SNOSBH4 Data sheet

SNOSBH4E May 1998 – October 2015 LM10

PRODUCTION DATA.

Package Options

Mechanical Data (Package|Pins)

NPA|14
- MPDS386
P|8
- MPDI001B

Thermal pad, mechanical data (Package|Pins)

Orderable Information

8 Application and Implementation

NOTE

Information in the following applications sections is not part of the TI component specification, and TI does not warrant its accuracy or completeness. TI’s customers are responsible for determining suitability of components for their purposes. Customers should validate and test their design implementation to confirm system functionality.

8.1 Application Information

With heavy amplifier loading to V⁻, resistance drops in the V⁻ lead can adversely affect reference regulation. Lead resistance can approach 1 Ω. Therefore, the common to the reference circuitry should be connected as close as possible to the package.

8.2 Typical Application

* required for capacitive loading

Figure 36. Shunt Voltage Regulator

8.2.1 Design Requirements

Table 1 lists the design parameters for this example.

Table 1. Design Parameters

DESIGN PARAMETERS			EXAMPLE VALUE
Ambient Temperature Range			–55⁰C to 125⁰C
Supply Voltage Range			1.2 V to 40 V
Common-Mode Input Range			(V–) to (V+) – 0.85 V

8.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure

Given that the transfer function of this circuit is:

Equation 1. LM10 eq_1_SNOSBH4.gif

the output can be set between 0.2 V and the breakdown voltage of the IC by selecting an appropriate value for R2. The circuit regulates for input voltages within a saturation drop of the output (typically 0.4 V at 20 mA and 0.15 V at 5 mA). The regulator is protected from shorts or overloads by current limiting and thermal shutdown.

Typical regulation is about 0.05% load and 0.003%/V line. A substantial improvement in regulation can be effected by connecting the operational amplifier as a follower and setting the reference to the desired output voltage. This has the disadvantage that the minimum input-output differential is increased to a little more than a diode drop. If the operational amplifier were connected for a gain of 2, the output could again saturate. But this requires an additional pair of precision resistors.

The regulator in Figure 36 could be made adjustable to zero by connecting the operational amplifier to a potentiometer on the reference output. This has the disadvantage that the regulation at the lower voltage settings is not as good as it might otherwise be.