ZHCSIQ0F August 2018 – August 2020 TPS2120 , TPS2121
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Some applications require power muxing between hotplugged inputs, such as USB applications or systems with secondary supplies coming from a long cable. During a hot plug event, the inherent inductance in the cable and input traces can cause a voltage spike on the input pin (V = LCABLE * dI / dT). This can cause a voltage spike on the input of the TPS212x that could potentially exceed the absolute maximum rating.
#T5465954-60 shows a hotplug event where a 12-V supply is connected to the TPS212x through a 15ft cable. Without an external TVS, the input voltage spikes to over 30 V. To protect against this voltage transient, a clamping device such as a TVS (Transient Voltage Suppression) diode can be used. As shown in #T5465954-61 , by using the TVS1800, the same voltage spike was clamped to 19.3 V.