The application discloses a high-side switch output
negative voltage limiting circuit and method, and belongs to the technical field of electronic circuits. In order to solve the problem that the output end generates an excessively high
negative voltage when a high-side switch drives an
inductive load to be turned off, resulting in device breakdown, at least one
Zener diode is connected in series between the gate of an NMOS power tube and the positive end of a power supply, wherein the
cathode of the
Zener diode is connected to the positive end of the power supply, and the
anode is connected to the gate. When the
gate voltage is lower than the difference between the positive end of the power supply by more than the total
voltage stabilizing value of the
Zener diode during turn-off, the Zener
diode is reversely broken down, the
gate voltage is clamped at a preset potential, the NMOS tube is turned on again, a
discharge path from the source to the drain through the channel is formed, and thus the output
negative voltage is limited within a safe range. The circuit is simple, low in cost, fast in response speed, high in reliability, and suitable for high-side driving of inductive loads in the fields of
new energy vehicles and the like.