REVERSE VOLTAGE PROTECTION

An electric system (100) has circuitry with a first branch (10) and a second branch (20) to supply electric current to a load (13) and to an integrated circuit (22), respectively. The integrated circuit (22) is configured to control operation of the load (13). The first branch (10) includes a diode (11); the second branch (20) includes a diode, which may be a Schottky diode (21).