Abstract: Using a current-sense amplifier, a high-side MOSFET driver, and a latching voltage monitor a circuit can be easily constructed that protects from overcurrent conditions and operates at voltages as high as 26V. Maxim > App Notes > AMPLIFIER AND COMPARATOR CIRCUITS CIRCUIT PROTECTION Keywords: overvoltage, overcurrent, over voltage current, protection, set, trip, point, circuit breaker, RS232, RS-232, rs 232, USB Sep 11, 1998 APPLICATION NOTE 240 Overcurrent Monitor Operates up to 26V Abstract: Using a current-sense amplifier, a high-side MOSFET driver, and a latching voltage monitor a circuit can be easily constructed that protects from overcurrent conditions and operates at voltages as high as 26V. Widespread use of the Universal Serial Bus (USB) has led to a selection of overcurrent-protection circuits for supply rails in the +2.7V to +5.5V range, but few products are available for voltages above that range. The circuit breaker in Figure 1 operates on supply voltages ……