Hi Byron,

Voltage does impact things (not the absolute voltage but how close you
are to the rating of the devices), but in order to keep the problem as
simple as possible, I would start out with a voltage which is several
times lower than the max of the part (i.e., like 12V on 36V or 50V
parts).

Sean


On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 4:15 PM, Byron Jeff <byronjeff@clayton.edu> wrote:
>> I would HIGHLY recommend that you trying lashing up a quick drive for
>> say a 100W motor or even a 1000W motor as a learning exercise. You
>> could do it with a PIC or a function generator, gate drive IC, and
>> either a FET or an IGBT (or try both). You would be able to see the
>> kinds of things we are talking about.
>
> That was my plan. Does the voltage significantly impact the issue? By this
> would testing at 12V give a good sense of the issues that are going on?
>
> Thanks for the advice.
>
> BAJ
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