Rover circuit protection: A holistic and comprehensive approach

Abstract

Researchers have been working on circuit protection in different ways for decades based on different loads, power, and requirements. Protection measures are particularly crucial for rover circuits due to their high voltage and high current consumption, advanced functionality, system reliability, and component protection needs. While implementing the rescue rover's circuit, we faced problems such as over-current, overheating, low current, short circuits, battery over-discharge, etc. When the Li-ion or Li-po battery in the rover circuit is connected in the wrong polarity, it can cause circuit damage due to its high discharge rating. This paper proposes a comprehensive circuit protection method (CPM) for the entire circuit protection of a rover, which is also applicable to other DC circuits. The proposed comprehensive circuit protection method offers reliable protection against various potential issues, including short circuits, overheating, over-voltage, over-current, low current, low voltage, battery over-discharge, reverse polarity, reverse current, and residual charge issues.