IRU1176
The IRU1176 keeps a constant 1.25V between the VSENSE Panasonic FA series as well as the Nichicon PL series
pin and the VADJ pin. By placing a resistor R1 across insures both stability and good transient response.
these two pins and connecting the VSENSE and VOUT pin
together, a constant current flows through R1, adding to Shutdown Operation
the IADJ current and into the R2 resistor producing a volt- The IRU1176 can be disabled by pulling the SD pin low
age equal to the (1.25/R1)×R2 + IADJ×R2. This voltage using an open collector device such as a low cost 2N3904
is then added to the 1.25V to set the output voltage. general purpose transistor as shown in the application
This is summarized in the above equation. Since the circuit. The current sink of the pin is equal to:
minimum load current requirement of the IRU1176 is
10mA, R1 is typically selected to be a 121Ω resistor so
that it automatically satisfies this condition. Notice that
(VCTRL - 1.4)
ISINK =
Where: R = 50KΩ Typically
R
since the Iadj is typically in the range of 50µA it adds a Thermal Design
small error to the output voltage and should be consid- The IRU1176 incorporates an internal thermal shutdown
ered when very precise output voltage setting is required. that protects the device when the junction temperature
exceeds the allowable maximum junction temperature.
Load Regulation
Although this device can operate with junction tempera-
Since the IRU1176 has separate pins for the output (VOUT) tures in the range of 150°C, it is recommended that the
and the sense (VSENSE), it is ideal for providing true re- selected heat sink be chosen such that during maxi-
mote sensing of the output voltage at the load. This mum continuous load operation the junction tempera-
means that the voltage drops due to parasitic resistance ture is kept below this number. The example below
such as PCB traces between the regulator and the load shows the steps in selecting the proper surface mount
are compensated for using remote sensing. Figure 4 package.
shows a typical application of the IRU1176 with remote
sensing.
Assuming, the following conditions:
VOUT = 2.7V
VIN = 3.3V
VIN
V IN
VOUT
VCTRL = 5V
IOUT = 2A (DC Avg)
IRU1176
VCTRL
VCTRL
VSENSE
RL
Adj
Calculate the maximum power dissipation using the fol-
lowing equation:
R 1
R 2
PD = IOUT × (VIN - VOUT) +o IOUT p × (VCTRL - VOUT)
60
2
PD = 2 × (3.3 - 2.7) +o p × (5 - 2.7) = 1.28W
60
Figure 4 - Schematic showing connection
for best load regulation.
Using table below select the proper package and the
amount of copper board needed.
Stability
The IRU1176 requires the use of an output capacitor as Pkg
part of the frequency compensation in order to make the
Copper
Area
qJA(°C/W)
Max Pd
(TA=25°C)
4.4W
3.7W
3.1W
Max Pd
(TA=45°C)
3.6W
3.0W
2.6W
regulator stable. Typical designs for the microproces- M or P 1.4"X1.4"
sor applications use standard electrolytic capacitors with M or P 1.0"X1.0"
typical ESR in the range of 50 to 100mΩ and an output M or P 0.7"X0.7"
capacitance of 500 to 1000µF. Fortunately as the ca- M or P Pad Size
pacitance increases, the ESR decreases resulting in a
25
30
35
45
2.4W
2.0W
fixed RC time constant. The IRU1176 takes advantage Note: Above table is based on the maximum junction
of this phenomena in making the overall regulator loop temperature of 1358C.
stable.
As shown in the above table, any of the two packages
For most applications a minimum of 100µF aluminum will do the job. For lower cost applications the Ultra Thin-
electrolytic capacitor such as Sanyo, MVGX series, Pak package is recommended.
Rev. 1.4
03/18/02
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