SLUSC25A February 2015 – August 2017 TPS2388
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The TPS2388 features two types of foldback protection mechanisms for complete MOSFET protection. During inrush at port turn on, the foldback is based on the port voltage as shown in Figure 17. Note that the inrush current profile remains the same, whatever the state of the PoEPn bit in the PoE Plus register.
After the port has been turned on and the Power Good is valid, a dual-slope foldback is used, providing protection against partial and total short-circuit at port output, while still being able to maintain the PD powered during normal transients at the PSE input voltage. Note that setting the PoEPn bit selects the 2× curve and clearing it selects the 1× curve. See Figure 18.