FREDFET
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A FREDFET is a fast-reverse or fast-recovery epitaxial diode field-effect transistor. This specialised field-effect transistor
is designed to provide a very fast recovery (turn-off) of the body diode, making it convenient for driving inductive
loads such as electric motor
s, especially medium-powered brushless DC motors
.
Field-effect transistor
The field-effect transistor is a transistor that relies on an electric field to control the shape and hence the conductivity of a channel of one type of charge carrier in a semiconductor material. FETs are sometimes called unipolar transistors to contrast their single-carrier-type operation with...
is designed to provide a very fast recovery (turn-off) of the body diode, making it convenient for driving inductive
Inductor
An inductor is a passive two-terminal electrical component used to store energy in a magnetic field. An inductor's ability to store magnetic energy is measured by its inductance, in units of henries...
loads such as electric motor
Electric motor
An electric motor converts electrical energy into mechanical energy.Most electric motors operate through the interaction of magnetic fields and current-carrying conductors to generate force...
s, especially medium-powered brushless DC motors
Brushless DC electric motor
Brushless DC motors also known as electronically commutated motors are electric motors powered by direct-current electricity and having electronic commutation systems, rather than mechanical commutators and brushes...
.