A power semiconductor module for a traction converter includes a semiconductor switch with a drain terminal, source terminal, Kelvin source terminal, and gate terminal, a first driver path for connecting the gate terminal to a driver circuit, and a second driver path for connecting the source…

A power supply system and a control circuit for a power supply system are provided. The power supply system includes a first battery, a second battery, a first switch and a second switch are operable to control power supply from the first and second battery by turning on and off. The control…

An HS switching transistor is coupled between a high-side node and a switching node. An LS switching transistor is coupled between the switching node and a low-side node. An inductive load is coupled to the switching node in a way where one of the HS/LS switching transistors is freewheeling. In…

Disclosed herein is an overcurrent protection circuit configured to, upon detection of an output current that flows through a switch element reaching a first overcurrent limit value, reduce an overcurrent limit value for the output current from the first overcurrent limit value to a second…

A transistor diagnostic circuit includes a protection transistor output terminal, a fault terminal, and circuitry coupled to the protection transistor output terminal and the fault terminal. The protection transistor output terminal is adapted to be coupled to a current terminal of a protection…

Disclosed herein is an overcurrent protection circuit configured to, upon detection of an output current that flows through a switch element reaching a first overcurrent limit value, reduce an overcurrent limit value for the output current from the first overcurrent limit value to a second…

A drive circuit for airbag systems, for instance includes a differential transconductance amplifier having a first input node, a second input node, an output node coupled to the second input node via a feedback line; a transistor coupled between a drive node and a supply node configured to be…

Systems, methods and devices for aircraft power distribution include a bipolar high voltage direct current source component; an electrical loading component capable of drawing electrical power from the bipolar high voltage direct current source component; a set of switching components configured to…