What is a MOSFET? How MOSFETs Work? (MOSFET Tutorial)

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  • Hi guys! In this video, I will explain the basic structure and working principle of MOSFETs used in switching, boosting or power balancing tasks in DC-DC converter circuits, motor driver circuits and many more power electronics circuits. MOSFETs are the most widely used field-effect transistors that operate with voltage control.
    We can examine FETs in two groups as you can see here. We had a lesson in which I explained JFET before. I will explain the MOSFET in this trouble. The abbreviation of MOSFET comes from the initials of the Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor words.
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  • @hotchihuahua1546
    @hotchihuahua1546 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    The amount of knowledge we can get from these videos is enormous . I am 72 and still learning things . I may never use this knowledge but for the young people out there this videos can open up job opportunities or prepare you in the field of electronics . Even if you were not good in math !

  • @machdaddy6451
    @machdaddy6451 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Better tutorials than what I learned in school.

  • @L3X369
    @L3X369 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Perfect explanation! And The example Mosfet Driver Circuit at the end of the video, made me understand it's use cases even better. Thank you!

  • @RaginKavu
    @RaginKavu ปีที่แล้ว +13

    You forgot about the even less known Boron-Oxide Barium Field Effect Transistor, or BOBaFET.
    It seems that there is even a whole book about it.
    Jokes aside, nice video!

    • @eeapplications
      @eeapplications  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you. Unfortunately, I didn't know much about this transistor.

  • @Jonathantatrotattoos
    @Jonathantatrotattoos 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is exactly what I needed to know, it really dumbs down the information about the function of a mosfet into digestable and useful information I can actually use thank you!!

  • @90FF1
    @90FF1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your explanation got my novice level head aligned on the MOSFET. Thank you.

  • @Ethio88503
    @Ethio88503 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you God bless you, the more you help to give, the given wisdom you shall receive abundantly !!!

  • @sanelb1147
    @sanelb1147 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So wel explained with the picture of water valve, it makes it so much easier to picture and understand. Hopefully your other teachings are of same quality

  • @thisissoeasy
    @thisissoeasy 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Brilliant explanation! Thank you very much!

  • @saidfarid6382
    @saidfarid6382 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hello dear professor
    Your lessons are really interesting and crucial, thank you so much for your help and advice,i do appreciate your job,i wish you peace and happiness under the sky of prosperity,all the best.
    Take care and have a good time.

  • @EgyptFishingVideos
    @EgyptFishingVideos ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great background on MOSFETs.
    Thanks!

  • @rael5469
    @rael5469 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I just learned more about MOSFETs in 8 minutes then I did in two YEARS of AA degree classes.

  • @josephraj4800
    @josephraj4800 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good Definitions about MOSFET with Related Animations are Stands Apart , Thank for Sharing and God Bless You Too .

  • @hareesh2377
    @hareesh2377 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks for the teaching

  • @kamranalavi
    @kamranalavi หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very clear explanation i did enjoy it .i understand hiw they work thanks I'm your subscriber now

  • @reedyd
    @reedyd ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Educational, clear and concise. Thank you. 👍

    • @reedyd
      @reedyd ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Subscribed!

    • @eeapplications
      @eeapplications  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you so much ☺️🙏

  • @user-mr3mf8lo7y
    @user-mr3mf8lo7y 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Thanks for the video.

  • @shashikantsingh6555
    @shashikantsingh6555 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This channel is indeed unique and different than others.. keep it up

  • @arjumandvillagecooking
    @arjumandvillagecooking 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    great video 👍
    respect from Gilgit Baltistan❤😊

    • @eeapplications
      @eeapplications  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much ☺️

  • @DrSanaullahkhan98
    @DrSanaullahkhan98 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Excellent, well explained ,very knowledgeable session, all the best and keep it up..

    • @eeapplications
      @eeapplications  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much ☺️

  • @guilhermeferreirabr
    @guilhermeferreirabr ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really nice explanation, kept it simple! Continue with the good work 👍

  • @WJV9
    @WJV9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Some bipolar transistors can also transmit large currents at high voltages. Note that most inverter motor controllers use IGBT transistors which are a hybrid of MOSFET and BiPolar transistors.

  • @camaroblackmatte
    @camaroblackmatte 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    thank you , very usefull !

  • @beckma475
    @beckma475 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Superb, very Helpful for my quick review. Subscribed

  • @lsellclumanetsolarenergyll5071
    @lsellclumanetsolarenergyll5071 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Excellent video, can you do a 2nd video by chance on how to measure a MOSFET to determ if it is BAD or OK ?

  • @user-nh7ql2ez6v
    @user-nh7ql2ez6v 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you I have learned a lot

  • @shivakumarperumal1821
    @shivakumarperumal1821 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I like your video and the way of coaching easily understandable.. Thanks🙏..

    • @eeapplications
      @eeapplications  ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm glad you like the videos. Thank you 😊

  • @Bari_Khan_CEng_CMarEng
    @Bari_Khan_CEng_CMarEng 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Good video, much appreciated

    • @eeapplications
      @eeapplications  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much 😊

  • @Creativity_DIY
    @Creativity_DIY ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for explaning about MOSFET 👍🙏🇮🇩

  • @georgemiller6930
    @georgemiller6930 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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      @eeapplications  ปีที่แล้ว +1

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    • @FactsBeFacts
      @FactsBeFacts ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @ServiceOrchestramegastore
    @ServiceOrchestramegastore ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks. explained well.

  • @lankavillagehut
    @lankavillagehut 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thank you very much ....sir 😊

  • @mhammedaneb4635
    @mhammedaneb4635 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for this explication

    • @eeapplications
      @eeapplications  ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm so glad it was useful. Thank you 🙏

  • @FockewulfAz
    @FockewulfAz ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a good content! Thank you very much!

    • @eeapplications
      @eeapplications  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm so glad it was useful. Thank you 🙏

  • @jothisivagurunathan1306
    @jothisivagurunathan1306 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    thanks. i liked this video

    • @eeapplications
      @eeapplications  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much ☺️

  • @warwar4876
    @warwar4876 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks a lot for your sharing Sir.

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  • @salimsalim9678
    @salimsalim9678 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    best video simple way explain 😉

  • @alexjenner1108
    @alexjenner1108 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    2:25 the electronic ignition in your car is highly likely to be using a BJT to fire the coil. In the GM HEI module it would be a MJ10012 or similar and would be conducting up to around 6 Amps. Almost every solid state audio amplifier from the 1960s to well into the 1980s was using bipolar transistors. High power mosfets became more popular later on. During the same period, bipolar power transistors were used in almost all mobile two-way radio equipment in the RF power transmitter stages, until power mosfet pricing and performance improved. There are plenty of high current bipolar transistors.

  • @JeffMccollum-ry8cs
    @JeffMccollum-ry8cs ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice Job! Thank you for posting it. This lesson is perfectly thought out and illustrated nicely. The AI voice is fine by me.

  • @bedaiie1622
    @bedaiie1622 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hello, what studies are required to master the operation of this electrical board with its components?

  • @Bianchi77
    @Bianchi77 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice info, thanks :)

  • @tunkunrunk
    @tunkunrunk ปีที่แล้ว +1

    afters weeks of searching for a video that easily explains mosfets , I came across your video . Thanks a lot !! but can you make a video about mosfets with more than 3 pins , especially 8 pins mosfets ?

    • @eeapplications
      @eeapplications  ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi. I am so glad you liked the video ☺️ I will try to do research and make a video.

  • @El_Chompo
    @El_Chompo ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very well done.

  • @mitchelldynamix5405
    @mitchelldynamix5405 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great explanation

  • @satipsrl5207
    @satipsrl5207 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Using the pot to variable polarize the gate is same to control the speed of your car with a valve from fuel tank to the carb or injection pump .Did you heard pulse with modulation sometimes?

  • @gpetheri
    @gpetheri ปีที่แล้ว +11

    So when you turn on a tap, water flows from the drain to the source of the water?? That's where I switched off....

    • @prestonbecker8784
      @prestonbecker8784 ปีที่แล้ว

      In an N-type MOSFET, electrons flow internally from the source to the drain, but conventional current flows opposite, from the drain to the source. So, if we choose to have water flowing in the direction of conventional current (as opposed to having it represent the flow of electrons) then that diagram would be correct, with water flowing from drain to source. It may be confusing, but that is the fault of 1980's electrical engineers, not the channel author.

    • @ChadDoebelin
      @ChadDoebelin ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@prestonbecker8784 the channel author should have used an Pchannel then, or used a diagram that was different, this is absolutely the choice of the channel author. This choice made it confusing for their viewers. Not the "1980's electrical engineers" you are attempting to misdirect the problem at.

    • @aries6776
      @aries6776 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's because there are two types of MOSFET, a P channel would go like you think from Source to Drain, a N channel (far more common) goes from Drain to Source. I agree not the best analogy.

  • @sangtaobuzz
    @sangtaobuzz 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Tuyệt quá, bấm đăng ký kênh luôn rồi bạn.

  • @rico5870
    @rico5870 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice video!! Subscribed!

    • @eeapplications
      @eeapplications  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you so much ☺️

    • @conmcgrath7174
      @conmcgrath7174 ปีที่แล้ว

      I couldn't agree more, simple and practical knowledge.
      Add another sub for sure.
      Edit; It's really annoying me that I can't remember the term for power control using this method.....oh, hang on, the lazy little hamster that powers my brain just had a run on the wheel, Pulse Width Modulation, I feel so very much better now!
      Pax.

  • @xtdi2295
    @xtdi2295 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Super materiał bracie!

  • @tristanmcnabb2741
    @tristanmcnabb2741 ปีที่แล้ว

    Allsome work guys from cruzermans inventions 😁👍🎉🌟

  • @zakariahforbes1559
    @zakariahforbes1559 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wouldn't it be better to have a diode on the output of the uController to prevent reverse current?

  • @aditputra90
    @aditputra90 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    thanks

  • @edgerrr
    @edgerrr ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Don't let the direction of current flow bother you. Think of one direction as electron-flow and the other as hole-flow. Hole-flow is aka conventional-flow and a hole can be thought of as where the electron flowing in the opposite direction used to be.

    • @nunyabisnass1141
      @nunyabisnass1141 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ive been trying to tell my wife that for years, but she still won't try it.

  • @YouTubedigitalcreator69
    @YouTubedigitalcreator69 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a great technology ❣️❣️❣️❣️ your so smart

  • @thelightings
    @thelightings 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    thank you alot

  • @notmuch_23
    @notmuch_23 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    With a logic-level MOSFET, the circuit with the Arduino Uno would be just fine. however, with a power MOSFET (the kind that can control large currents), that would fry the microcontroller with the inrush current (gate forms a capacitor with the junction). In those cases, one needs to use a gate driver, which I think would be a good follow-up video subject. I've used MOSFETs to modify flywheel foam dart and ball blasters, since the motors I used have a 28 A stall current.

  • @electronic-repairs
    @electronic-repairs ปีที่แล้ว +2

    In the last schematic of the DC MOTOR controller DRIVER module. If driving LEDS the schematic is correct. But if used as a motor controller there should be a Shottkey Diode over the motor to prevent spikes from the coil blowing up mosfet. ??

    • @peterduxbury927
      @peterduxbury927 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, I agree that a diode (as substituted for the resistor) would be better at controlling the back-EMF as developed by the Motor - when the Motor is turned-off

  • @augustusmbiti3854
    @augustusmbiti3854 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is we ll explained and understandable

  • @b43xoit
    @b43xoit ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What semiconductors are used for higher-power applications, e. g. electric vehicles and hybrids, locomotives, and DC power transmission between AC grids?

    • @endurofan9854
      @endurofan9854 ปีที่แล้ว

      now this is an interesting query 😁
      hope someone answers

    • @Alacritous
      @Alacritous ปีที่แล้ว +1

      IGBT are used for higher power applications.

  • @xouenm
    @xouenm 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    If there's JFET and MOSFET, what about BOBAFET?
    Kidding aside, I love your explanation between these two. Thank you.

  • @CalebePriester
    @CalebePriester ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is fing cool!

  • @yaad2226
    @yaad2226 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    wow bro u explained it so simple make more video make video on how to use it in circuit

    • @eeapplications
      @eeapplications  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you so much 😊 I try to produce as much content as I can 🤙

  • @8abbas
    @8abbas 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Nice

  • @myintnaing2470
    @myintnaing2470 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sir. Think. for. a. nice. explaination

  • @TheDon0715
    @TheDon0715 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I think you flipped sourced and drain for the fauset explaination.... I could be wrong, but idk, it just confused me lmao

    • @ulinder
      @ulinder 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, the fact that P & N mosfet actually have different directions makes the faucet analogy even more strange. Since in one of them, water would stream in reverse anyways.

    • @paulrudman1349
      @paulrudman1349 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The problem is that it's conventional to draw circuits with the 'ground' as a common rail connected to -ve, with the'electricity' entering from the +ve, going through the components, and 'back' to -ve. So N-channel FETs have the 'electricity' going from drain (+) to source (-). This is because, when electricity was first discovered, it was believed to flow from + to -, and the convention stuck. BUT, electricity is actually a flow of negatively charged electrons from -ve to +ve. So the tap analogy must be referring to the concept of 'electricity' rather than what actually happens.

    • @anthonysova7117
      @anthonysova7117 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@paulrudman1349my compliments to your observation I’m an old man who uses electron flow hence electronics Cheers

  • @niwamanyakenneth9225
    @niwamanyakenneth9225 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So good

  • @Hagar76a
    @Hagar76a ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'd like to see some vids on reverse polarity and short protection. Also latching.

    • @snakezdewiggle6084
      @snakezdewiggle6084 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This is how a MOSFET works, Not how to build a spce craft...
      Don't just buy the book, read the words...
      ;)

  • @ELECTRICMOTOCROSSMACHINE
    @ELECTRICMOTOCROSSMACHINE ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So good.

  • @waynegarfield6607
    @waynegarfield6607 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    It sounds like a mosfet is a like a bypass valve. Access to full power ( source ) but if only a partial speed is wanted it sends the unwanted current to drain thereby bypassing the unwanted voltage / current to a different loop and circulating it not wasting in in heat like a potentiometer.

  • @lawrencetate145
    @lawrencetate145 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'd like to see a simple bare-bones MOSFET configuration like this for audio. There are 10s of thousands of "audio amplifier" designs, but I'm curious about the absolute minimum to pass an audio signal by MOSFET. If there is already such a video, my apologies for not looking first. :-)

  • @valuedhumanoid6574
    @valuedhumanoid6574 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    As a guitarist, the MOSFET distortion pedal is a very sought after tone. I have no clue why, but it gives the circuit a very unique flavor of clipping and is very popular in the blues/rock/classic metal genres. That's what brought me here.

    • @Poparad
      @Poparad ปีที่แล้ว +2

      From what I gather, it's the very fast switching rate that the MOSFET is capable of (which is one reason why it's commonly used in high-voltage power situations). Interesting that it's desirable for distortion since most tubes (12ax7, etc) are the opposite and have very sluggish responses. This is one of the reasons why the famed LM308 Opamp in Rats and Tube Screamers is supposedly so desirable.

    • @CalebePriester
      @CalebePriester ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I also started studying stuff like this because I play the guitar and wanted to build my own amps and pedals. I did build a distortion pedal with an LM386 and it sounded great. Sounded like a fuzz pedal. It was great.

  • @johnaugsburger6192
    @johnaugsburger6192 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks

  • @retawyalc153
    @retawyalc153 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    i like it.

  • @josedanielrodriguez1126
    @josedanielrodriguez1126 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you

  • @sarowerhossain3033
    @sarowerhossain3033 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    THANKS

  • @kayodeniyi2862
    @kayodeniyi2862 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks.

  • @tmdrake
    @tmdrake 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good stuff....was better when EE were specialists back then.

  • @jbflores01
    @jbflores01 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    excellent tutorials! very informative and easy to follow and understand! thanks!

  • @user-zo5vq1jm3z
    @user-zo5vq1jm3z 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    P channel arrow going in n channel arrow going out. Thank you I have learned a lot.

    • @MonoChorMe
      @MonoChorMe 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Here's an easy way to memorize:
      NPN = "Never Points iN" ( ⬅⭕)
      PNP = "Points iN Proudly" ( ➡⭕)

  • @slartythecyclops4643
    @slartythecyclops4643 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Still nfi on my quest 2 build a deathstar, cheers anyhoo :-)

  • @leanne5751
    @leanne5751 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great video, thanks.

  • @coffeeisgood102
    @coffeeisgood102 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice video but I am wondering why you didn’t use a diode to protect the circuit instead of the resistor.

    • @eeapplications
      @eeapplications  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you so much ☺️🙏 Unfortunately, when I was preparing the script of the video, I didn't think of it 😔

  • @jamescole3152
    @jamescole3152 ปีที่แล้ว

    At 6:37 with the PWM you don't show any positive leads to micro controller. I don't know maybe it has a separate power source. You show 2 negative leads going to it.

  • @johnstonewall917
    @johnstonewall917 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    2N3055s have 15A continuous and Vceo of 60 volts. First used well over 50 years ago

    • @bunkie2100
      @bunkie2100 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was going to mention this. Back when I was building power amplifiers in the late 1970s I had a large range of both NPN and PNP BJT transistors from which to choose with collector current ratings over 15 amps.

    • @alexjenner1108
      @alexjenner1108 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bunkie2100 I was working on VHF and UHF mobile network transmitters in the 1980s, no mosfets there either.

  • @DeadBryan
    @DeadBryan 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great mosfet introduction

    • @eeapplications
      @eeapplications  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much ☺️

  • @pauliusstanislovaitis7295
    @pauliusstanislovaitis7295 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can you tell me what does that Zener diode mean in the MOSFET symbol? I've seen MOSFET symbols with and without it. Does it represent some side effect of a MOSFET, or do they literally put a Zener diode in a a MOSFET for some purpose?

    • @Big74Mike2012
      @Big74Mike2012 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I haven't looked it up in a while, so maybe double check my info, but if I'm not mistaken the zener symbol is used to symbolize that this particular MOSFET is "Repetitive Avalanche Rated". The ones you see with just the diode symbol means it's NOT Repetitive Avalanche rated, so avalanches will result in a catastrophic failure, just like a typical diode.
      That's how it was described to me long ago... hopefully that helps.

    • @IcRDlayout
      @IcRDlayout 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@Big74Mike2012 Sir ,i am stupid ! My q is that the diode = rds?

    • @IcRDlayout
      @IcRDlayout 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Zener 🤭

  • @_specialneeds
    @_specialneeds ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have often used the IRFzed44N.

  • @romeorepairs
    @romeorepairs 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Like it

  • @suntexi
    @suntexi ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One thing that was drummed into me, working with them, was how fragile MOSFETs are in relation to high voltage. This why, when handling them, you should wear an earthing strap to short out static which may be many thousands of volts; no power or danger to humans but deadly to these devices and their packaging is conductive carbon foam.

  • @adamwpatterson
    @adamwpatterson ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great explanation! Doesn't electricity actually flow negative to positive though? This is confusing me. Thanks.

    • @eeapplications
      @eeapplications  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thank you so much. The movement of electrons is normally from negative to positive. But in theory, the direction of the current is accepted as the opposite. Circuit analyzes are made according to the direction of the current.

    • @robn8036
      @robn8036 ปีที่แล้ว

      Conventional current

  • @peterf4552
    @peterf4552 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm thinking that "The MOSFETs" would be a great band name.
    😁

    • @eeapplications
      @eeapplications  ปีที่แล้ว

      😂👍

    • @miaya3898
      @miaya3898 ปีที่แล้ว

      There used to a band called "The Moffats".

    • @briantolson881
      @briantolson881 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It might get changed to "The Misfits"

  • @patrickfarley8036
    @patrickfarley8036 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I am pretty confused by this explanation! Especially the first circuit drawings.
    The electricity flow never gets to the pot, so how does the pot get to have to effect the speed? Plus, what purpose does the resistor serve if there is no electricity flowing through that either?
    Also, there comes a time when the electricity/plumbing analogies just simply dont work like when you have to say Water flows from a drain to the source, you know its time to find another analogy!
    I think I'll look for another tutorial series!

    • @d614gakadoug9
      @d614gakadoug9 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The explanation about the use of the fixed resistor in series with the potentiometer makes no sense whatever!
      Note that one end of the 10k pot is connected to the positive of the power supply, while the other end goes through the 10k fixed resistor to the negative of the supply. That means that the voltage at the wiper of the pot, connected to the FET gate, can range from half the supply voltage to the full supply voltage.
      Power MOSFETs are _transconductance_ devices. The current that flows in the drain-source path is proportional to the voltage between the gate and the source. There is no current flowing into the gate. There is a "threshold" voltage below which there will be no D-S current flow, but above that the D-S current versus G-S voltage relationship starts to come into play. By adjusting the voltage at the gate of the FET the current in the D-S path and hence though the motor can be controlled. It is a crude circuit but OK for experimental purposes. It should be noted that with this circuit the gate voltage of the FET might be sufficient to allow it to conduct tens of amperes even with the gate voltage set to minimum. That would likely be the case with the IRFZ44 which seems to be popular with hobbyists. I'd take the 10k fixed resistor out and make a direct connection between the "bottom" end of the pot and the negative of the power supply. Most power MOSFETs can be safely operated with a gate-source voltage between -20 and +20 volts, but its always best to check the datasheet.

  • @do-electronics
    @do-electronics ปีที่แล้ว

    What is the sense of first 1K resistor of driver module ? 7:52

    • @noahmarosok8168
      @noahmarosok8168 ปีที่แล้ว

      my guess would be to draw current away from the LED ?

  • @tacka73
    @tacka73 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Electrons flow from the negative to the positive round a DC circuit

    • @jamesslick4790
      @jamesslick4790 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Absolutely true, but to this day, diagrams are STILL made using "conventional flow"🤔. I don't know why this tradition persists. 🤷‍♂️

    • @Toxxxic_
      @Toxxxic_ ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jamesslick4790 too much literture too change so easier and less confusing to keep using conventional

    • @Dorfapoligetik
      @Dorfapoligetik ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They don't change it because they will not that to many people think about it. when you think deeper about the true direction of the flow, that will show that everything they teach about electron movement is false and in reality they know nothing about they have only theories! about how electricity works.

    • @Drozerix
      @Drozerix ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Toxxxic_ Just have a program change the literature. Going forward it doesn't make sense -- to me -- to keep the traditional concept of current flow when electron flow makes more sense.

  • @12Jerbs
    @12Jerbs ปีที่แล้ว +2

    As someone with a VERY basic knowledge of electronics, why is the MOSFET needed for the fan circuit? If the POT is used to change the voltage to the fan, won't it change the speed of the fan without the MOSFET anyway?

    • @audunskilbrei8279
      @audunskilbrei8279 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Without the MOSFET all the current would run through the POT which would probably burn it up. At leat that is how I understand it but my knowledge is also pretty basic.

    • @Alacritous
      @Alacritous ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@audunskilbrei8279 This is true for most higher power circuits. POTs aren't meant to switch much current. The one shown here could probably handle the current for that motor but the purpose was to show the usage as a speed controller input to the MOSFET.

  • @RockDog101
    @RockDog101 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I'm not an electrician or an engineer (that will probably become obvious in a moment) but it sounds to me like they got the drain and source mixed up. In the faucet analogy, why wouldn't the pipe leading into the spigot be the source? Is that not where the water flow is coming from?

    • @laysleal13
      @laysleal13 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You're right, they mixed up

    • @RobDuarte
      @RobDuarte ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@laysleal13 It's not mixed up. This is called "conventional current". See the comment below about Ben Franklin.

    • @prattacaster
      @prattacaster ปีที่แล้ว +3

      People it's not right or wrong, you can connect a p channel MOSFET source to a positive voltage and have the drain on negative, so then which way is current flowing? Well, drain to source right? So without more context to the application you can't say whether it's wrong or right. It's just a rough visual of how the device generally works, don't try to hook your FET up to the water spigot.

    • @Talltrees1235
      @Talltrees1235 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You are right about the water tap.

  • @josepherhardt164
    @josepherhardt164 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Baba Mosfet. Wasn't he a bounty hunter in Star Wars?

  • @DrHarryT
    @DrHarryT 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Your hose bib analogy is backwards. Such as in an "N" channel device the negative is applied to the source and electrons flow through the device to the drain looking for the positive. [or more positive] Electrons flow from the negative terminal of a battery towards the positive terminal.

    • @harpfully
      @harpfully 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      By convention, because electrons are assigned negative charge, we diagram current as the flow of positive charge. So in electrical engineering this is correct, while not technically the case physics-wise (unless you want to talk about "holes" but that's another can of worms).

    • @snakezdewiggle6084
      @snakezdewiggle6084 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah, lets talk "hole theory"...
      ;)

  • @hansrajbissessar9098
    @hansrajbissessar9098 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Well explained 👏 👌 👍.