SNOSDE5A December 2021 – May 2022 LM74502 , LM74502H
PRODUCTION DATA
Many industrial applications need to comply with input overvoltage transients and surge events specified by standards such as IEC61000-4-x. LM74502, LM74502H can be configured as input surge stopper to provide overvoltage along with input reverse supply protection.
As shown in Figure 9-8 MOSFET Q1 is used to turn off or clamp output voltage to acceptable safe level and protect the MOSFET Q2 and LM74502 from input transient. Note that only the VS pin is exposed to input transient through a resistor, R1. A 60-V rated zener diode is used to clamp and protect the VS pin within recommended operating condition. Rest of the circuit is not exposed to higher voltage as the MOSFET Q1 can either be turned off completely or output voltage clamped to safe level.