JAJU882A December 2022 – January 2023
It may be desired to block bidirectional current flow when precharge is disabled. The circuit shown can allow currents to flow back to the battery even when disabled due to the body diode of the FET. This current flow can be blocked by use of a standard precharge contactor in series with the MOSFET which also provides galvanic isolation. Alternatively, a FET can be placed in series with the switching FET between the RSHUNT and the inductor such that the source of this blocking FET is tied to VSSS and the gate tied to the TPSI3052-Q1 VDDH power supply. This allows the FET to be enabled while TPSI3052-Q1 is providing secondary power and the body diode is oriented to block reverse currents when disabled.