NCP370
Negative Voltage and Reverse Current.
The device protects the downstream side from negative
voltage occurring on the IN pin, down to −28 V. When a
negative voltage occurs, the output is disconnected from the
IN pins.
Reverse Mode
In Reverse Mode, an external accessory plugged into the
bottom connector can be powered by the internal battery of
the system.
To access to the reverse mode, DIR pin must be tied high
(> 1.2) and REV must be tied high to low (< 0.55 V).
In this case, the core of the NCP370 will be supplied by
the battery, with a 2.5 V minimum voltage and 5.5 V
maximum voltage.
In this reverse state, both OCP and thermal modes are
available.
Overcurrent Protection (OCP)
This device integrates the reverse over current protection
function, from battery to external accessory.
That means the current across the internal NMOS is
limited when the value, set by the external Rlimit resistor,
exceeds IOCP.
An internal resistor is placed in series with the Ilim pin
allowing a maximum OCP value when Ilim pin is directly
connected to GND.
By adding external resistors in series from Ilim to GND,
the OCP value is lowered. The typical overcurrent threshold
can be calculated with the following formula;
Rilim (kW) = (60 / IOCP) − 36
Figure 5. Reverse Mode Overcurrent Protection vs.
ILIM Resistance, RLIMIT
During an overcurrent event, the N−MOSFETs turn off
and FLAG output goes low, allowing the micro−controller
to process the fault event and then disable reverse charge
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