Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
Real-time short-circuit detection
Presented are circuits and methods for providing real-time short-circuit detection, capable of detecting a short-circuit prior to occurrence of an over-limit current event. Such a circuit can be used to provide real-time short-circuit detection for a switched-mode system for a switched-mode system having a pre-driver and a power stage, and includes a reference block for generating a reference voltage according to drive signals provided by the pre-driver, and a comparator, which may be a synchronized comparator. The comparator is configured to compare the reference voltage to a switching node voltage generated in a power stage of the switched-mode system, and to produce an output enabling detection of the short-circuit in the switched-mode system.
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Jianlong Sasi Kumar Xicheng
Chen Arunachalam Jiang