Skip to main content

All Questions

Tagged with
2 votes
3 answers
6k views

Is it better to have a higher Vgs than Vds on a MOSFET (n-channel)?

I've been studying MOSFET switching applications recently, and have been playing with the Circuit Simulator Applet here. In my diagram below, I have Vds usually set to either 12 or 14, as I am trying ...
Colby Johnson's user avatar
0 votes
2 answers
696 views

Current limiting a dc-powered heating element

What would be the best way to limit the current into a 2.1Ohms, 12V max heating element fed with a range of known dc voltages (5V to 12V) with also known maximum input currents (2A to 5A)? The load ...
nschurando's user avatar