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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2007
Filed:
May. 07, 2004
Vincent Thiery, La Roque D'Antheron, FR;
Bruno Charles Nadd, Lourmarin, FR;
Vincent Thiery, La Roque D'Antheron, FR;
Bruno Charles Nadd, Lourmarin, FR;
International Rectifier Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A circuit for protecting a power switch in the event of a reverse battery connection, wherein the power switch comprises a MOSFET having a body diode and the MOSFET is connected in series with a load, the circuit comprising terminals connected to the circuit and normally connectable to respective positive and negative power potentials of the battery, and the circuit comprising a switching circuit coupled to the terminals such that the switching circuit turns on the power switch in the event that the terminals are connected with a reverse battery connection.