Current Limiting:

Electronically reducing the supply voltage so that the current does not exceed a predetermined limit. This is necessary to protect the diodes and transistors, which usually blow out faster than the fuse under shorted-load conditions.

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  1. Current-Controlled Voltage Source (ICVS)
  2. Current Source
  3. Blow-by
  4. Comparator
  5. Current-Controlled Current Source (ICIS)
  6. Active Current Gain
  7. Compensating Diodes
  8. Darlington pair
  9. CMOS inverter
  10. Complementary MOS (CMOS)
  11. Zener diode
  12. Crowbar
  13. Current Booster
  14. Current Feedback
  15. Battery reserve capacity
  16. Collector Cutoff Current
  17. Regulator
  18. AC current gain
  19. Bridge Rectifier
  20. Current Mirror