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I'm trying to make a high power UPS, I have a 13.6V PSU and an Inverter and a Lead acid battery.

Everything would be connected this way: https://i.imgur.com/aI9gcIJ.png

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There's a problem with that circuit, if the battery is too discharged the initial charge current will be too high for it, so I need to limit the current while charging and not while discharging.

The simplest solution would be this:

https://i.imgur.com/QnY4bmP.pngenter image description here

But that solution isn't very efficient. So now the next thing that comes to my mind is using a mosfet as diode, like the reverse polarity protection circuits. I only have N channel fets, so the end result should be this:

https://i.imgur.com/vIQJyWP.pngenter image description here

However according to LTspice that circuit doesn't work. As long as it is the default Nmos it does work, but if I try to replace it with with any Nmos in ltspice's catalog (Mosfets with a VGS above 20V), the mosfetMOSFET still conducts when it shouldn't. Why?

BtwBy the mosfetway, the MOSFET I want to use is an IRF3205.

I'm trying to make a high power UPS, I have a 13.6V PSU and an Inverter and a Lead acid battery.

Everything would be connected this way: https://i.imgur.com/aI9gcIJ.png

There's a problem with that circuit, if the battery is too discharged the initial charge current will be too high for it, so I need to limit the current while charging and not while discharging.

The simplest solution would be this:

https://i.imgur.com/QnY4bmP.png

But that solution isn't very efficient. So now the next thing that comes to my mind is using a mosfet as diode, like the reverse polarity protection circuits. I only have N channel fets, so the end result should be this:

https://i.imgur.com/vIQJyWP.png

However according to LTspice that circuit doesn't work. As long as it is the default Nmos it does work, but if I try to replace it with with any Nmos in ltspice's catalog (Mosfets with a VGS above 20V), the mosfet still conducts when it shouldn't. Why?

Btw the mosfet I want to use is an IRF3205.

I'm trying to make a high power UPS, I have a 13.6V PSU and an Inverter and a Lead acid battery.

Everything would be connected this way:

enter image description here

There's a problem with that circuit, if the battery is too discharged the initial charge current will be too high for it, so I need to limit the current while charging and not while discharging.

The simplest solution would be this:

enter image description here

But that solution isn't very efficient. So now the next thing that comes to my mind is using a mosfet as diode, like the reverse polarity protection circuits. I only have N channel fets, so the end result should be this:

enter image description here

However according to LTspice that circuit doesn't work. As long as it is the default Nmos it does work, but if I try to replace it with with any Nmos in ltspice's catalog (Mosfets with a VGS above 20V), the MOSFET still conducts when it shouldn't. Why?

By the way, the MOSFET I want to use is an IRF3205.

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Using mosfet as diode (Making an UPS)

I'm trying to make a high power UPS, I have a 13.6V PSU and an Inverter and a Lead acid battery.

Everything would be connected this way: https://i.imgur.com/aI9gcIJ.png

There's a problem with that circuit, if the battery is too discharged the initial charge current will be too high for it, so I need to limit the current while charging and not while discharging.

The simplest solution would be this:

https://i.imgur.com/QnY4bmP.png

But that solution isn't very efficient. So now the next thing that comes to my mind is using a mosfet as diode, like the reverse polarity protection circuits. I only have N channel fets, so the end result should be this:

https://i.imgur.com/vIQJyWP.png

However according to LTspice that circuit doesn't work. As long as it is the default Nmos it does work, but if I try to replace it with with any Nmos in ltspice's catalog (Mosfets with a VGS above 20V), the mosfet still conducts when it shouldn't. Why?

Btw the mosfet I want to use is an IRF3205.