Active discharge is a known method to discharge the stored energy in a capacitor (or any other energy storing element) in a controlled manner in which the system voltage can reach a safe value within a certain amount of time.
This reference design follows the design steps required to discharge a DC-Link bus voltage of 450 V to 60 V in less than 2 s for a 600 μF DC-Link capacitor.
Reference Design Files
- AD-400V
ZIP | Feb 19, 2025
Reference Board
- AD-400V
Sep 17, 2025
Datasheet
- Active Discharge of 400 V DC-Link
PDF | Dec 19, 2024
Active discharge is a known method to discharge the stored energy in a capacitor (or any other energy storing element) in a controlled manner in which the system voltage can reach a safe value within a certain amount of time.
This reference design follows the design steps required to discharge a DC-Link bus voltage of 450 V to 60 V in less than 2 s for a 600 μF DC-Link capacitor.
Reference Design Files
- AD-400V
ZIP | Feb 19, 2025
Reference Board
- AD-400V
Sep 17, 2025
Datasheet
- Active Discharge of 400 V DC-Link
PDF | Dec 19, 2024