600 V, 80 A TrenchStop — the power-stage workhorse
The IKW40N60H3FKSA1: It is designed for hard-switching applications such as motor drives, UPS inverters, and welding machines where conduction and switching losses need to balance across the load range. The test condition of 400 V, 40 A, 7.9 Ohm gate resistor, and 15 V gate drive gives the switching energy of 1.68 mJ.
Gate drive budget: 223 nC Qg
Total gate charge is 223 nC. The turn-on delay is 19 ns and turn-off delay 197 ns at 25 °C; the asymmetry means dead-time needs to be set for the longer off-delay plus margin. The reverse recovery time of the internal diode is 124 ns.
Thermal and mounting — TO-247-3 reality
Maximum power dissipation is 306 W, and the junction temperature range is -40 to 175 °C. Through-hole mounting with a screw torque on the tab is standard.
