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I do want to drive it hard for a fast changeover; this relay will not have to operate more than maybe 10 times during the lifetime of a vehicle, so if it can take all those 24.4V I would not worry about # of cycles reduction.<br /> <br /> Q1 will be operated by a MCU which interrupts on a threshold rising voltage, fast enough for the whole thing to cut off in much less than 10 ms and so the TVS clamp survives. When the surge disappears the MCU will eventually command Q1 again and operation is reestablished. <br /> <br /> I expect this to work for a few years, but does it stand any chance to still work in 10 - 15 years ? Of course, the relay will spend 99.9999% of its life in its NC position. 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A TVS is rated to absorb a certain amount of energy, while a zener is rated to dissipate a certain power, and may be more accurate in its voltage specification.<br /> <br /> If you are trying to absorb a load dump, a lot of energy will end up in the TVS and so it will get hot during the transient and it will be difficult to know if a zener will handle that, because energy ratings are not in zener specifications.<br /> <br /> Similarly, if you use a TVS to regulate the voltage, it may not be very accurate, and it may not be designed for continuous power dissipation, so it will just not work as well as a zener.<br /> <br /> The load dump won't be particularly fast compared to electronic switching times, so I don't think that the switching times really come into your simulations.</div> </div> <div class="js-selectToQuoteEnd"> </div> </article> </div> <aside class="message-signature"> <div class="bbWrapper"><a href="http://twitter.com/mtrak_uk" target="_blank" class="link link--external" 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zener can cause issues of the zener voltage not changing as fast as expected.<br /> <br /> In the circuit in post #19, the voltage across R1 would be subjected to a small spike due to the zener diode capacitance, and I think that is what you saw.</div> </div> <div class="js-selectToQuoteEnd"> </div> </article> </div> <aside class="message-signature"> <div class="bbWrapper"><a href="http://twitter.com/mtrak_uk" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">http://twitter.com/mtrak_uk</a></div> </aside> </div> <footer class="message-footer"> <div class="message-microdata" itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemtype="https://schema.org/InteractionCounter" itemscope> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="0" /> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="https://schema.org/LikeAction" /> </div> <div class="reactionsBar js-reactionsList "> </div> <div class="js-historyTarget message-historyTarget toggleTarget" data-href="trigger-href"></div> </footer> </div> 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Or ?<br /> <br /> Voltage source: <br /> <div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--screenLimited bbCodeBlock--code"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> Code: </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content" dir="ltr"> <pre class="bbCodeCode" dir="ltr" data-xf-init="code-block" data-lang=""><code>pwl( 0 0 10u 0 11u 112 61u 26 70u 15 200m 15)</code></pre> </div> </div><br /> <div class="bbImageWrapper js-lbImage" title="simulation_acting_up_diagram.png" data-src="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/attachments/simulation_acting_up_diagram-png.142607/" data-lb-sidebar-href="" data-lb-caption-extra-html="" data-single-image="1"> <img src="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/attachments/simulation_acting_up_diagram-png.142607/" data-url="" class="bbImage" data-zoom-target="1" style="" alt="simulation_acting_up_diagram.png" title="simulation_acting_up_diagram.png" width="1335" height="731" loading="lazy" /> </div><br /> <br /> <div class="bbImageWrapper js-lbImage" title="simulation_acting_up_graph.png" data-src="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/attachments/simulation_acting_up_graph-png.142608/" data-lb-sidebar-href="" data-lb-caption-extra-html="" data-single-image="1"> <img src="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/attachments/simulation_acting_up_graph-png.142608/" data-url="" class="bbImage" data-zoom-target="1" style="" alt="simulation_acting_up_graph.png" title="simulation_acting_up_graph.png" width="1475" height="660" loading="lazy" /> </div></div> </div> <div class="js-selectToQuoteEnd"> </div> </article> </div> </div> <footer class="message-footer"> <div class="message-microdata" itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemtype="https://schema.org/InteractionCounter" itemscope> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="0" /> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="https://schema.org/LikeAction" /> </div> <div class="reactionsBar js-reactionsList "> </div> <div class="js-historyTarget message-historyTarget toggleTarget" data-href="trigger-href"></div> </footer> </div> </div> <div class="message-cell message-cell--vote"> <div class="message-column"> <div class="contentVote js-contentVote " data-xf-init="content-vote" data-content-id="post-1441517"> <meta itemprop="upvoteCount" content="0" /> <a href="javascript:" class="contentVote-vote is-disabled contentVote-vote--up " data-vote="up"><span class="u-srOnly">Upvote</span></a> <span class="contentVote-score js-voteCount" data-score="0">0</span> <a href="javascript:" class="contentVote-vote is-disabled contentVote-vote--down " data-vote="down"><span class="u-srOnly">Downvote</span></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="message message--post js-post js-inlineModContainer " data-author="Diver300" data-content="post-1441524" id="js-post-1441524" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Answer" itemid="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/posts/1441524/"> <meta itemprop="parentItem" itemscope itemid="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/threads/relay-against-load-dump.165238/" /> <span class="u-anchorTarget" id="post-1441524"></span> <div class="message-inner"> <div class="message-cell message-cell--user"> <section class="message-user" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemid="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/members/diver300.73824/"> <meta itemprop="url" content="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/members/diver300.73824/" /> <div class="message-avatar "> <div class="message-avatar-wrapper"> <a href="/members/diver300.73824/" class="avatar avatar--m avatar--default avatar--default--dynamic" data-user-id="73824" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" style="background-color: #9933cc; 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The 100 Ohms of R1 means that the gate of Q1 will be at the same voltage as the input all the time.<br /> <br /> You can't use an n-MOSFET to short the gate of a p-MOSFET if they both connect to the +ve supply, unless you have a gate voltage of the n-MOSFET above the +ve supply. To short the gate of a p-MOSFET, you need it to be very near the +ve supply. If you connect the gate of an n-MOSFET to the +ve supply, and there is some load on the source to the negative, the source voltage will be lower than the +ve supply by the gate-source threshold.<br /> <br /> If you make Q1 a PNP transistor, (collector to gate of Q2, emitter to +ve) and change R1 to 100 k, not 100 Ohms, the circuit should work. You may need a larger voltage for D1 as that must not conduct when the circuit is supposed to be letting current though.<br /> <br /> You may need some capacitance on the output, because when a voltage spike occours, there will be a short time when Q2 is turned on before Q1 turns it off.</div> </div> <div class="js-selectToQuoteEnd"> </div> </article> </div> <aside class="message-signature"> <div class="bbWrapper"><a href="http://twitter.com/mtrak_uk" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">http://twitter.com/mtrak_uk</a></div> </aside> </div> <footer class="message-footer"> <div class="message-microdata" itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemtype="https://schema.org/InteractionCounter" itemscope> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="0" /> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="https://schema.org/LikeAction" /> </div> <div class="reactionsBar js-reactionsList is-active"> <ul class="reactionSummary"> <li><span class="reaction reaction--small 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It needs to be small enough that it doesn't get affected too badly by R1, but large enough that the current in the base-emitter junction of Q1 is kept small enough not to damage it. <br /> <br /> You need a much higher voltage MOSFET for Q2. It is supposed to stop the input spike.<br /> <br /> You may need some capacitance on the output to allow for the time it takes to turn off Q2. I would suggest 470 µF.<br /> <br /> I don't understand why R2 is not turning Q2 when the output voltage has dropped to 12 V. You should simulate a steady 12 V input and check that Q1 is off and Q2 is on in that situation.</div> </div> <div class="js-selectToQuoteEnd"> </div> </article> </div> <aside class="message-signature"> <div class="bbWrapper"><a href="http://twitter.com/mtrak_uk" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">http://twitter.com/mtrak_uk</a></div> </aside> </div> <footer class="message-footer"> <div class="message-microdata" itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemtype="https://schema.org/InteractionCounter" itemscope> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="0" /> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="https://schema.org/LikeAction" /> </div> <div class="reactionsBar js-reactionsList "> </div> <div class="js-historyTarget message-historyTarget toggleTarget" data-href="trigger-href"></div> </footer> </div> </div> <div class="message-cell message-cell--vote"> <div class="message-column"> <div class="contentVote js-contentVote " data-xf-init="content-vote" data-content-id="post-1441531"> <meta itemprop="upvoteCount" content="0" /> <a href="javascript:" class="contentVote-vote is-disabled contentVote-vote--up " data-vote="up"><span class="u-srOnly">Upvote</span></a> <span class="contentVote-score js-voteCount" data-score="0">0</span> <a href="javascript:" class="contentVote-vote is-disabled contentVote-vote--down " data-vote="down"><span class="u-srOnly">Downvote</span></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="message message--post js-post js-inlineModContainer " data-author="kellogs" data-content="post-1441639" id="js-post-1441639" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Answer" itemid="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/posts/1441639/"> <meta itemprop="parentItem" itemscope itemid="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/threads/relay-against-load-dump.165238/" /> <span class="u-anchorTarget" id="post-1441639"></span> <div class="message-inner"> <div class="message-cell message-cell--user"> <section class="message-user" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemid="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/members/kellogs.321709/"> <meta itemprop="url" content="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/members/kellogs.321709/" /> <div class="message-avatar "> <div class="message-avatar-wrapper"> <a href="/members/kellogs.321709/" class="avatar avatar--m avatar--default avatar--default--dynamic" data-user-id="321709" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" style="background-color: #cc9966; color: #604020"> <span class="avatar-u321709-m" role="img" aria-label="kellogs">K</span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="message-userDetails"> <h4 class="message-name"><a href="/members/kellogs.321709/" class="username " dir="auto" data-user-id="321709" data-xf-init="member-tooltip"><span itemprop="name">kellogs</span></a></h4> <h5 class="userTitle message-userTitle" dir="auto" itemprop="jobTitle">Member</h5> </div> <span class="message-userArrow"></span> </section> </div> <div class="message-cell message-cell--main"> <div class="message-main js-quickEditTarget"> <header class="message-attribution message-attribution--split"> <ul class="message-attribution-main listInline "> <li class="u-concealed"> <a href="/threads/relay-against-load-dump.165238/post-1441639" rel="nofollow" itemprop="url"> <time class="u-dt" dir="auto" datetime="2023-09-05T06:43:16-0700" data-time="1693921396" data-date-string="Sep 5, 2023" data-time-string="6:43 AM" title="Sep 5, 2023 at 6:43 AM" itemprop="datePublished">Sep 5, 2023</time> </a> </li> </ul> <ul class="message-attribution-opposite message-attribution-opposite--list "> <li> <a href="/threads/relay-against-load-dump.165238/post-1441639" class="message-attribution-gadget" data-xf-init="share-tooltip" data-href="/posts/1441639/share" aria-label="Share" rel="nofollow"> <i class="fa--xf fal fa-share-alt" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </li> <li> <a href="/threads/relay-against-load-dump.165238/post-1441639" rel="nofollow"> #30 </a> </li> </ul> </header> <div class="message-content js-messageContent"> <div class="message-userContent lbContainer js-lbContainer " data-lb-id="post-1441639" data-lb-caption-desc="kellogs · Sep 5, 2023 at 6:43 AM"> <article class="message-body js-selectToQuote"> <div itemprop="text"> <div class="bbWrapper">Heh, ok. Many points:<br /> <br /> - could have sworn i have fed in correct pin numbers for Q2 MOSFET to the simulator, guess not. Anyway, I have now replaced it with 3 parallel FETs from Rohm; they have good datasheet but bad spice model<br /> - I forgot why I have avoided this solution in the first place - no cost-reasonable FET for 10A of bulbs and a Vds max of 100V. Okay, I'll scale down on the light bulbs @ some 6-7A.<br /> - that 470u cap on the output I do not like very much. Makes for extra delays, extra inrush current and probably very costly paper cap / cheap electrolytic which will fail sooner than later. Perhaps I am good with an Alu-polymer 330u and an 1W 27 ohm resistor to reduce the current spikes (like below)?<br /> - I need to take care of faster & higher voltage spikes, such as this one at < 200 us and 112V peak. Operation should not be disturbed during these, also a burst of such spikes could heat up the FETs beyond redemption. maybe i can amend the situation with a bunch of series TVS diodes as shown ? These will both clamp voltage to a more FET- survivable level and reduce the current through the 3 FETs to maybe half, given the combined dynamic resistance for the 4 TVS diodes will match the (cold) resistance of light bulbs.<br /> - Would an 0.5W resistor be fine for R11, and perhaps the same for R2 ?<br /> - Again, I do not trust this simulation much:<br /> `pwl(<br /> 0 15<br /> 10u 15<br /> 11u 112<br /> 61u 26<br /> 70u 15<br /> 200m 15)<br /> r=0`<br /> <br /> <div class="bbImageWrapper js-lbImage" title="simulation_3FET_diagram_2a.png" data-src="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/attachments/simulation_3fet_diagram_2a-png.142670/" data-lb-sidebar-href="" data-lb-caption-extra-html="" data-single-image="1"> <img src="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/attachments/simulation_3fet_diagram_2a-png.142670/" data-url="" class="bbImage" data-zoom-target="1" style="" alt="simulation_3FET_diagram_2a.png" title="simulation_3FET_diagram_2a.png" width="1453" height="835" loading="lazy" /> </div><br /> <div class="bbImageWrapper js-lbImage" title="simulation_3FET_graph_2a.png" data-src="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/attachments/simulation_3fet_graph_2a-png.142671/" data-lb-sidebar-href="" data-lb-caption-extra-html="" data-single-image="1"> <img src="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/attachments/simulation_3fet_graph_2a-png.142671/" data-url="" class="bbImage" data-zoom-target="1" style="" alt="simulation_3FET_graph_2a.png" title="simulation_3FET_graph_2a.png" width="1920" height="1080" loading="lazy" /> </div></div> </div> <div class="js-selectToQuoteEnd"> </div> </article> </div> </div> <footer class="message-footer"> <div class="message-microdata" itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemtype="https://schema.org/InteractionCounter" itemscope> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="0" /> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="https://schema.org/LikeAction" /> </div> <div class="reactionsBar js-reactionsList "> </div> <div class="js-historyTarget message-historyTarget toggleTarget" data-href="trigger-href"></div> </footer> </div> </div> <div class="message-cell message-cell--vote"> <div class="message-column"> <div class="contentVote js-contentVote " data-xf-init="content-vote" data-content-id="post-1441639"> <meta itemprop="upvoteCount" content="0" /> <a href="javascript:" class="contentVote-vote is-disabled contentVote-vote--up " data-vote="up"><span class="u-srOnly">Upvote</span></a> <span class="contentVote-score js-voteCount" data-score="0">0</span> <a href="javascript:" class="contentVote-vote is-disabled contentVote-vote--down " data-vote="down"><span class="u-srOnly">Downvote</span></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="message message--post js-post js-inlineModContainer " data-author="Diver300" data-content="post-1441640" id="js-post-1441640" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Answer" itemid="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/posts/1441640/"> <meta itemprop="parentItem" itemscope itemid="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/threads/relay-against-load-dump.165238/" /> <span class="u-anchorTarget" id="post-1441640"></span> <div class="message-inner"> <div class="message-cell message-cell--user"> <section class="message-user" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemid="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/members/diver300.73824/"> <meta itemprop="url" content="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/members/diver300.73824/" /> <div class="message-avatar "> <div class="message-avatar-wrapper"> <a href="/members/diver300.73824/" class="avatar avatar--m avatar--default avatar--default--dynamic" data-user-id="73824" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" style="background-color: #9933cc; 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Turning off using Q2 is really only for load dump which is of a long enough duration that heat is a problem.<br /> <br /> I would not have thought that spikes could cause significant heating.</div> </div> <div class="js-selectToQuoteEnd"> </div> </article> </div> <aside class="message-signature"> <div class="bbWrapper"><a href="http://twitter.com/mtrak_uk" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">http://twitter.com/mtrak_uk</a></div> </aside> </div> <footer class="message-footer"> <div class="message-microdata" itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemtype="https://schema.org/InteractionCounter" itemscope> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="0" /> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="https://schema.org/LikeAction" /> </div> <div class="reactionsBar js-reactionsList "> </div> <div class="js-historyTarget message-historyTarget toggleTarget" data-href="trigger-href"></div> </footer> </div> </div> <div class="message-cell message-cell--vote"> <div class="message-column"> <div class="contentVote js-contentVote " data-xf-init="content-vote" data-content-id="post-1441640"> <meta itemprop="upvoteCount" content="0" /> <a href="javascript:" class="contentVote-vote is-disabled contentVote-vote--up " data-vote="up"><span class="u-srOnly">Upvote</span></a> <span class="contentVote-score js-voteCount" data-score="0">0</span> <a href="javascript:" class="contentVote-vote is-disabled contentVote-vote--down " data-vote="down"><span class="u-srOnly">Downvote</span></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="message message--post js-post js-inlineModContainer " data-author="kellogs" data-content="post-1441682" id="js-post-1441682" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Answer" itemid="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/posts/1441682/"> <meta itemprop="parentItem" itemscope itemid="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/threads/relay-against-load-dump.165238/" /> <span class="u-anchorTarget" id="post-1441682"></span> <div class="message-inner"> <div class="message-cell message-cell--user"> <section class="message-user" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemid="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/members/kellogs.321709/"> <meta itemprop="url" content="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/members/kellogs.321709/" /> <div class="message-avatar "> <div class="message-avatar-wrapper"> <a href="/members/kellogs.321709/" class="avatar avatar--m avatar--default avatar--default--dynamic" data-user-id="321709" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" style="background-color: #cc9966; color: #604020"> <span class="avatar-u321709-m" role="img" aria-label="kellogs">K</span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="message-userDetails"> <h4 class="message-name"><a href="/members/kellogs.321709/" class="username " dir="auto" data-user-id="321709" data-xf-init="member-tooltip"><span itemprop="name">kellogs</span></a></h4> <h5 class="userTitle message-userTitle" dir="auto" itemprop="jobTitle">Member</h5> </div> <span class="message-userArrow"></span> </section> </div> <div class="message-cell message-cell--main"> <div class="message-main js-quickEditTarget"> <header class="message-attribution message-attribution--split"> <ul class="message-attribution-main listInline "> <li class="u-concealed"> <a href="/threads/relay-against-load-dump.165238/post-1441682" rel="nofollow" itemprop="url"> <time class="u-dt" dir="auto" datetime="2023-09-06T11:03:07-0700" data-time="1694023387" data-date-string="Sep 6, 2023" data-time-string="11:03 AM" title="Sep 6, 2023 at 11:03 AM" itemprop="datePublished">Sep 6, 2023</time> </a> </li> </ul> <ul class="message-attribution-opposite message-attribution-opposite--list "> <li> <a href="/threads/relay-against-load-dump.165238/post-1441682" class="message-attribution-gadget" data-xf-init="share-tooltip" data-href="/posts/1441682/share" aria-label="Share" rel="nofollow"> <i class="fa--xf fal fa-share-alt" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </li> <li> <a href="/threads/relay-against-load-dump.165238/post-1441682" rel="nofollow"> #32 </a> </li> </ul> </header> <div class="message-content js-messageContent"> <div class="message-userContent lbContainer js-lbContainer " data-lb-id="post-1441682" data-lb-caption-desc="kellogs · Sep 6, 2023 at 11:03 AM"> <article class="message-body js-selectToQuote"> <div itemprop="text"> <div class="bbWrapper">Ok. It must be my simulator - it is giving me only trouble... For this circuit:<br /> <br /> <div class="bbImageWrapper js-lbImage" title="simulation_alt12_diagram_2a.png" data-src="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/attachments/simulation_alt12_diagram_2a-png.142678/" data-lb-sidebar-href="" data-lb-caption-extra-html="" data-single-image="1"> <img src="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/attachments/simulation_alt12_diagram_2a-png.142678/" data-url="" class="bbImage" data-zoom-target="1" style="" alt="simulation_alt12_diagram_2a.png" title="simulation_alt12_diagram_2a.png" width="1390" height="735" loading="lazy" /> </div><br /> <br /> Where V0 is<br /> <br /> <div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--screenLimited bbCodeBlock--code"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> Code: </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content" dir="ltr"> <pre class="bbCodeCode" dir="ltr" data-xf-init="code-block" data-lang=""><code>pwl( 0 0 10u 0 11u 112 61u 26 70u 15 200m 15) r=0</code></pre> </div> </div><br /> I have managed to come up with these waveforms, but only twice, don't know how it happened:<br /> <br /> <div class="bbImageWrapper js-lbImage" title="simulation_alt1_graph_2a.png" data-src="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/attachments/simulation_alt1_graph_2a-png.142679/" data-lb-sidebar-href="" data-lb-caption-extra-html="" data-single-image="1"> <img src="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/attachments/simulation_alt1_graph_2a-png.142679/" data-url="" class="bbImage" data-zoom-target="1" style="" alt="simulation_alt1_graph_2a.png" title="simulation_alt1_graph_2a.png" width="1920" height="1080" loading="lazy" /> </div><br /> <br /> Otherwise I am either getting only errors without a graph or these spikey waveforms:<br /> <br /> <div class="bbImageWrapper js-lbImage" title="simulation_alt12_graph_spikey_2a.png" data-src="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/attachments/simulation_alt12_graph_spikey_2a-png.142680/" data-lb-sidebar-href="" data-lb-caption-extra-html="" data-single-image="1"> <img src="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/attachments/simulation_alt12_graph_spikey_2a-png.142680/" data-url="" class="bbImage" data-zoom-target="1" style="" alt="simulation_alt12_graph_spikey_2a.png" title="simulation_alt12_graph_spikey_2a.png" width="1920" height="1080" loading="lazy" /> </div><br /> <br /> Do any of them look plausible to your eyes ?</div> </div> <div class="js-selectToQuoteEnd"> </div> </article> </div> </div> <footer class="message-footer"> <div class="message-microdata" itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemtype="https://schema.org/InteractionCounter" itemscope> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="0" /> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="https://schema.org/LikeAction" /> </div> <div class="reactionsBar js-reactionsList "> </div> <div class="js-historyTarget message-historyTarget toggleTarget" data-href="trigger-href"></div> </footer> </div> </div> <div class="message-cell message-cell--vote"> <div class="message-column"> <div class="contentVote js-contentVote " data-xf-init="content-vote" data-content-id="post-1441682"> <meta itemprop="upvoteCount" content="0" /> <a href="javascript:" class="contentVote-vote is-disabled contentVote-vote--up " data-vote="up"><span class="u-srOnly">Upvote</span></a> <span class="contentVote-score js-voteCount" data-score="0">0</span> <a href="javascript:" class="contentVote-vote is-disabled contentVote-vote--down " data-vote="down"><span class="u-srOnly">Downvote</span></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="message message--post js-post js-inlineModContainer " data-author="Diver300" data-content="post-1441714" id="js-post-1441714" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Answer" itemid="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/posts/1441714/"> <meta itemprop="parentItem" itemscope itemid="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/threads/relay-against-load-dump.165238/" /> <span class="u-anchorTarget" id="post-1441714"></span> <div class="message-inner"> <div class="message-cell message-cell--user"> <section class="message-user" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemid="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/members/diver300.73824/"> <meta itemprop="url" content="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/members/diver300.73824/" /> <div class="message-avatar "> <div class="message-avatar-wrapper"> <a href="/members/diver300.73824/" class="avatar avatar--m avatar--default avatar--default--dynamic" data-user-id="73824" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" style="background-color: #9933cc; 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A load dump is where the alternator is running normally and then the load is removed and the voltage spikes. Yours starts with the voltage spike from 0 V. It should start with 200 ms at 15 V and then go straight up to a higher voltage.<br /> <br /> R2 will only turn on Q2 quite slowly, and you can see that happening in your circuit where the voltages only rise slowly the first time. On other simulation, I think that the overvoltage is detected first so that Q2 never turns on, but I can't work out everything that is happening.<br /> <br /> Also the load you have is 48 A and that is not the sort of load you need to protect against load dump as it will take enough current itself to stop load dump happening. In your simulation C1 will be slowing the rise of the load dump a bit. If you are wanting to protect a real circuit against load dump, you would not have a big capacitor like that before the Q2 because the load dump would damage the capacitor and the capacitor would slow down the detection of the voltage.<br /> <br /> I'm not sure why you have an inductor in the model. The alternator would normally be modelled with a resistor as the output. A more complex model might be an AC source with as series inductor and then the rectifier. However if you use a single phase source the ripple will be terrible. Alternators are three phase so the output voltage stays well above zero even with no smoothing.</div> </div> <div class="js-selectToQuoteEnd"> </div> </article> </div> <aside class="message-signature"> <div class="bbWrapper"><a href="http://twitter.com/mtrak_uk" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">http://twitter.com/mtrak_uk</a></div> </aside> </div> <footer class="message-footer"> <div class="message-microdata" itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemtype="https://schema.org/InteractionCounter" itemscope> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="0" /> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="https://schema.org/LikeAction" /> </div> <div class="reactionsBar js-reactionsList "> </div> <div class="js-historyTarget message-historyTarget toggleTarget" data-href="trigger-href"></div> </footer> </div> </div> <div class="message-cell message-cell--vote"> <div class="message-column"> <div class="contentVote js-contentVote " data-xf-init="content-vote" data-content-id="post-1441714"> <meta itemprop="upvoteCount" content="0" /> <a href="javascript:" class="contentVote-vote is-disabled contentVote-vote--up " data-vote="up"><span class="u-srOnly">Upvote</span></a> <span class="contentVote-score js-voteCount" data-score="0">0</span> <a href="javascript:" class="contentVote-vote is-disabled contentVote-vote--down " data-vote="down"><span class="u-srOnly">Downvote</span></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="message message--post js-post js-inlineModContainer " data-author="kellogs" data-content="post-1441722" id="js-post-1441722" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Answer" itemid="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/posts/1441722/"> <meta itemprop="parentItem" itemscope itemid="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/threads/relay-against-load-dump.165238/" /> <span class="u-anchorTarget" id="post-1441722"></span> <div class="message-inner"> <div class="message-cell message-cell--user"> <section class="message-user" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemid="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/members/kellogs.321709/"> <meta itemprop="url" content="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/members/kellogs.321709/" /> <div class="message-avatar "> <div class="message-avatar-wrapper"> <a href="/members/kellogs.321709/" class="avatar avatar--m avatar--default avatar--default--dynamic" data-user-id="321709" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" style="background-color: #cc9966; color: #604020"> <span class="avatar-u321709-m" role="img" aria-label="kellogs">K</span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="message-userDetails"> <h4 class="message-name"><a href="/members/kellogs.321709/" class="username " dir="auto" data-user-id="321709" data-xf-init="member-tooltip"><span itemprop="name">kellogs</span></a></h4> <h5 class="userTitle message-userTitle" dir="auto" itemprop="jobTitle">Member</h5> </div> <span class="message-userArrow"></span> </section> </div> <div class="message-cell message-cell--main"> <div class="message-main js-quickEditTarget"> <header class="message-attribution message-attribution--split"> <ul class="message-attribution-main listInline "> <li class="u-concealed"> <a href="/threads/relay-against-load-dump.165238/post-1441722" rel="nofollow" itemprop="url"> <time class="u-dt" dir="auto" datetime="2023-09-08T06:06:24-0700" data-time="1694178384" data-date-string="Sep 8, 2023" data-time-string="6:06 AM" title="Sep 8, 2023 at 6:06 AM" itemprop="datePublished">Sep 8, 2023</time> </a> </li> </ul> <ul class="message-attribution-opposite message-attribution-opposite--list "> <li> <a href="/threads/relay-against-load-dump.165238/post-1441722" class="message-attribution-gadget" data-xf-init="share-tooltip" data-href="/posts/1441722/share" aria-label="Share" rel="nofollow"> <i class="fa--xf fal fa-share-alt" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </li> <li> <a href="/threads/relay-against-load-dump.165238/post-1441722" rel="nofollow"> #34 </a> </li> </ul> </header> <div class="message-content js-messageContent"> <div class="message-userContent lbContainer js-lbContainer " data-lb-id="post-1441722" data-lb-caption-desc="kellogs · Sep 8, 2023 at 6:06 AM"> <article class="message-body js-selectToQuote"> <div itemprop="text"> <div class="bbWrapper">Hi,<br /> <br /> Yes, the past few simulations were not for load dump (which works fine), but for the faster ISO transients. Please see the PWL voltage source described:<br /> <br /> <blockquote data-attributes="member: 321709" data-quote="kellogs" data-source="post: 1441682" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=1441682" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1441682">kellogs said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> <div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--screenLimited bbCodeBlock--code"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> Code: </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content" dir="ltr"> <pre class="bbCodeCode" dir="ltr" data-xf-init="code-block" data-lang=""><code>pwl( 0 0 10u 0 11u 112 61u 26 70u 15 200m 15) r=0</code></pre> </div> </div> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> As per ISO 7637-2, I am using the artificial network they describe. Should I not use it and replace it with a static 2 ohm impedance ?<br /> <br /> <div class="bbImageWrapper js-lbImage" title="Screenshot_20230908_155552.png" data-src="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/attachments/screenshot_20230908_155552-png.142693/" data-lb-sidebar-href="" data-lb-caption-extra-html="" data-single-image="1"> <img src="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/attachments/screenshot_20230908_155552-png.142693/" data-url="" class="bbImage" data-zoom-target="1" style="" alt="Screenshot_20230908_155552.png" title="Screenshot_20230908_155552.png" width="1920" height="1080" loading="lazy" /> </div><br /> <div class="bbImageWrapper js-lbImage" title="Screenshot_20230908_155616.png" data-src="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/attachments/screenshot_20230908_155616-png.142694/" data-lb-sidebar-href="" data-lb-caption-extra-html="" data-single-image="1"> <img src="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/attachments/screenshot_20230908_155616-png.142694/" data-url="" class="bbImage" data-zoom-target="1" style="" alt="Screenshot_20230908_155616.png" title="Screenshot_20230908_155616.png" width="1920" height="1080" loading="lazy" /> </div><br /> <div class="bbImageWrapper js-lbImage" title="Screenshot_20230908_155648.png" data-src="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/attachments/screenshot_20230908_155648-png.142695/" data-lb-sidebar-href="" data-lb-caption-extra-html="" data-single-image="1"> <img src="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/attachments/screenshot_20230908_155648-png.142695/" data-url="" class="bbImage" data-zoom-target="1" style="" alt="Screenshot_20230908_155648.png" title="Screenshot_20230908_155648.png" width="1920" height="1080" loading="lazy" /> </div><br /> <br /> If I were to replace C1 with a TVS diode, there is a huge difference between current through TVS diode when using the artificial network vs. when using a static 2 ohm resistor.</div> </div> <div class="js-selectToQuoteEnd"> </div> </article> </div> </div> <footer class="message-footer"> <div class="message-microdata" itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemtype="https://schema.org/InteractionCounter" itemscope> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="0" /> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="https://schema.org/LikeAction" /> </div> <div class="reactionsBar js-reactionsList "> </div> <div class="js-historyTarget message-historyTarget toggleTarget" data-href="trigger-href"></div> </footer> </div> </div> <div class="message-cell message-cell--vote"> <div class="message-column"> <div class="contentVote js-contentVote " data-xf-init="content-vote" data-content-id="post-1441722"> <meta itemprop="upvoteCount" content="0" /> <a href="javascript:" class="contentVote-vote is-disabled contentVote-vote--up " data-vote="up"><span class="u-srOnly">Upvote</span></a> <span class="contentVote-score js-voteCount" data-score="0">0</span> <a href="javascript:" class="contentVote-vote is-disabled contentVote-vote--down " data-vote="down"><span class="u-srOnly">Downvote</span></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="message message--post js-post js-inlineModContainer " data-author="Diver300" data-content="post-1441728" id="js-post-1441728" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Answer" itemid="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/posts/1441728/"> <meta itemprop="parentItem" itemscope itemid="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/threads/relay-against-load-dump.165238/" /> <span class="u-anchorTarget" id="post-1441728"></span> <div class="message-inner"> <div class="message-cell message-cell--user"> <section class="message-user" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemid="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/members/diver300.73824/"> <meta itemprop="url" content="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/members/diver300.73824/" /> <div class="message-avatar "> <div class="message-avatar-wrapper"> <a href="/members/diver300.73824/" class="avatar avatar--m avatar--default avatar--default--dynamic" data-user-id="73824" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" style="background-color: #9933cc; 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I just hadn't understood what they are for.<br /> <br /> You are right that fast transients may need some capacitance.<br /> <br /> I suppose my concern is that at the lower frequency / longer time period of a load dump, those components won't make much difference. <br /> <br /> There needs to be a significant resistance in series to simulate the load dump properly. If you have an an alternator generating 15 V at 100 A, the unloaded voltage could well be 80 - 120 V if the load is disconnected. The regulator will reduce that but it will take half a second or so.<br /> <br /> A simple model of that alternator, ignoring the regulator, could be 120 V in series with 1.05 Ohms. A TVS or capacitor will be quite effective at limiting the transient for a short time, until the TVS overheats or the capacitor charges up. By putting Q2 in series, that time can be limited to a few hundred microseconds.<br /> <br /> Of course, in your circuit, by disconnecting the 48 A load, you are making the load dump worse for anything not protected.<br /> <br /> On the circuit that I made, the current draw was much less, so the MOSFET adds some resistance as well. I use a 330 uF capacitor after that, and the voltage on that only jumps up about 1 - 2 V before the MOSFET turns off</div> </div> <div class="js-selectToQuoteEnd"> </div> </article> </div> <aside class="message-signature"> <div class="bbWrapper"><a href="http://twitter.com/mtrak_uk" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">http://twitter.com/mtrak_uk</a></div> </aside> </div> <footer class="message-footer"> <div class="message-microdata" itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemtype="https://schema.org/InteractionCounter" itemscope> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="0" /> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="https://schema.org/LikeAction" /> </div> <div class="reactionsBar js-reactionsList is-active"> <ul class="reactionSummary"> <li><span class="reaction reaction--small reaction--1" data-reaction-id="1"><i aria-hidden="true"></i><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="reaction-sprite js-reaction" alt="Like" title="Like" /></span></li> </ul> <span class="u-srOnly">Reactions:</span> <a class="reactionsBar-link" href="/posts/1441728/reactions" data-xf-click="overlay" data-cache="false" rel="nofollow"><bdi>kellogs</bdi></a> </div> <div class="js-historyTarget message-historyTarget toggleTarget" data-href="trigger-href"></div> </footer> </div> </div> <div class="message-cell message-cell--vote"> <div class="message-column"> <div class="contentVote js-contentVote " data-xf-init="content-vote" data-content-id="post-1441728"> <meta itemprop="upvoteCount" content="0" /> <a href="javascript:" class="contentVote-vote is-disabled contentVote-vote--up " data-vote="up"><span class="u-srOnly">Upvote</span></a> <span class="contentVote-score js-voteCount" data-score="0">0</span> <a href="javascript:" class="contentVote-vote is-disabled contentVote-vote--down " data-vote="down"><span class="u-srOnly">Downvote</span></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="message message--post js-post js-inlineModContainer " data-author="kellogs" data-content="post-1441885" id="js-post-1441885" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Answer" itemid="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/posts/1441885/"> <meta itemprop="parentItem" itemscope itemid="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/threads/relay-against-load-dump.165238/" /> <span class="u-anchorTarget" id="post-1441885"></span> <div class="message-inner"> <div class="message-cell message-cell--user"> <section class="message-user" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemid="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/members/kellogs.321709/"> <meta itemprop="url" content="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/members/kellogs.321709/" /> <div class="message-avatar "> <div class="message-avatar-wrapper"> <a href="/members/kellogs.321709/" class="avatar avatar--m avatar--default avatar--default--dynamic" data-user-id="321709" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" style="background-color: #cc9966; color: #604020"> <span class="avatar-u321709-m" role="img" aria-label="kellogs">K</span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="message-userDetails"> <h4 class="message-name"><a href="/members/kellogs.321709/" class="username " dir="auto" data-user-id="321709" data-xf-init="member-tooltip"><span itemprop="name">kellogs</span></a></h4> <h5 class="userTitle message-userTitle" dir="auto" itemprop="jobTitle">Member</h5> </div> <span class="message-userArrow"></span> </section> </div> <div class="message-cell message-cell--main"> <div class="message-main js-quickEditTarget"> <header class="message-attribution message-attribution--split"> <ul class="message-attribution-main listInline "> <li class="u-concealed"> <a href="/threads/relay-against-load-dump.165238/post-1441885" rel="nofollow" itemprop="url"> <time class="u-dt" dir="auto" datetime="2023-09-14T11:16:46-0700" data-time="1694715406" data-date-string="Sep 14, 2023" data-time-string="11:16 AM" title="Sep 14, 2023 at 11:16 AM" itemprop="datePublished">Sep 14, 2023</time> </a> </li> </ul> <ul class="message-attribution-opposite message-attribution-opposite--list "> <li> <a href="/threads/relay-against-load-dump.165238/post-1441885" class="message-attribution-gadget" data-xf-init="share-tooltip" data-href="/posts/1441885/share" aria-label="Share" rel="nofollow"> <i class="fa--xf fal fa-share-alt" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </li> <li> <a href="/threads/relay-against-load-dump.165238/post-1441885" rel="nofollow"> #36 </a> </li> </ul> </header> <div class="message-content js-messageContent"> <div class="message-userContent lbContainer js-lbContainer " data-lb-id="post-1441885" data-lb-caption-desc="kellogs · Sep 14, 2023 at 11:16 AM"> <article class="message-body js-selectToQuote"> <div itemprop="text"> <div class="bbWrapper">Hey, thanks for all the input, I have definitely learned a bit. Unfortunately I was unable to make this pass the simulated ISO tests. I am going to go for the relay solution after all.</div> </div> <div class="js-selectToQuoteEnd"> </div> </article> </div> </div> <footer class="message-footer"> <div class="message-microdata" itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemtype="https://schema.org/InteractionCounter" itemscope> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="0" /> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="https://schema.org/LikeAction" /> </div> <div class="reactionsBar js-reactionsList "> </div> <div class="js-historyTarget message-historyTarget toggleTarget" data-href="trigger-href"></div> </footer> </div> </div> <div class="message-cell message-cell--vote"> <div class="message-column"> <div class="contentVote js-contentVote " data-xf-init="content-vote" data-content-id="post-1441885"> <meta itemprop="upvoteCount" content="0" /> <a href="javascript:" class="contentVote-vote is-disabled contentVote-vote--up " data-vote="up"><span class="u-srOnly">Upvote</span></a> <span class="contentVote-score js-voteCount" data-score="0">0</span> <a href="javascript:" class="contentVote-vote is-disabled contentVote-vote--down " data-vote="down"><span class="u-srOnly">Downvote</span></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="message message--post js-post js-inlineModContainer " data-author="kellogs" data-content="post-1441966" id="js-post-1441966" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Answer" itemid="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/posts/1441966/"> <meta itemprop="parentItem" itemscope itemid="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/threads/relay-against-load-dump.165238/" /> <span class="u-anchorTarget" id="post-1441966"></span> <div class="message-inner"> <div class="message-cell message-cell--user"> <section class="message-user" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemid="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/members/kellogs.321709/"> <meta itemprop="url" content="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/members/kellogs.321709/" /> <div class="message-avatar "> <div class="message-avatar-wrapper"> <a href="/members/kellogs.321709/" class="avatar avatar--m avatar--default avatar--default--dynamic" data-user-id="321709" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" style="background-color: #cc9966; color: #604020"> <span class="avatar-u321709-m" role="img" aria-label="kellogs">K</span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="message-userDetails"> <h4 class="message-name"><a href="/members/kellogs.321709/" class="username " dir="auto" data-user-id="321709" data-xf-init="member-tooltip"><span itemprop="name">kellogs</span></a></h4> <h5 class="userTitle message-userTitle" dir="auto" itemprop="jobTitle">Member</h5> </div> <span class="message-userArrow"></span> </section> </div> <div class="message-cell message-cell--main"> <div class="message-main js-quickEditTarget"> <header class="message-attribution message-attribution--split"> <ul class="message-attribution-main listInline "> <li class="u-concealed"> <a href="/threads/relay-against-load-dump.165238/post-1441966" rel="nofollow" itemprop="url"> <time class="u-dt" dir="auto" datetime="2023-09-17T05:00:35-0700" data-time="1694952035" data-date-string="Sep 17, 2023" data-time-string="5:00 AM" title="Sep 17, 2023 at 5:00 AM" itemprop="datePublished">Sep 17, 2023</time> </a> </li> </ul> <ul class="message-attribution-opposite message-attribution-opposite--list "> <li> <a href="/threads/relay-against-load-dump.165238/post-1441966" class="message-attribution-gadget" data-xf-init="share-tooltip" data-href="/posts/1441966/share" aria-label="Share" rel="nofollow"> <i class="fa--xf fal fa-share-alt" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </li> <li> <a href="/threads/relay-against-load-dump.165238/post-1441966" rel="nofollow"> #37 </a> </li> </ul> </header> <div class="message-content js-messageContent"> <div class="message-userContent lbContainer js-lbContainer " data-lb-id="post-1441966" data-lb-caption-desc="kellogs · Sep 17, 2023 at 5:00 AM"> <article class="message-body js-selectToQuote"> <div itemprop="text"> <div class="bbWrapper">One more: the differences between fixed impulse impedance and artificial network impedance are huge. 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I do want to drive it hard for a fast changeover; this relay will not have to operate more than maybe 10 times during the lifetime of a vehicle, so if it can take all those 24.4V I would not worry about # of cycles reduction.\n\nQ1 will be operated by a MCU which interrupts on a threshold rising voltage, fast enough for the whole thing to cut off in much less than 10 ms and so the TVS clamp survives. When the surge disappears the MCU will eventually command Q1 again and operation is reestablished. \n\nI expect this to work for a few years, but does it stand any chance to still work in 10 - 15 years ? Of course, the relay will spend 99.9999% of its life in its NC position. I wonder if an automotive relay will still be able to break the circuit after such a long time during which it has not clicked once.", "answerCount": 36, "upvoteCount": 0, "author": { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://www.electro-tech-online.com/members/kellogs.321709/", "name": "kellogs", "url": "https://www.electro-tech-online.com/members/kellogs.321709/" }, "suggestedAnswer": [ { "@type": "Answer", "datePublished": "2023-09-17T12:00:35+00:00", "url": "https://www.electro-tech-online.com/posts/1441966/", "text": "One more: the differences between fixed impulse impedance and artificial network impedance are huge. Will such a difference manifest itself in real life ?", "upvoteCount": 0, "author": { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://www.electro-tech-online.com/members/kellogs.321709/", "name": "kellogs", "url": "https://www.electro-tech-online.com/members/kellogs.321709/" } }, { "@type": "Answer", "datePublished": "2023-09-14T18:16:46+00:00", "url": "https://www.electro-tech-online.com/posts/1441885/", "text": "Hey, thanks for all the input, I have definitely learned a bit. Unfortunately I was unable to make this pass the simulated ISO tests. I am going to go for the relay solution after all.", "upvoteCount": 0, "author": { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://www.electro-tech-online.com/members/kellogs.321709/", "name": "kellogs", "url": "https://www.electro-tech-online.com/members/kellogs.321709/" } }, { "@type": "Answer", "datePublished": "2023-09-08T16:20:59+00:00", "url": "https://www.electro-tech-online.com/posts/1441728/", "text": "I don't think that there is anything wrong with using those components to simulate the harness. I just hadn't understood what they are for.\n\nYou are right that fast transients may need some capacitance.\n\nI suppose my concern is that at the lower frequency / longer time period of a load dump, those components won't make much difference. \n\nThere needs to be a significant resistance in series to simulate the load dump properly. If you have an an alternator generating 15 V at 100 A, the unloaded voltage could well be 80 - 120 V if the load is disconnected. The regulator will reduce that but it will take half a second or so.\n\nA simple model of that alternator, ignoring the regulator, could be 120 V in series with 1.05 Ohms. A TVS or capacitor will be quite effective at limiting the transient for a short time, until the TVS overheats or the capacitor charges up. By putting Q2 in series, that time can be limited to a few hundred microseconds.\n\nOf course, in your circuit, by disconnecting the 48 A load, you are making the load dump worse for anything not protected.\n\nOn the circuit that I made, the current draw was much less, so the MOSFET adds some resistance as well. I use a 330 uF capacitor after that, and the voltage on that only jumps up about 1 - 2 V before the MOSFET turns off", "upvoteCount": 0, "author": { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://www.electro-tech-online.com/members/diver300.73824/", "name": "Diver300", "url": "https://www.electro-tech-online.com/members/diver300.73824/" } } ] }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Electronics Forum (Circuits, Projects and Microcontrollers)", "description": "An electronics forum to talk all about circuits and projects.", "url": "https://www.electro-tech-online.com" } } </script>  <noscript><iframe src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-MMC9PJ9" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></noscript>   <noscript><iframe src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-KLX5R59" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></noscript>  <script> $(function(){ var notice = $('.xb-welcome-notice'); if(notice.length){ var cookie = XF.Cookie.get('hide_welcome_notice'); if(!cookie){ XF.Cookie.set('hide_welcome_notice', Date.now()); notice.show(); } else if ((Date.now() - cookie) > 8.64e+7){ XF.Cookie.set('hide_welcome_notice', Date.now()); notice.show(); } else { notice.hide(); } } }); </script> </div> </body> </html>

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