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MOSFET On-State Conduction Loss root-mean-square drain current Solver

Rearrange the mosfet on-state conduction loss relationship and solve for root-mean-square drain current.

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root-mean-square drain current18
Reconstructed conduction power loss3.888

Calculation steps

  1. Use b=√(c/a) with conduction power loss=3.888 and effective on-state resistance=0.012.
  2. root-mean-square drain current=18.
  3. Substitution into c=ab² reconstructs 3.888.

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MOSFET On-State Conduction Loss: solve root-mean-square drain current: Rearrange the mosfet on-state conduction loss relationship and solve for root-mean-square drain current.

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Imagine using MOSFET On-State Conduction Loss: solve root-mean-square drain current to answer this question: rearrange the mosfet on-state conduction loss relationship and solve for root-mean-square drain current? Enter conduction power loss and effective on-state resistance; the calculator shows root-mean-square drain current. For example: effective on-state resistance=0.012 and root-mean-square drain current=18 produce conduction power loss=3.888. The answer tells you root-mean-square drain current.

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MOSFET conduction loss is effective on-resistance multiplied by RMS drain current squared over the conduction interval. This page isolates root-mean-square drain current and verifies it in the original relationship. The rule is b=√(c/a). Its input values are conduction power loss, effective on-state resistance, and the main result is root-mean-square drain current. For example: effective on-state resistance=0.012 and root-mean-square drain current=18 produce conduction power loss=3.888.

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This calculator evaluates the stated mosfet on-state conduction loss: solve root-mean-square drain current relation over the valid real-number domain stated below. The implemented relation is b=√(c/a), evaluated from conduction power loss, effective on-state resistance to produce root-mean-square drain current. MOSFET conduction loss is effective on-resistance multiplied by RMS drain current squared over the conduction interval. This page isolates root-mean-square drain current and verifies it in the original relationship. Use temperature-adjusted resistance and the correct RMS current, duty interval, parallel sharing, package, and switching-state model.

Inputs and valid domain

  • conduction power loss must be a finite real number.
  • effective on-state resistance must be a finite real number.

Important boundary: Use temperature-adjusted resistance and the correct RMS current, duty interval, parallel sharing, package, and switching-state model.

The formula

b=√(c/a)

How the calculator works through it

It substitutes conduction power loss, effective on-state resistance into the formula and exposes every numerical step above. The main output is root-mean-square drain current, accompanied by Reconstructed conduction power loss.

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A worked check

effective on-state resistance=0.012 and root-mean-square drain current=18 produce conduction power loss=3.888.

Where this model stops being reliable

Use temperature-adjusted resistance and the correct RMS current, duty interval, parallel sharing, package, and switching-state model.

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These are direct reference implementations of the calculator's principal relationship and first output. They run locally and include a small known-answer check where the language supports it.

Algorithm

  1. Read conduction power loss, effective on-state resistance.
  2. Evaluate the principal relationship: b=√(c/a).
  3. Return root-mean-square drain current and check the domain conditions described above.
Python
            from math import *

def mosfet_on_state_conduction_loss_solve_b(c, a) -> float:
    return sqrt((c / a))

assert abs(mosfet_on_state_conduction_loss_solve_b(3.888, 0.012) - 18) < 1e-6 * max(1.0, abs(18))
          
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C
            #include <assert.h>
#include <math.h>

double mosfet_on_state_conduction_loss_solve_b(double c, double a) {
    return sqrt((c / a));
}

int main(void) {
    const double expected = 18;
    const double actual = mosfet_on_state_conduction_loss_solve_b(3.888, 0.012);
    assert(fabs(actual - expected) < 1e-6 * fmax(1.0, fabs(expected)));
}
          
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C++
            #include <cassert>
#include <cmath>
#include <numbers>

double mosfet_on_state_conduction_loss_solve_b(double c, double a) {
    return std::sqrt((c / a));
}

int main() {
    constexpr double expected = 18;
    const double actual = mosfet_on_state_conduction_loss_solve_b(3.888, 0.012);
    assert(std::fabs(actual - expected) < 1e-6 * std::fmax(1.0, std::fabs(expected)));
}
          
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Linux x86-64 assembly

x86-64 NASM · System V ABI · Linux · SSE2 with libm where required

            ; double mosfet_on_state_conduction_loss_solve_b(double c, double a)
; Linux x86-64 NASM · System V ABI · first eight doubles in xmm0–xmm7
global mosfet_on_state_conduction_loss_solve_b
section .text

mosfet_on_state_conduction_loss_solve_b:
    push rbp
    mov rbp, rsp
    sub rsp, 32
    movsd [rbp-8], xmm0
    movsd [rbp-16], xmm1
    movsd xmm0, [rbp-8]
    divsd xmm0, [rbp-16]
    movsd [rbp-32], xmm0
    sqrtsd xmm0, [rbp-32]
    movsd [rbp-24], xmm0
    movsd xmm0, [rbp-24]
    leave
    ret
          
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MATLAB
            function result = mosfet_on_state_conduction_loss_solve_b(c, a)
    result = sqrt((c / a));
end
          
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Wolfram Language
            ClearAll[mwCalculate];
mwCalculate[c_, a_] := Sqrt[(c / a)];
          
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  title = {MOSFET On-State Conduction Loss root-mean-square drain current Solver},
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  year = {2026},
  url = {https://math.mwsysarc.com/mathematical-physics/mosfet-on-state-conduction-loss-root-mean-square-drain-current-solver},
  note = {Published July 21, 2026; accessed August 31, 2026}
}

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Rearrange the mosfet on-state conduction loss relationship and solve for root-mean-square drain current.

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The calculator applies b=√(c/a). MOSFET conduction loss is effective on-resistance multiplied by RMS drain current squared over the conduction interval. This page isolates root-mean-square drain current and verifies it in the original relationship.

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