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Sender: "piclist-bounces@mit.edu" Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 11:27:47 -0800 Subject: Re: [EE] H-Bridge supply voltage spike only in "reverse" (not forward) Thread-Topic: [EE] H-Bridge supply voltage spike only in "reverse" (not forward) Thread-Index: AdXSJO00oBgUNQv/RQ+tcTs3fOMYwg== Message-ID: References: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , In-Reply-To: Reply-To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. 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Something isn't right. RP On Fri, 24 Jan 2020 at 08:09, Jason White wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I am encountering the following. The supply voltage line to my > H-Bridge is rising only when the H-Bridge is running a motor in > "reverse." In forward the supply voltage is unaffected. > > Intuitively I am having trouble understanding why this should be. I > lack a decoupling capacitor on the supply line, but do have a zener. > > I have attached a schematic of the circuit. > > I will send the forward and reverse waveforms in two follow up emails > to avoid hitting the file size attachment limits.The waveforms will > show supply voltage and voltage across the H-Bridge. > > -- > Jason White > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .