Integrated protection circuit, method of providing current-limit

Details Integrated protection circuit, method of providing current-limit Integrated protection circuit, method of providing current-limit

1998-06-16

1999-11-16

Berhane, Adolf Deneke

Electric power conversion systems

Current conversion

Including automatic or integral protection means

323276, 323277, 323285, G05F 156, H02H 710

Patent

active

059869020

ABSTRACT:
For use with a power converter having a current sensor that senses an output current of the converter and generates a proportional voltage and a controller having an overvoltage protection circuit associated therewith. The overvoltage protection circuit includes a voltage sense input coupled to an output of the converter and a first reference voltage input, an integrated protection circuit, method of providing current-limiting and short-circuit protection and power converter employing the same. In one embodiment, the integrated protection circuit includes an operation amplifier circuit, coupled between the current sensor and the controller, that generates a voltage signal and causes the controller to limit a current supplied by the converter to the output when the proportional voltage exceeds a second reference voltage. The integrated protection circuit also includes a conductive path, coupled between the operational amplifier circuit and the overvoltage protection circuit, that provides a path to apply the voltage signal to the voltage sense input when the proportional voltage exceeds the second reference voltage. The overvoltage protection circuit causes the controller to disable the converter when a voltage sensed at the voltage sense input exceeds a first reference voltage by a specified value. The integrated protection circuit thereby provides current-limiting and short-circuit protection for the converter.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4733104 (1988-03-01), Steigerwald et al.
patent: 5680034 (1997-10-01), Redl
patent: 5687066 (1997-11-01), Cook, II

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