LM342 Series 3-Terminal Positive Regulators: General Description
LM342 Series 3-Terminal Positive Regulators: General Description
LM342 Series 3-Terminal Positive Regulators: General Description
June 1989
LM342 Series
3-Terminal Positive Regulators
General Description
The LM342-XX series of three-terminal regulators is avail- output, although this does improve transient response. Input
able with several fixed output voltages, making them useful bypassing is needed only if the regulator is located far from
in a wide range of applications. One of these is local on card the filter capacitor of the power supply.
regulation, eliminating the distribution problems associated For output voltage other than 5V, 12V and 15V the LM117
with single point regulation. The voltages available allow series provides an output voltage range from 1.2V to 57V.
these regulators to be used in logic systems, instrumenta-
tion, HiFi, and other solid state electronic equipment. Al-
though designed primarily as fixed voltage regulators these
Features
Y Output current in excess of 0.25A
devices can be used with external components to obtain
adjustable voltages and currents.
Y Internal thermal overload protection
Y No external components required
The LM342-XX series is available in the plastic TO-202
package. This package allows these regulators to deliver
Y Output transistor safe area protection
over 0.25A if adequate heat sinking is provided. Current lim- Y Internal short circuit current limit
iting is included to limit the peak output current to a safe Y Available in plastic TO-202 package
value. Safe area protection for the output transistor is pro- Y Special circuitry allows start-up even if output is pulled
vided to limit internal power dissipation. If internal power to negative voltage ( g supplies)
dissipation becomes too high for the heat sinking provided,
the thermal shutdown circuit takes over, preventing the IC Voltage Range
from overheating.
LM342-5.0 5V
Considerable effort was expended to make the LM342-XX LM342-12 12V
series of regulators easy to use and minimize the number of LM342-15 15V
external components. It is not necessary to bypass the
Schematic Diagram
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Typical Performance Characteristics
Maximum Average Power
Dissipation (TO-202 Package) Peak Output Current Dropout Voltage
TL/H/10485 3
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Connection Diagram Typical Applications
TO-202 (P) Plastic Package Fixed Output Regulator
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*Required if the regulator is located far from power supply filter
**Although not required, C2 does improve transient response. (If needed, use 0.1 mF ceramic disc.)
TL/H/10485 2
Order Number LM342P-5.0,
LM342P-12 or LM342P-15
See NS Package Number P03A TL/H/10485 5
VO e 5V a (5V/R1 a IQ) R2
5V/R1 l 3IQ, Load Regulation (LR) e [(R1 a R2)/R1] c (Lr of LM342-05)
Current Regulator
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IOUT e V2b3/R1 a IQ
DIQ s 1.5 mA over line and load changes
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Typical Applications (Continued)
High Output Voltage Regulator
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*Necessary if regulator is located far from the power supply filter
**D3 aids in full load start-up and protects the regulator during short circuits from high input to output voltage differentials
TL/H/10485 8
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LM342 Series 3-Terminal Positive Regulators
Physical Dimensions inches (millimeters)
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