Low-Side
input Signal
Protection
circuit state
Low-Side Internal IGBT
Gate-Emitter Voltage
c6 c7
SET
RESET
c4
c3
c2
SC
c1
Low-Side Output Current
c8
Sensing Voltage
of the shunt
resistance
Fault Output Signal
SC Reference Voltage
CR circuit time
c5 constant delay
(with the external shunt resistance and CR connection)
c1 : Normal operation: MOSFET ON and carrying current.
c2 : Short circuit current detection (SC trigger).
c3 : Hard MOSFET gate interrupt.
c4 : MOSFET turns OFF.
c5 : Fault output timer operation starts: The pulse width of the fault output signal is set by the external capacitor CFO.
c6 : Input “L” : MOSFET OFF state.
c7 : Input “H”: MOSFET ON state, but during the active period of fault output the MOSFET doesn’t turn ON.
c8 : MOSFET OFF state
Figure 8. Short-Circuit Current Protection (Low-side Operation only)
FCBS0550 Rev. A
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