Short-Circuit Protection While current-mode control offers a built-in means to shut off the MOSFET on a cycle-by-cycle basis, there is often a secondary protection mechanism.

The NEC states in Table 430.52 that short-circuit protection for MCPs shall be no more than eight times the FLA. There is an exception that allows protection to be set to 13 times the FLA for standard ...

The simple circuit in the figure adds a few low-cost components to a “dumb driver” to make it a smart one, with added short-circuit protection and built-in diagnostics.

Eaton used the Detroit auto show last month to showcase Breaktor as a piece of its growing EV business. Eaton launched its eMobility unit in 2018 with an initial investment of $500 million, and it ...