Overcurrent protection circuit

摘要

The invention relates to an overcurrent protection circuit comprising an overcurrent trip (5) and a switching element (6). A switched current (I) passing through the switching element (6) can be detected by the overcurrent trip (5) and the switching element (6) can be tripped to open if said switched current (I) fulfils a tripping requirement. A current limiter (7) is series-connected downstream of the switching element (6).