Hi Team,
Our customer is using DRV8876 in their application but some burned during testing. According to our customer,
In the application, the DRV8876 chip is used to control a geared brushed motor. The resistance of the motor winding is 8.7 ohms, 29 volts is applied to the control board. The control board contains a microcontroller and two DRV8876 to control 2 motors. DRV8876 operates in PH/EN mode and is controlled by a microcontroller. The microcontroller receives current feedback and an nFAULT signal from both motor drivers. During the test, the motors were loaded only by the gearbox, with a current consumption of about 300 mA. Spontaneously, on some instances of PCBAs, one of the motor drivers burns out, and the same one of 2 on all burnt boards. Replacing the DRV8876 seems to solve the problem, but there is no guarantee that it will not burn out on a longer test. There is a successful experience with DRV8876 in a similar control board with another microcontroller, and this control board is already in mass production. In what direction to look for a problem? What could be the problem?
I have copies of schematic diagram, PCB layout and specifications of the motor which I send can offline.
Regards,
Danilo