirments. There is some great work going on sourcing parts and information but no single place it's all being kept. A forum thread is not the best format for this -- but it will do for now.
PLEASE ONLY POST INFORMATION AND DATA ON PARTS, MATERIALS, FORMULAE etc. I will sumarize posted information in this first post.
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Wire:Aluminum Wire with insulated anodized coating can be cheaply obtained on ebay if you search or "bonsai wire"
http://search.stores.ebay.com/Maiban-Bonsai_wire_W0QQfciZ6QQfclZ4QQfsnZMaibanQ20BonsaiQQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQsaselZ48925373QQsofpZ0--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Drivers:The best way to find driver chips is to go to the manufacturers web sites and look under Power Management/Drivers. Many of the drivers are not called "mossfet drivers" and you will fail to find them with a broad google search. Here are some of the fastest drivers availble.
Intersil drivers
http://www.intersil.com/products/pt/parametric_table_503.asp *** fastest driver you can get and a resonable price - $4.60 each.
EL7518 8ns rise and fal time into 1000pf, 12A peak current,
40MHz continuous opperation.
http://www.intersil.com/cda/deviceinfo/0,0,EL7158,0.htmlLinear Drivers
http://www.linear.com/pc/viewCategory.jsp?navId=H0,C1,C1003,C1142,C1041LTC4440 7ns rise 10ns fall time into 1000pf, 2.5A peak current.
http://www.linear.com/pc/productDetail.jsp?navId=H0,C1,C1003,C1142,C1041,P2382Microchip Drivers
http://www.microchip.com/ParamChartSearch/chart.aspx?branchID=9010&mid=11&lang=en&pageId=79TC4451/52 <20 rise and fall into 1000pf, 12A peak current. *Slower than EL7518 and TLC4440
http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=1335&dDocName=en025916Texsas Instruments (TI) drivers
http://focus.ti.com/paramsearch/docs/parametricsearch.tsp?family=analog&familyId=409&uiTemplateId=NODE_STRY_PGE_TTPS28225 UCC2700If money is no object then the fastest mosfet gate driver soon to be availble has under
2.5ns rise and fall times with 15A current peak. It can create 8ns wide pulses. It is the
DEIC515 gate driver from IXYS RF (was Directed Energy) for $21.
http://www.ixysrf.com/pdf/driver_ics/deic515.pdfCurrently shipping is the
DEIC420 with a
3ns rise time and 20A peak current
http://www.ixysrf.com/products/mosfet_driver_ics.htmlIXYS have some great application notes on their web site. Here is a link to the PDF for their low side gate driver evaluation board -- it's worth examining for general tips on how to drive mosfets fast
http://ixysrf.com/pdf/switch_mode/appnotes/evic420.pdf--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Diodes:RHRD660 Hyperfast rectifier. 10A, 600V, <30ns recovery, 20pf junction capacitance.
http://www.fairchildsemi.com/pf/RH/RHRD660S.htmlThis is the fastest power switching diode you will find without going to expensive SiC Shottky diodes.
Silicon Carbide (SiC) Shottky diodes. 10A @ 300V up to 50A @ 1200V. zero recovery time.
http://www.cree.com/products/power_docs2.asp--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Online component suppliers:If you know the part number then this is a good way to find vendors with stock.
http://www.findchips.com/http://www.mouser.com/http://www.digikey.com/http://www.allelectronics.com/--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Microcontroller module and component suppliers:http://www.futurlec.com/index.shtml *** best prices and range for modules and parts. great global shipping rates.
