Acronym · Power & Discretes
DESAT (Desaturation Detection)
A short-circuit protection method that monitors the on-state collector or drain voltage of a switch and trips if it rises above a threshold while the device is commanded on.
Detection must occur and act within the short-circuit withstand time.
- Also known as
- Desat protection
- Type
- Acronym
- Domain
- Power & Discretes, Gate drive and control
Notes
A blanking delay is needed to ignore the normal turn-on transient, which is exactly what makes it tight for SiC.
Related terms
- SCWT
- Soft turn-off
- Gate driver
- Shoot-through
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