Accidentally connecting a battery reverse can be a real killer in electronic circuits. There are a number of ways to provide protection and all have the expected advantages and disadvantages. Any ...

A universal problem in battery-operated devices is the threat of damage when an end user (never an engineer) inserts the battery backward. You can avoid damage by inserting a single diode or by using ...

In this circuit, a MOSFET protects a reverse-connected battery from excessive current. The MOSFET conducts only when the battery is correctly connected, which lets the battery charge or discharge. In ...

It's vital that MOSFET power-switch drivers be protected from a reverse-battery connection. A small rectifier diode can shield against reversed batteries. But that approach is generally unacceptable ...

In a recent column I showed how one is unlikely to get the full capacity from a coin cell in any real embedded system. Let’s look at another issue: protecting the system from well-meaning users trying ...

This file type includes high-resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. Siva Uppuluri, Applications Engineer, Diodes Inc. Modern passenger cars increasingly depend on electronic systems, both ...

80V Low IQ Ideal Diode Controllers from Diodes Incorporated Simplify Reverse Battery Polarity and Overvoltage Protection in Modern Automotive Architectures Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD) today ...

Lithium batteries have, nearly single-handedly, ushered in the era of the electric car, as well as battery energy storage of grid power and plenty of other technological advances not possible with ...

According to the company, when combined with Breaktor circuit protection technology, which combines current switching and reconfigurable bi-directional short circuit protection with fast tripping, ...

Torex has a high speed LDO with reverse current protection. The XC6227 operates with input voltages from 1.7V to 6.0V, can deliver output currents up to 700mA and is readily available with fixed ...

PLANO, Texas, July 23, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD) today introduces the AP74502Q and AP74502HQ automotive-compliant* 80V ideal diode controllers, providing robust and ...