For applications such as powering electronic power steering (EPS) system, the
input must be protected from any possible reverse polarity scenarios. The
TPS12110-Q1 configured as shown in
Figure 9-13 meets the system
requirements. The back-to-back FET (Q
1 and Q
2) configuration
blocks reverse current flow and provides protection for the load against static
input reverse polarity event. The N-MOSFET (Q
4) in the ground path
protects the TPS12110-Q1 controller, and Zener diode D
1 is added for
V
GS protection of Q
4.