An active limiting circuit, comprising: a comparator configured to compare a reference voltage with a sense voltage, the sense voltage being dependent on a voltage and a current provided to a load being driven by a battery; and a power switch, having a gate being coupled to an output from the comparator configured to be, in response to the reference voltage being less than the sense voltage, in an open state, and in response to the reference voltage being greater than the sense voltage, in a closed state creating a closed circuit between the battery and the load allowing the battery to provide a first amount of power to the load; a series inductor coupled between the battery and the load, the inductor configured to effectively rate-limit an output current supplied to the load to allow time for the active limiting circuit to enter the open state in a presence of energy transients; characterised by a feedback voltage divider coupled to the battery and the comparator, the feedback voltage divider configured to generate the sense voltage based on a battery output voltage and a battery output current; and a sense resistor coupled series to the feedback voltage divider and also being coupled in series between the battery and the power switch; the feedback voltage divider is further connected in a point between the sense resistor and the power switch; wherein the feedback voltage divider includes a) a first resistor coupled between the sense resistor and a negative input of the comparator, b) a second resistor coupled between the battery and the negative input of the comparator, and c) a hysteresis resistor coupled to the load and the comparator. a comparator configured to compare a reference voltage with a sense voltage, the sense voltage being dependent on a voltage and a current provided to a load being driven by a battery; and a power switch, having a gate being coupled to an output from the comparator configured to be, in response to the reference voltage being less than the sense voltage, in an open state, and in response to the reference voltage being greater than the sense voltage, in a closed state creating a closed circuit between the battery and the load allowing the battery to provide a first amount of power to the load; a series inductor coupled between the battery and the load, the inductor configured to effectively rate-limit an output current supplied to the load to allow time for the active limiting circuit to enter the open state in a presence of energy transients; characterised by a feedback voltage divider coupled to the battery and the comparator, the feedback voltage divider configured to generate the sense voltage based on a battery output voltage and a battery output current; and a sense resistor coupled series to the feedback voltage divider and also being coupled in series between the battery and the power switch; the feedback voltage divider is further connected in a point between the sense resistor and the power switch; wherein the feedback voltage divider includes a) a first resistor coupled between the sense resistor and a negative input of the comparator, b) a second resistor coupled between the battery and the negative input of the comparator, and c) a hysteresis resistor coupled to the load and the comparator. a) a first resistor coupled between the sense resistor and a negative input of the comparator, b) a second resistor coupled between the battery and the negative input of the comparator, and c) a hysteresis resistor coupled to the load and the comparator.