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SPICE subcircuitIRLZ44NPBFirlz44n

IRLZ44N (logic-level N-MOSFET, 55 V 47 A)

Power MOSFET in TO-220 that switches fully at 5 V gate drive (25 mΩ): motors, LED strips, solenoids straight from an Arduino pin. Level-1 model with drain resistance, gate capacitances and body diode. Use a flyback diode on inductive loads.

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Key data

Category
Semiconductors
Simulation model
SPICE subcircuit
Manufacturer part number
IRLZ44NPBF
Reference prefix
Q
Pins
3
Land pattern
TO-220-3_Vertical

Simulation model

The part is a small SPICE netlist (below), solved by the analog engine together with the rest of the circuit. Pin ids are the node names, {braces} are parameters.

SPICE netlist
M1 d G S S NMOS_IRLZ44N
RD D d 19.8m
D1 S D DIRLZ44N
.model NMOS_IRLZ44N NMOS(VTO=1.5 KP=60 LAMBDA=0.01 CGS=1550p CGD=150p)
.model DIRLZ44N D(IS=1e-12 N=1 RS=0.02 BV=55 IBV=250u)

Pins 3

PinNameUse
DDPassive pinDrain: to the load (the load goes to the supply)
GGPassive pinGate: straight from a 5 V logic pin (100 Ω series, 10–100 kΩ to GND)
SSPassive pinSource: to GND (low-side switch)

PCB

Verified land patternTO-220-3_Vertical
PackageLand patternStatusSource
TO-220 · IRLZ44NPBFTO-220-3_VerticalVerified land patternKiCad Package_TO_SOT_THT:TO-220-3_Vertical; IRLZ44N datasheet TO-220AB pinout 1 G, 2 D, 3 S