SLVSDZ5A February 2018 – January 2020 TPS2HB50-Q1
PRODUCTION DATA.
In the reverse battery condition, the switch will automatically be enabled regardless of the state of EN1/EN2 to prevent excess power dissipation inside the MOSFET body diode. In many applications (for example, resistive loads), the full load current may be present during reverse battery. In order to activate the automatic switch on feature, the SEL2 pin must have a path to module ground. This may be path 1 as shown in Figure 36, or if the SEL2 pin is unused, the path may be through RPROT to module ground.
Protection features like thermal shutdown are not available during a reverse battery event. Care must be taken to ensure that excessive power is not dissipated in the switch during the reverse battery condition.
There are two options for blocking reverse current in the system. The first option is to place a blocking device (FET or diode) in series with the battery supply, blocking all current paths. The second option is to place a blocking diode in series with the GND node of the high-side switch. This method will protect the controller portion of the switch (path 2), but it will not prevent current from flowing through the load (path 3). The diode used for the second option may be shared amongst multiple high-side switches.
Path 1 shown in Figure 36 is blocked inside of the device.