Active overvoltage control for inductive load driving.

摘要

A circuit for limiting the transitory's overvoltage across a power transistor connected essentially in series with an inductive load between a supply rail and a ground rail of the circuit and operated to switch ON-OFF said inductive load utilizes a comparator circuit for switching-ON again the power transistor in order to discharge the energy stored in the load's inductance. The voltage across the power transistor is sensed by a first voltage divider, while a reference voltage is obtained by means of a second voltage divider connected between the supply and ground. The circuit is practically insensitive to temperature and to variations of the supply voltage and is easily implemented.