Patent ID: 9478977
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: H02H,H02J,H02M,Y02B

Claim Text:
1. An overcurrent protection system for a voltage converter circuit, the overcurrent protection system comprising: a detection unit configured to detect an overcurrent condition associated with an output path of the voltage converter circuit and generate an overcurrent signal indicative of the overcurrent condition; and a consumption system in communication with the detection unit, the consumption system configured to consume and thereby reduce a current in the output path of the voltage converter circuit upon receipt of the overcurrent signal, the consumption system further configured to not consume the current when the overcurrent signal ceases, the consumption system including a switchable resistance along the output path of the voltage converter circuit, the switchable resistance configured to provide a first resistance when there is no overcurrent condition and a second resistance during the overcurrent condition, the second resistance greater than the first resistance.