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I simulated a half bridge with two NMOS and at every switching event a current spike up to 1.2 A in the voltage source V4 occurs. I used a resistor as load because with any inductive or capacitive load I would expect a spike because of the dead time between the MOSFETs. Can the parastitic capacitance between Gate-Drain and Gate-Source be the reason or did I do something wrong in the simulation? I know that the selected FETs are oversized but properly I need them for a higher load.

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Schematic:

M1 Vsource Vg_HS Vnode Vnode IXFX90N30
M2 Vnode Vg_LS 0 0 IXFX90N30
V4 Vsource 0 100
R3 0 Vnode 1k
V1 Vg_HS Vnode PWL REPEAT FOREVER (0 5 0.00159999 5 0.0016 0 0.0033 0 0.0033000001 5) ENDREPEAT
V2 Vg_LS 0 PWL REPEAT FOREVER (0 0 0.001649999 0 0.00165 5 0.003249999 5 0.00325 0 0.0033 0) ENDREPEAT
.model NMOS NMOS
.model PMOS PMOS
.lib C:\Users\hamsn\Documents\LTspiceXVII\lib\cmp\standard.mos
.tran 7m
.backanno
.end
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Can the parasitic capacitance between Gate-Drain and Gate-Source be the reason

Not quite. It's the Drain-Source capacitance.

If you check the spec sheet, Coss is 1 nF at 100 V.

I eyeballed the switching time to be 0.1 ms. The supply voltage is 100 V.

I = CV / T = 1 nF * 100 V / 0.1 ms = 1 A

That is darn close to the 1.2 A that you see reported.

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    \$\begingroup\$ Many thanks! With a smaller FET and a slower slew rate it look much better \$\endgroup\$
    – hanss
    Commented May 12, 2023 at 17:55

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