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Reverse Polarity Protection: Part 1

It’s a problem that’s been around for as long as there have been battery-powered systems: you load the battery the wrong way, with the poles inverted, and create a reverse-polarity event. The system ...
Electronic Design

Ideal-Diode Controllers Simplify Reverse Battery Polarity, Overvoltage Protection

According to Diodes Inc., its AP74502Q and AP74502HQ automotive-compliant, 80-V ideal-diode controllers provide robust, reliable protection against reverse connections and voltage transients. These ...
Electronic Design

Smart Ideal Diodes Protect Car Battery Front-Ends

Different reverse-polarity solutions and their effectiveness at providing car battery front-end protection. How a smart diode controller can provide optimal reverse-battery protection. If the battery ...
EDN

Reverse Polarity Protection

DC/DC converters are not protected against reverse polarity connection. Swapping the VIN+ and VIN- terminals will almost certainly cause immediate failure, so care must be taken to ensure that any ...
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80V Low IQ Ideal Diode Controllers from Diodes Incorporated Simplify Reverse Battery Polarity and Overvoltage Protection in Modern Automotive Architectures

PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Diodes Incorporated (DIOD) today introduces the AP74502Q and AP74502HQ automotive-compliant* 80V ideal diode controllers, providing robust and reliable protection ...