Unconventional Use Of An Output Driver Protects Current Monitor

by Bob Urman, senior electrical design engineer, Vapor Bus International, Buffalo Grove, Ill. , Electronic Design, Apr 10 2008

Focus:
A self-protected high-side driver IC protects a current-sense resistor from short circuits caused by field-wiring errors.

What you’ll learn:

• How to protect a current-monitoring resistor from short circuits
• How to implement resettable overcurrent protection for a current-monitoring resistor

Notes:
ED's Ideas For Design

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