In order to do this the gate voltage must be magnified in some way.
N channel mosfet high side switch.
While you can use a jfet for this circuit an enhancement mode mosfet works better.
To switch v with a p channel mosfet.
2 n channel mosfet configured as high side switch you can quite easily see the difference between the high side configuration and the low side configuration.
The n channel high side switch.
For an n channel mosfet the source connects to ground and the drain connects to the negative side of the load.
In the low side configuration the load is connected between the drain and v while the source is connected to ground.
This transistor connects between v and the load.
In the low side configuration the load is connected between the drain and v while the source is connected to ground.
There are a variety of configurations for driving the two mosfets with many different applications.
N channel mosfets have lower on resistances than p channel mosfets so are preferable if you have the choice of which side to switch.
Used as a high side switch a p channel mosfet in a totem pole arrangement with an n channel mosfet will simulate a high current high power cmos complementary mos arrangement.
The opposite of the low side switch is the high side switch.
N channel mosfets can also switch v in certain configurations with drain being vin and source being switched vout.
The higher the voltage the more the mosfet can conduct.
Then the p channel mosfet is used to switch the positive supply to the motor for forward direction high side switching while the n channel mosfet is used to switch the negative supply to the motor for reverse direction low side switching.