abstract:An inrush current limiter is a component used to limit inrush current to avoid gradual damage to components and avoid tripping the supply's fuse or circuit breaker. Negative temperature coefficient (NTC) thermistors and fixed resistors are often used to limit inrush current.
It is preferably, that the inrushcurrentlimiterdevicefurthercomprisesa chargeablecapacitivebuffer, arrangeddownstreaminregard to the IGBT-basedlimiterunitfor forming a bufferedoutput.