Method of managing an electronic circuit including a thermal protection device and corresponding electronic circuit

A method of managing an electronic circuit including a thermal protection device interrupting the operation of the electronic circuit when a measured temperature exceeds a first predetermined threshold, the method comprising:

• sensing, by at least one temperature sensor, the temperature of at least one electronic component of the electronic circuit;
• repeatedly interrupting the operation of the electronic circuit, when the temperature of the at least one electronic component sensed by the temperature sensor and received by the thermal protection device exceeds the first predetermined threshold, by the thermal protection device placing outputs of the electronic circuit in a high impedance state such that transistors of the electronic circuit are blocked and do not conduct any electric current, until the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor drops below a second predetermined temperature lower than the first predetermined temperature, resulting in a motor of the electronic circuit restarting;
• counting a number of electronic circuit operation interruptions caused by the thermal protection device each time the thermal protection device interrupts the operation of the electronic circuit;
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• when the number of counted electronic circuit operation interruptions caused by the thermal protection device reaches a predetermined value, placing the outputs of the electronic circuit in the high impedance state such that the transistors of the electronic circuit remain blocked until the temperature of the electronic component drops below the second predetermined threshold for a specified duration and an external action is carried out, the external action being one or more of an action of applying voltage to the electronic circuit and an action of moving a digital input (DI) pin from a low state to a high state.