IntelĀ® Server Board S2600CW Family TPS  Power Supply Specification Guidelines 
Revision 2.4     
10.3.3  Protection Circuits 
The PDB shall shut down all the DC/DC converters on the PDB and the power supply (by 
PSON) if there is a fault condition on the PDB (OVP or OCP). If the PDB DC/DC converter 
latches-off due to a protection circuit tripping, an AC cycle OFF for 15sec min or a PSON# 
cycle HIGH for 1sec shall be able to reset the power supply and the PDB. 
10.3.3.1  Over Current Protection (OCP)/240VA Protection 
Each DC/DC converter output on PDB has individual OCP protection circuits. The PS+PDB 
combo shall shutdown and latch off after an over current condition occurs. This latch shall be 
cleared by toggling the PSON# signal or by an AC power interruption. The values are 
measured at the PDB harness connectors. The DC/DC converters shall not be damaged from 
repeated power cycling in this condition. Also, the +12V output from the power supply is 
divided on the PDB into 4 channels and +12V4 is limited to 240VA of power. There are current 
sensors and limit circuits to shut down the entire PS+PDB combo if the limit is exceeded. The 
limits are listed in below table. -12V and 5VSB is protected under over current or shorted 
conditions so that no damage can occur to the power supply. Auto-recovery feature is a 
requirement on 5VSB rail. 
Table 84. PDB Over Current Protection Limits/240VA Protection 
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10.3.3.2  Over Voltage Protection (OVP) 
Each DC/DC converter output on PDB have individual OVP protection circuits built in and it 
shall be locally sensed. The PS+PDB combo shall shutdown and latch off after an over voltage 
condition occurs. This latch shall be cleared by toggling the PSON# signal or by an AC power 
interruption. The table below displays the over voltage limits. The values are measured at the 
PDB harness connectors. The voltage shall never exceed the maximum levels when measured 
at the power pins of the output harness connector during any single point of fail. The voltage 
shall never trip any lower than the minimum levels when measured at the power pins of the 
PDB connector. 
Table 85. Over Voltage Protection (OVP) Limits