mosfet overheating in ozone generator

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danydevito1984

Joined May 11, 2022
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Hello, I have a circuit to generate ozone through a flyback shunt transformer using two IRFP250 mosfets, the problem is that they overheat a lot and burn.
The mosfets do have cooling. The circuit is powered by 12VDC and uses a flyback transformer. Please your help indicating what the problem of said overheating would be. Attached ozone generator circuit.
 

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sagor

Joined Mar 10, 2019
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Maybe add a back EMF diode across each transformer input.
Also, a grounding resistor (10k?) from each gate to ground may help drop gate voltage quicker, to prevent MOSFET from operating "in between" range of full on/off.
 

Ian0

Joined Aug 7, 2020
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Maybe add a back EMF diode across each
That would prevent it from being a flyback transformer, by limiting the primary flyback voltage to 0.6V.
The voltage should be clamped as high as possible using a diode in anti-series with a zener,
Also, a grounding resistor (10k?) from each gate to ground may help drop gate voltage quicker, to prevent MOSFET from operating "in between" range of full on/off.
The 3525 has a push-pull output, so doesn’t need a pulldown resistor.
 

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danydevito1984

Joined May 11, 2022
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Maybe add a back EMF diode across each transformer input.
Also, a grounding resistor (10k?) from each gate to ground may help drop gate voltage quicker, to prevent MOSFET from operating "in between" range of full on/off.
An important fact is that the voltage on IC 3525 measured at output A 11-13 and output B 14 -13 is equal to 6.4V.
The capacitor and resistor at each gate of the mosfet is 0.1uF and 1K.
 

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danydevito1984

Joined May 11, 2022
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That would prevent it from being a flyback transformer, by limiting the primary flyback voltage to 0.6V.
The voltage should be clamped as high as possible using a diode in anti-series with a zener,

The 3525 has a push-pull output, so doesn’t need a pulldown resistor.
An important fact is that the voltage on IC 3525 measured at output A 11-13 and output B 14 -13 is equal to 6.4V.
The capacitor and resistor at each gate of the mosfet is 0.1uF and 1K.
 

shortbus

Joined Sep 30, 2009
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The capacitor and resistor at each gate of the mosfet
Just a hobbyist thought.. Why are you adding a capacitor to the gate? The gate its self is a cap and adding another could be slowing down the gate discharge and allowing a "shoot through", which will cause the mosfets to both be on and fighting against each other and causing heat.
 

Ian0

Joined Aug 7, 2020
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Just a hobbyist thought.. Why are you adding a capacitor to the gate? The gate its self is a cap and adding another could be slowing down the gate discharge and allowing a "shoot through", which will cause the mosfets to both be on and fighting against each other and causing heat.
A capacitor as shown will speed up the gate rather than slow it down. It might make it more prone to oscillation.
10Ω in series with or without a diode in parallel to speed up the switchoff would be more conventional, and is known to reduce oscillation.
 

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danydevito1984

Joined May 11, 2022
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Solo un aficionado pensó ... ¿Por qué está agregando un condensador a la puerta? La puerta en sí misma es una tapa y agregar otra podría ralentizar la descarga de la puerta y permitir un "disparo", lo que hará que los mosfets estén encendidos y peleen entre sí y causen calor.
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What you're suggesting is that I remove the gate capacitors and leave just the resistors...?
 
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