I would like to ask your opinion for the best solution for fusing the following circuit in the case of short circuit of the following push pull sections. This is an input/output section of the inverter/ charger. The use of N-Ch mosfets with body diodes is necessary because in charger mode this circuit works as synchronous rectifier. The problem is when the battery is connected in opposite polarity the bulk capacitor is shorted , but most likely first the mosfets are burnt, because of forward biased body diodes ( physically the D push and D pull sections are created with a parralel connection of 10 Mosfets so the resistance, and the resulting peak short circuit current is very high. We failed to protect the mosfets by using 175 A fast automotive fuse, because shorting of Mosfets is more rapid than fuse blowing and I did not find very fast acting fuse for such a high currents. The solution could be putting in paralel reverse biased diode with fuse ( A ). Could you give me somebody a hint what kind of fuse should be most suitable ? The reverse voltage it has to widthstand is now 12V or 24 V , but in future designs it could be 48V ,72 V or even more than 100V. Of course any new ideas are welcomed and will be appriciated. _________________ | | ------| | O---------| |
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16 years ago