TL H 7340
LM79XX
Series
3-Terminal
Negative
Regulators
November 1994
LM79XX Series 3-Terminal Negative Regulators
General Description
The LM79XX series of 3-terminal regulators is available with
fixed output voltages of
b
5V
b
8V
b
12V and
b
15V
These devices need only one external component
a com-
pensation capacitor at the output The LM79XX series is
packaged in the TO-220 power package and is capable of
supplying 1 5A of output current
These regulators employ internal current limiting safe area
protection and thermal shutdown for protection against vir-
tually all overload conditions
Low ground pin current of the LM79XX series allows output
voltage to be easily boosted above the preset value with a
resistor divider
The low quiescent current drain of
these devices with a specified maximum change with line
and load ensures good regulation in the voltage boosted
mode
For applications requiring other voltages see LM137 data
sheet
Features
Y
Thermal short circuit and safe area protection
Y
High ripple rejection
Y
1 5A output current
Y
4% tolerance on preset output voltage
Connection Diagrams
TO-220 Package
TL H 7340 14
Front View
Order Number LM7905CT LM7912CT or LM7915CT
See NS Package Number TO3B
Typical Applications
Fixed Regulator
TL H 7340 3
Required if regulator is separated from filter capacitor by
more than 3
For value given capacitor must be solid
tantalum 25 mF aluminum electrolytic may be substituted
Required for stability For value given capacitor must be
solid tantalum 25 mF aluminum electrolytic may be substi-
tuted Values given may be increased without limit
For output capacitance in excess of 100 mF a high current
diode from input to output (1N4001 etc ) will protect the
regulator from momentary input shorts
C1995 National Semiconductor Corporation
RRD-B30M115 Printed in U S A
Absolute Maximum Ratings
(Note 1)
If Military Aerospace specified devices are required
please contact the National Semiconductor Sales
Office Distributors for availability and specifications
Input Voltage
(V
o
e b
5V)
b
25V
(V
o
e b
12V and
b
15V)
b
35V
Input-Output Differential
(V
o
e b
5V)
25V
(V
o
e b
12V and
b
15V)
30V
Power Dissipation (Note 2)
Internally Limited
Operating Junction Temperature Range
0 C to
a
125 C
Storage Temperature Range
b
65 C to
a
150 C
Lead Temperature (Soldering 10 sec )
230 C
Electrical Characteristics
Conditions unless otherwise noted I
OUT
e
500 mA C
IN
e
2 2 mF C
OUT
e
1 mF
0 C
s
T
J
s
a
125 C Power Dissipation
s
1 5W
Part Number
LM7905C
Units
Output Voltage
b
5V
Input Voltage (unless otherwise specified)
b
10V
Symbol
Parameter
Conditions
Min
Typ
Max
V
O
Output Voltage
T
J
e
25 C
b
4 8
b
5 0
b
5 2
V
5 mA
s
I
OUT
s
1A
b
4 75
b
5 25
V
P
s
15W
(
b
20
s
V
IN
s
b
7)
V
D
V
O
Line Regulation
T
J
e
25 C (Note 3)
8
50
mV
(
b
25
s
V
IN
s
b
7)
V
2
15
mV
(
b
12
s
V
IN
s
b
8)
V
D
V
O
Load Regulation
T
J
e
25 C (Note 3)
5 mA
s
I
OUT
s
1 5A
15
100
mV
250 mA
s
I
OUT
s
750 mA
5
50
mV
I
Q
Quiescent Current
T
J
e
25 C
1
2
mA
D
I
Q
Quiescent Current
With Line
0 5
mA
Change
(
b
25
s
V
IN
s
b
7)
V
With Load 5 mA
s
I
OUT
s
1A
0 5
mA
V
n
Output Noise Voltage
T
A
e
25 C 10 Hz
s
f
s
100 Hz
125
m
V
Ripple Rejection
f
e
120 Hz
54
66
dB
(
b
18
s
V
IN
s
b
8)
V
Dropout Voltage
T
J
e
25 C I
OUT
e
1A
1 1
V
I
OMAX
Peak Output Current
T
J
e
25 C
2 2
A
Average Temperature
I
OUT
e
5 mA
0 4
mV C
Coefficient of
0 C
s
T
J
s
100 C
Output Voltage
Typical Applications
(Continued)
Variable Output
TL H 7340 2
Improves transient response and ripple rejection Do not increase beyond 50 mF
V
OUT
e
V
SET
R1
a
R2
R2
J
Select R2 as follows
LM7905CT
300X
LM7912CT
750X
LM7915CT
1k
2
Electrical Characteristics
(Continued) Conditions unless otherwise noted I
OUT
e
500 mA C
IN
e
2 2 mF
C
OUT
e
1 mF 0 C
s
T
J
s
a
125 C Power Dissipation
e
1 5W
Part Number
LM7912C
LM7915C
Units
Output Voltage
b
12V
b
15V
Input Voltage (unless otherwise specified)
b
19V
b
23V
Symbol
Parameter
Conditions
Min
Typ
Max
Min
Typ
Max
V
O
Output Voltage
T
J
e
25 C
b
11 5
b
12 0
b
12 5
b
14 4
b
15 0
b
15 6
V
5 mA
s
I
OUT
s
1A
b
11 4
b
12 6
b
14 25
b
15 75
V
P
s
15W
(
b
27
s
V
IN
s
b
14 5)
(
b
30
s
V
IN
s
b
17 5)
V
D
V
O
Line Regulation
T
J
e
25 C (Note 3)
5
80
5
100
mV
(
b
30
s
V
IN
s
b
14 5)
(
b
30
s
V
IN
s
b
17 5)
V
3
30
3
50
mV
(
b
22
s
V
IN
s
b
16)
(
b
26
s
V
IN
s
b
20)
V
D
V
O
Load Regulation
T
J
e
25 C (Note 3)
5 mA
s
I
OUT
s
1 5A
15
200
15
200
mV
250 mA
s
I
OUT
s
750 mA
5
75
5
75
mV
I
Q
Quiescent Current
T
J
e
25 C
1 5
3
1 5
3
mA
D
I
Q
Quiescent Current
With Line
0 5
0 5
mA
Change
(
b
30
s
V
IN
s
b
14 5)
(
b
30
s
V
IN
s
b
17 5)
V
With Load 5 mA
s
I
OUT
s
1A
0 5
0 5
mA
V
n
Output Noise Voltage
T
A
e
25 C 10 Hz
s
f
s
100 Hz
300
375
m
V
Ripple Rejection
f
e
120 Hz
54
70
54
70
dB
(
b
25
s
V
IN
s
b
15)
(
b
30
s
V
IN
s
b
17 5)
V
Dropout Voltage
T
J
e
25 C I
OUT
e
1A
1 1
1 1
V
I
OMAX
Peak Output Current
T
J
e
25 C
2 2
2 2
A
Average Temperature
I
OUT
e
5 mA
b
0 8
b
1 0
mV C
Coefficient of
0 C
s
T
J
s
100 C
Output Voltage
Note 1
Absolute Maximum Ratings indicate limits beyond which damage to the device may occur Operating Ratings indicate conditions for which the device is
intended to be functional but do not guarantee Specific Performance limits For guaranteed specifications and test conditions see the Electrical Characteristics
Note 2
Refer to Typical Performance Characteristics and Design Considerations for details
Note 3
Regulation is measured at a constant junction temperature by pulse testing with a low duty cycle Changes in output voltage due to heating effects must be
taken into account
Typical Applications
(Continued)
Dual Trimmed Supply
TL H 7340 4
3
Design Considerations
The LM79XX fixed voltage regulator series has thermal
overload protection from excessive power dissipation inter-
nal short circuit protection which limits the circuit's maxi-
mum current and output transistor safe-area compensation
for reducing the output current as the voltage across the
pass transistor is increased
Although the internal power dissipation is limited the junc-
tion temperature must be kept below the maximum speci-
fied temperature (125 C) in order to meet data sheet specifi-
cations To calculate the maximum junction temperature or
heat sink required the following thermal resistance values
should be used
Typ
Max
Typ
Max
Package
i
JC
i
JC
i
JA
i
JA
C W
C W
C W
C W
TO-220
3 0
5 0
60
40
P
D MAX
e
T
J Max
b
T
A
i
JC
a
i
CA
or
T
J Max
T
A
i
JA
i
CA
e
i
CS
a
i
SA
(without heat sink)
Solving for T
J
T
J
e
T
A
a
P
D
(i
JC
a
i
CA
) or
e
T
A
a
P
D
i
JA
(without heat sink)
Where
T
J
e
Junction Temperature
T
A
e
Ambient Temperature
P
D
e
Power Dissipation
i
JA
e
Junction-to-Ambient Thermal Resistance
i
JC
e
Junction-to-Case Thermal Resistance
i
CA
e
Case-to-Ambient Thermal Resistance
i
CS
e
Case-to-Heat Sink Thermal Resistance
i
SA
e
Heat Sink-to-Ambient Thermal Resistance
Typical Applications
(Continued)
Bypass capacitors are necessary for stable operation of the
LM79XX series of regulators over the input voltage and out-
put current ranges Output bypass capacitors will improve
the transient response by the regulator
The bypass capacitors (2 2 mF on the input 1 0 mF on the
output) should be ceramic or solid tantalum which have
good high frequency characteristics If aluminum electrolyt-
ics are used their values should be 10 mF or larger The
bypass capacitors should be mounted with the shortest
leads and if possible directly across the regulator termi-
nals
High Stability 1 Amp Regulator
TL H 7340 5
Load and line regulation
k
0 01% temperature stability
s
0 2%
Determine Zener current
Solid tantalum
Select resistors to set output voltage 2 ppm C tracking suggested
4
Typical Applications
(Continued)
Current Source
I
OUT
e
1 mA
a
5V
R1
TL H 7340 7
Light Controller Using Silicon Photo Cell
TL H 7340 8
Lamp brightness increase until i
I
e
i
Q
(
1 mA)
a
5V R1
Necessary only if raw supply filter capacitor is more than 2
from LM7905CT
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