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PA12 • PA12A
Power Operational Amplifier
FEATURES
•ꢀLOWꢀTHERMALꢀRESISTANCEꢀ—ꢀ1.4°C/W
•ꢀCURRENTꢀFOLDOVERꢀPROTECTIONꢀ—ꢀNEW
•ꢀHIGHꢀTEMPERATUREꢀVERSIONꢀ—ꢀPA12H
•ꢀEXCELLENTꢀLINEARITYꢀ—ꢀClassꢀA/BꢀOutput
•ꢀWIDEꢀSUPPLYꢀRANGEꢀ—ꢀ±10Vꢀtoꢀ±50V
•ꢀHIGHꢀOUTPUTꢀCURRENTꢀ—ꢀUpꢀtoꢀ±15AꢀPeak
8-PINꢀTO-3
PACKAGEꢀSTYLEꢀCE
APPLICATIONS
POWERꢀRATING
•ꢀMOTOR,ꢀVALVEꢀANDꢀACTUATORꢀCONTROL
•ꢀMAGNETICꢀDEFLECTIONꢀCIRCUITSꢀUPꢀTOꢀ10A
•ꢀPOWERꢀTRANSDUCERSꢀUPꢀTOꢀ100kHz
•ꢀTEMPERATUREꢀCONTROLꢀUPꢀTOꢀ360W
•ꢀPROGRAMMABLEꢀPOWERꢀSUPPLIESꢀUPꢀTOꢀ90V
•ꢀAUDIOꢀAMPLIFIERSꢀUPꢀTOꢀ120WꢀRMS
Not all vendors use the same method to rate the power
handling capability of a Power OpAmp.Apex Precision Power
rates the internal dissipation, which is consistent with rating
methods used by transistor manufacturers and gives conser-
vative results. Rating delivered power is highly application
dependent and therefore can be misleading.For example, the
125WinternaldissipationratingofthePA12couldbeexpressed
as an output rating of 250W for audio (sine wave) or as 440W
if using a single ended DC load. Please note that all vendors
rate maximum power using an infinite heatsink.
DESCRIPTION
The PA12 is a state of the art high voltage, very high output
current operational amplifier designed to drive resistive, induc-
tiveandcapacitiveloads.Foroptimumlinearity,especiallyatlow
levels, the output stage is biased for classA/B operation using
athermistorcompensatedbase-emittervoltagemultipliercircuit.
Thesafeoperatingarea(SOA)canbeobservedforalloperating
conditions by selection of user programmable current limiting
resistors. For continuous operation under load, a heatsink of
proper rating is recommended.The PA12 is not recommended
for gains below –3 (inverting) or +4 (non-inverting).
THERMALꢀSTABILITY
Apex Precision Power has eliminated the tendency of class
A/B output stages toward thermal runaway and thus has vastly
increased amplifier reliability. This feature, not found in most
other Power Op Amps, was pioneered by Apex Precision
Power in 1981 using thermistors which assure a negative
temperature coefficient in the quiescent current.The reliability
benefits of this added circuitry far outweigh the slight increase
in component count.
This hybrid integrated circuit utilizes thick film (cermet)
resistors, ceramic capacitors and semiconductor chips to
maximize reliability, minimize size and give top performance.
Ultrasonically bonded aluminum wires provide reliable inter-
connections at all operating temperatures. The 8-pin TO-3
package is hermetically sealed and electrically isolated. The
use of compressible isolation washers voids the warranty.
EXTERNALꢀCONNECTIONS
RCL+
CL+
+VS
2
3
OUT
1
OUTPUT
EQUIVALENTꢀSCHEMATIC
+IN
–IN
4
TOP VIEW
3
5
8
Q2A
RCL-
D1
Q2B
CL–
6
7
–VS
F.O.
2
Q1
Q3
Q5
1
7
Q4
8
4
5
6
Q6B
A1
Q6A
C1
Copyright © Cirrus Logic, Inc. 2009
(All Rights Reserved)
MAY 2009
APEX − PA12UREVS
PA12U
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