There is also maybe this possibility, PSMN1R0-30YLDX. https://www.mouser.com/datasheet/2/916/PSMN1R0_30YLD-2938848.pdf
These are used in a low, race level ESC. Pretty much the most entry level race esc that is used. That ESC uses 12 of these, 4 parallel on each phase of the motor. Supposedly the ESC is rated for 50amps continuous @8.4v. Looking at the data sheet it is a logic level, which is nice. Also smb, which I would like, then I will move to the ACS724 model for the current sensor and get rid of some of my through hole components. Using the DC line in the SOA looks like 7 amps @8v, which as soon as you apply a load you will be down to 8v. So maybe 8 of these in parallel?
These are the mosfets I was considering for another project, simply because I know they work in that application. Being able to use them over multiple projects would be nice.
Are you thinking of getting rid of the load resistors then? If you are thinking of operating these at 7A@8V(V
DS) then that is the implication. But I don't think so right?
If you are still thinking of doing PWM for the load resistors, then don't look at the DC line and the 8 V point on the I
DS vs V
DS curve. When the MOSFET is on, the V
DS will be very low (determined by I
DS * R
DSON), so you can push a very large current through this device. The main trick is turning it on and off very quickly. Any time spent in between full on and full off will result in more power dissipation. In fact, it's likely that most of the heat in this FET will result from switching on/off, not from passing current when on. It is a logic level device which can be directly driven by a (5 volt) microcontroller output, but it isn't that simple. The micro's GPIO pins will be able to supply some peak amount of current, which in combination with the gate capacitance, will determine how long the device spends in that transition between on and off. If using more than one FET, try to use a separate pin for each FET, or use a buffer (per FET) to boost current. A logic bus driver usually has higher current output than a generic logic gate. Look for high current drive and fast transition time (e.g. 74AC series, maybe a 74AC245 or 244). If you have a 3.3V microcontroller then you must boost the output to 5 V for the gate; use TTL-input CMOS-output logic like 74AC
T245 ("T" for TTL) powered from 5 V; the logic levels for 5V TTL
inputs are very similar to and very compatible with 3.3 V CMOS
outputs. If you can manage to switch quickly, and use a not-to-high PWM frequency (fewer switching cycles per second), and keep it cool, then you could probably use just one of these. But they are not expensive, so more would give some breathing room. For switching applications like PWM, paralleling FETs is simple; connect Drains together, connect Sources together, then drive all the gates appropriately (maybe connected in parallel, maybe not).
Make sure to use a snubber to absorb the inductive kick from turning off the current flow. This is important! Otherwise you are effectively making a high frequency ignition coil, and it is the FETs that will ignite/burn.