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Figure 15. Parallel connection for higher current
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To operate the device in parallel and maintain a lower overcurrent threshold, half bridge 1
and the half bridge 2 of bridge A can be connected in parallel and the same is done for
bridge B, as shown in Figure 16. In this configuration, the peak current for each half bridge
is still limited by the bond wires for the supply and sense pins so the dissipation in the device
is reduced, but the peak current rating is not increased.
When connected in this configuration the overcurrent detection circuit, senses the sum of
the current in upper devices connected in parallel. With the enable pins connected in
parallel, an overcurrent turns off both bridges.
Since the circuit senses the total current in the upper devices, the overcurrent threshold is
equal to the threshold set by the resistor RCLA or RCLB in Figure 16. RCLA sets the threshold
when outputs OUT1A and OUT2A are high and resistor RCLB sets the threshold when
outputs OUT1B and OUT2B are high.
It is recommended to use RCLA = RCLB.
In this configuration, the resulting bridge has the following characteristics.
Equivalent device: full bridge
RDS(ON) 0.15 typ. value at Tj = 25 °C
2.5 A max. RMS load current
5.6 A max. OCD threshold
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