Description

Description

The IRF840 N-channel 8A 500V Power MOSFET is an N-Channel Power MOSFET which can switch loads up to 500V. The Mosfet could switch loads that consume up to 8A, it can turn on by providing a gate threshold voltage of 10V across the Gate and Source pin. Since the MOSFET is for switching high current high voltage loads it has a relatively high gate voltage, hence cannot be used directly with an I/O pin of a CPU. If you prefer a mosfet with low gate voltage then try IRF540N or 2N7002 etc.

One considerable disadvantage of the IRF840 Mosfet is its high on-resistance (RDS) value which is about 0.85 ohms. Hence this mosfet cannot be used in applications where high switching efficiency is required. The Mosfet requires a driver circuit to provide 10V to the gate pin of this Mosfet the simplest driver circuit can be build using a transistor. It is relatively cheap and has very low thermal resistance, added to this the mosfet also has good switching speeds and hence can be used in DC-DC converter circuits.

Pin Configuration:

Number  Name Description
1 Source Current flows out through Source (maximum 8A)
2 Gate Controls the biasing of the MOSFET (Threshold voltage 10V)
3 Drain Current flows in through Drain

Features:

  • N-Channel Power MOSFET
  • Continuous Drain Current (ID): 8A
  • Gate threshold voltage (VGS-th) is 10V (limit = ±20V)
  • Drain to Source Breakdown Voltage: 500V
  • Drain-Source Resistance (RDS) is 0.85 Ohms
  • Rise time and the fall time is 23nS and 20nS
  • Available in To-220 package

Applications:

  • Switching high power devices
  • Inverter Circuits
  • DC-DC Converters
  • Control speed of motors
  • LED dimmers or flashers
  • High-Speed switching applications

Datasheet:
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Package Includes:

1 x IRF840 N-channel 8A 500V Power MOSFET

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Additional information

Weight 0.1 kg

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