TN8D51A
No. A0985-9/11
Example of Over-voltage Protection Circuit.
Generally, in constant-voltage power supply circuit, output voltage will become higher than the specified value (over-
voltage state) in case of any failures or PC board solderability defects. To minimize the damage caused by this over
voltage, we recommend setting an over-voltage protection circuit.
In designing, the following confirmations are necessary in actual circuit.
1) How the over-voltage protection circuit operates and its effects.
2) Is there any malfunction due to ambient temperature change of each device or exogenous noises?
Over-voltage Protection Circuit Example
Example of Over-voltage Protection Circuit
The thyristor will operate when it accept an over-voltage (V
OUT
) signal, then the fuse is melted and the input power is cut
off, then the operation of IC1 is stopped.
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V
IN
GND GND
IT12639
V
OUT
FUSE
F1
C
ZD
R
THYRISTOR
Constant-voltage
power supply
+
+
V
IN
GND GND
IT12640
V
OUT
1
THYRISTOR
FUSE
F1
IC1
5
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C
ZD
R