SBOS847B July 2022 – December 2024 OPA817
PRODUCTION DATA
The OPA817 does not require a heat sink or airflow in most applications. The maximum allowed junction temperature sets the maximum allowed internal power dissipation as described in the following paragraph. Do not allow the maximum junction temperature to exceed 150°C.
Operating junction temperature (TJ) is given by TA + PD × RθJA. The total internal power dissipation (PD) is the sum of quiescent power (PDQ) and additional power dissipated in the output stage (PDL) to deliver load power. Quiescent power is the specified no-load supply current times the total supply voltage across the part. PDL depends on the required output signal and load, but for a grounded resistive load, PDL is at a maximum when the output is fixed at a voltage equal to 1/2 of either supply voltage (for balanced bipolar supplies). Under this condition PDL = VS2 / (4 × RL) where RL includes feedback network loading.
The power in the output stage and not into the load determines internal power dissipation.
As a worst-case example, compute the maximum TJ using the OPA817 in the circuit of Figure 8-1 operating at the maximum specified ambient temperature of +105°C and driving a grounded 100-Ω load.
PD = 10 V × 23.5 mA + 52 / (4 × (100 Ω || 500 Ω)) ≅ 310 mW
Maximum TJ = 105°C + (0.310 W × 64.9°C/W) = 125.1°C.
All actual applications operate at lower internal power and junction temperature.