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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2024
Stmicroelectronics International N.v., Geneva, CH;
Ghafour Benabdelaziz, Tours, FR;
Jean Pierre Proot, Saint Cyr sur Loire, FR;
STMicroelectronics International N.V., Geneva, CH;
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a short-circuit detection device in a direct current circuit, including a voltage source, a bus including at least two conducting elements each coupled to either one of the terminals of the voltage source, first and second thyristors coupled to the voltage source and to the bus, and at least one capacitive element forming a storage capacitor, whose electrodes are each coupled to either one of the conducting elements of the bus, wherein the short-circuit detection device includes at least one control circuit configured to control the biasing and the modes of operation of the first and second thyristors such that a short circuit detection phase is implemented before a pre-charge of the storage capacitor.