SNVS774Q May   2004  – June 2020 LM117 , LM317-N

PRODUCTION DATA.  

  1. Features
  2. Applications
    1.     Typical Application
  3. Description
  4. Revision History
  5. Device Comparison Table
  6. Pin Configuration and Functions
    1.     Pin Functions, Metal Can Packages
    2.     Pin Functions
  7. Specifications
    1. 7.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 7.2 ESD Ratings
    3. 7.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 7.4 Thermal Information, LM117
    5. 7.5 Thermal Information, LM317-N
    6. 7.6 LM117 Electrical Characteristics
    7. 7.7 LM317-N Electrical Characteristics
    8. 7.8 Typical Characteristics
  8. Detailed Description
    1. 8.1 Overview
    2. 8.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 8.3 Feature Description
      1. 8.3.1 Load Regulation
    4. 8.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 8.4.1 External Capacitors
      2. 8.4.2 Protection Diodes
  9. Application and Implementation
    1. 9.1 Application Information
    2. 9.2 Typical Applications
      1. 9.2.1  1.25-V to 25-V Adjustable Regulator
        1. 9.2.1.1 Design Requirements
        2. 9.2.1.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        3. 9.2.1.3 Application Curve
      2. 9.2.2  5-V Logic Regulator With Electronic Shutdown
      3. 9.2.3  Slow Turnon 15-V Regulator
      4. 9.2.4  Adjustable Regulator With Improved Ripple Rejection
      5. 9.2.5  High Stability 10-V Regulator
      6. 9.2.6  High-Current Adjustable Regulator
      7. 9.2.7  Emitter-Follower Current Amplifier
      8. 9.2.8  1-A Current Regulator
      9. 9.2.9  Common-Emitter Amplifier
      10. 9.2.10 Low-Cost 3-A Switching Regulator
      11. 9.2.11 Current-Limited Voltage Regulator
      12. 9.2.12 Adjusting Multiple On-Card Regulators With Single Control
      13. 9.2.13 AC Voltage Regulator
      14. 9.2.14 12-V Battery Charger
      15. 9.2.15 Adjustable 4-A Regulator
      16. 9.2.16 Current-Limited 6-V Charger
      17. 9.2.17 Digitally Selected Outputs
  10. 10Power Supply Recommendations
  11. 11Layout
    1. 11.1 Layout Guidelines
      1. 11.1.1 Thermal Considerations
        1. 11.1.1.1 Heatsink Requirements
        2. 11.1.1.2 Heatsinking Surface Mount Packages
          1. 11.1.1.2.1 Heatsinking the SOT-223 (DCY) Package
          2. 11.1.1.2.2 Heatsinking the TO-263 (KTT) Package
          3. 11.1.1.2.3 Heatsinking the TO-252 (NDP) Package
    2. 11.2 Layout Examples
  12. 12Device and Documentation Support
    1. 12.1 Documentation Support
      1. 12.1.1 Related Documentation
    2. 12.2 Related Links
    3. 12.3 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    4. 12.4 Support Resources
    5. 12.5 Trademarks
    6. 12.6 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    7. 12.7 Glossary
  13. 13Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

Package Options

Mechanical Data (Package|Pins)
Thermal pad, mechanical data (Package|Pins)
Orderable Information

External Capacitors

An input bypass capacitor is recommended. A 0.1-μF disc or 1-μF solid tantalum on the input is suitable input bypassing for almost all applications. The device is more sensitive to the absence of input bypassing when adjustment or output capacitors are used, but the above values will eliminate the possibility of problems.

The adjustment terminal can be bypassed to ground on the LM317-N to improve ripple rejection. This bypass capacitor prevents ripple from being amplified as the output voltage is increased. With a 10-μF bypass capacitor, 80-dB ripple rejection is obtainable at any output level. Increases over 10 μF do not appreciably improve the ripple rejection at frequencies above 120 Hz. If the bypass capacitor is used, it is sometimes necessary to include protection diodes to prevent the capacitor from discharging through internal low current paths and damaging the device.

In general, the best type of capacitors to use is solid tantalum. Solid tantalum capacitors have low impedance even at high frequencies. Depending upon capacitor construction, it takes about 25 μF in aluminum electrolytic to equal 1-μF solid tantalum at high frequencies. Ceramic capacitors are also good at high frequencies. However, some types have a large decrease in capacitance at frequencies around 0.5 MHz. For this reason, 0.01-μF disc may seem to work better than a 0.1-μF disc as a bypass.

Although the LM317-N is stable with no output capacitors, like any feedback circuit, certain values of external capacitance can cause excessive ringing. This occurs with values between 500 pF and 5000 pF. A 1-μF solid tantalum (or 25-μF aluminum electrolytic) on the output swamps this effect and insures stability. Any increase of the load capacitance larger than 10 μF will merely improve the loop stability and output impedance.