US134-118VBTPKEV1Z: Does this development board have Short Circuit protection?

Hello,

We are looking to design a 28S BMS and was suggested US134-118VBTPKEV1Z reference design as a solution from Renesas from our distributor.

Upon initial review, as per my understanding, any current based protection decision is taken by the host MCU. This would be okay for Over Current in Charge and Discharge types of protection. But for Short Circuit in Discharge (SCD) using a MCU to take a decision would add overhead and hence delay the turn off of MOSFETs. This can potentially lead to avalanche breakdown of the MOSFETs.

So how can I go about fixing this issue? Please share your thoughts.

Thanks,

Abhijith V Narayan.