Circuit with hot-plug protection, corresponding electronic device, vehicle and method

    公开(公告)号:US11888304B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-30

    申请号:US16666989

    申请日:2019-10-29

    IPC分类号: H02H1/06 H02H9/04 H02J7/00

    摘要: An integrated circuit with a hot-plug protection circuit includes input pins and an output pin. The input pins are electrically coupled to a common node in the hot-plug protection circuit via respective electrical connections. The integrated circuit includes clamping circuitry coupled between the common node and the output pin, the clamping circuitry activatable as a result of a voltage spike applied across the clamping circuitry. The plurality of electrical connections and the clamping circuitry provide respective current discharge paths between the input pins in the input pins and the output pin, the respective current discharge paths configured to become conductive as a result of a voltage spike applied to any of the input pins in the plurality of input pins being transferred to the common node via the respective electrical connection in the plurality of electrical connections electrically coupling said any of said input pins to the common node.

    DISCHARGE CONTROL CIRCUIT, CORRESPONDING SYSTEM, VEHICLE AND METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20220097632A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-31

    申请号:US17480418

    申请日:2021-09-21

    IPC分类号: B60R16/03 H02J7/00 H02J7/34

    摘要: In an embodiment a circuit includes drive circuitry configured to be coupled to a control terminal of an electronic switch and configured to apply a discharge signal to the control terminal causing the electronic switch to become conductive and provide an electrical discharge path for an energized element, a sensing node configured to be coupled to the control terminal and configured to sense a voltage at the control terminal and a feedback network coupled between the sensing node and the drive circuitry, wherein the feedback network includes a comparator circuit coupled to the sensing node and configured to compare the voltage at the control terminal and sensed at the sensing node with a reference threshold and to provide a comparison signal having a first value and a second value, respectively, in response to the voltage at the control terminal being higher or lower than the reference threshold, and wherein the drive circuitry is configured to produce the discharge signal as a function of the comparison signal.

    DRIVER CIRCUIT WITH DISCHARGE CONTROL, CORRESPONDING ELECTRONIC SYSTEM AND VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20240305185A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-12

    申请号:US18441537

    申请日:2024-02-14

    摘要: A driver circuit includes high- and low-side switches coupled to first and second output pins, respectively, that are couplable to a power switch control terminal. High- and low-side drive circuits supplied by programmable and fixed voltages, respectively, drive the high- and low-side switches, respectively. A voltage generator receives a programming signal and produces the programmable voltage. Control circuitry coupled to the high- and low-side drive circuits receives an input command signal indicating initiation of a discharge action, in response to which the control circuitry asserts a drive signal to activate the high-side drive circuit, turning on the high-side switch and clamping the first output pin at the programmable voltage. In response to expiration of a time interval, the control circuitry de-asserts the drive signal to activate the low-side drive circuit, turning on the low-side switch and tying the second output pin to the second supply voltage node.

    Discharge control circuit, corresponding system, vehicle and method

    公开(公告)号:US11648896B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-16

    申请号:US17480418

    申请日:2021-09-21

    IPC分类号: B60R16/03 H02J7/00 H02J7/34

    摘要: In an embodiment a circuit includes drive circuitry configured to be coupled to a control terminal of an electronic switch and configured to apply a discharge signal to the control terminal causing the electronic switch to become conductive and provide an electrical discharge path for an energized element, a sensing node configured to be coupled to the control terminal and configured to sense a voltage at the control terminal and a feedback network coupled between the sensing node and the drive circuitry, wherein the feedback network includes a comparator circuit coupled to the sensing node and configured to compare the voltage at the control terminal and sensed at the sensing node with a reference threshold and to provide a comparison signal having a first value and a second value, respectively, in response to the voltage at the control terminal being higher or lower than the reference threshold, and wherein the drive circuitry is configured to produce the discharge signal as a function of the comparison signal.