www.fairchildsemi.com KA378R12C Low Dropout Voltage Regulator Features Description • • • • • The KA378R12C is a low-dropout voltage regulator suitable for various electronic equipments. It provide constant voltage power source with TO-220 4 lead full mold package. Dropout voltage of KA378R12C is below 0.5V in full rated current(3A). This regulator has various function such as peak current protection, thermal shut down, overvoltage protection and output disable function. 3A / 12V Output low dropout voltage regulator TO-220 Full-Mold package (4PIN) Overcurrent protection, Thermal shutdown Overvoltage protection, Short Circuit protection With output disable function TO-220F-4L 1 1. Vin 2. Vo 3. GND 4. Vdis Internal Block Diagram Vin Q1 1 THERMAL SHUTDOWN BANDGAP REFERENCE 2 Vo OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION + R1 SOA PROTECTION HIGH / LOW Vdis 4 + OUTPUT ON / OFF R2 1.4V SHORT-CIRCUIT SHORTCIRCUIT PROTECTION 3 GND Rev. 1.0.2 ©2001 Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation KA378R12C Absolute Maximum Ratings Parameter Symbol Value Unit Remark Input Voltage Vin 35 V - Disable Voltage Vdis 35 V - Output Current Io 3.0 A - Power Dissipation 1 Pd1 1.5 W No Heatsink Power Dissipation 2 Pd2 15 W With Heatsink Tj 150 °C - Operating Temperature Topr -20~80 °C - Thermal Resistance, Junction-to Case(Note2) Rθjc 2.9 °C/W - Thermal Shutdown Temperature Ttsd 150 °C - Storage Temperature Tstg -65 ~ 150 °C - Junction Temperature Electrical Characteristics (Vin=15V, Io=1.5A, Ta=25°C, unless otherwise specified) Parameter Output Voltage Symbol Conditions Min. Typ. Max. Unit Vo - 11.7 12.0 12.3 V Load Regulation Rload 5mA < Io < 3A - 0.1 2.0 % Line Regulation Rline 13V < Vin < 29V - 0.5 2.5 % 45 55 - dB - - 0.5 V 2.0 - - V Ripple Rejection Ratio RR note1 Dropout Voltage Vdrop Io = 3A Disable Voltage High VdisH Output Active Disable Voltage Low VdisL Output Disabled - - 0.8 V Disable Bias Current High IdisH Vdis = 2.7V - - 20 µA Disable Bias Current Low IdisL Vdis = 0.4V - - -0.4 mA Io = 0A - - 10 mA Quiescent Current Iq Note: 1.These parameters, although guaranteed, are not 100% tested in production. 2. Junction -to-case thermal resistance test enviroments. -.Pneumatic heat sink fixture. -.Clamping pressure 60psi through 12mm diameter cylinder. -.Thermal grease applied between PKG and heat sink fixture 2 KA378R12C Typical Perfomance Characteristics 17.5 100 Quiescent current Iq(mA) 80 RL= 10.0 RL=4Ω Ω 7.5 5.0 2.5 60 40 20 0 5 0 10 15 20 0 25 RL= 5 0 Figure 1. Output Voltage vs. Input Voltage 20 25 Figure 2. Quiescent Current vs. Input Voltage 17.5 12.06 15.0 12.04 12.5 12.02 Output voltage Vo(V) Output voltage Vo(V) 15 Input voltage Vin (V) Input voltage Vin (V) 10.0 12.00 7.5 5.0 11.98 11.96 11.94 2.5 11.92 0 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 -25 0 25 75 50 100 125 Temperature Tj(oC) Disable voltage Vdis (V) Figure 3. Output Voltage vs. Disable Voltage Figure 4. Output Voltage vs. Temperature(Tj) 10 Dropout voltage Vdrop(V) 0.6 8 Quiescent current Iq(mA) 10 8 12.5 8 Output voltage Vo(V) 15.0 6 4 2 0.5 0.4 Io=3A 0.3 2.0A 0.2 1.0A 0.1 0.5A 0 -25 0 25 50 75 Junction temperature Tj(oC) 100 125 Figure 5. Quiescent Current vs. Temperature(Tj) 0 -25 0 25 50 75 Junction temperature Tj(oC) 100 125 Figure 6. Dropout Voltage vs. Junction Temperature 3 KA378R12C Typical Perfomance Characteristics (Continued) 100 80 Relative output voltage(%) Power dissipation P D(W) 20 15 10 5 60 40 20 0 0 -25 0 25 50 75 Temperature Ta(oC) 100 0 125 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 Output Voltage Deviation (mV) 45 60 50 30 15 0 -15 40 -30 30 20 Tj = 25 oC VIN = 14V IO = 1.5A ∆VIN = 0.5Vrms 10 0 Input Voltage (V) Ripple Rejection RR (dB) 3.0 Figure 8. Overcurrent Protection Characteristics (Typical value) 70 0.1 10 1 100 Input Ripple Frequency (KHz) Output Voltage Deviation (V) 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 -0.5 -1.0 -1.5 -2.0 -2.5 3.0 0 0 10 20 30 14 13 0 5 15 25 35 Time (µs) Figure 9. Ripple Rejection vs. Input Ripple Frequency Output Current (A) 2.0 Output Current(A) Figure 7. Power Dissipation vs. Temperature(Ta) 40 Time (µs) Figure 11. Load Transient Response 4 1.0 Figure 10. Line Transient Response 45 KA378R12C Typical Application Vo Vin 1 2 + + Ci Co RL 3 GND 4 Vdis Disable Signal Figure 1. Application Circuit • Ci is required if regulator is located an appreciable distance from power supply filter. • Co improves stability and transient response.(Co > 47µF) 5 KA378R12C Mechanical Dimensions Package Dimensions in millimeters TO-220F-4L 4.50 ±0.20 ø3.20 ±0.20 (5.00) 2.80 ±0.20 6.50 ±0.20 (1.00) (13.60) (3.30) 10.30 ±0.30 1.25MIN °) 3-1.05MIN 3-1.30MAX (45 15.70 ±0.20 (1.00) 15.60 ±0.20 3.40 ±0.10 10.00 ±0.20 1.50MAX 0.60 ±0.10 2.54TYP [2.54 ±0.25] 1.50 ±0.20 +0.10 0.50 –0.05 (1.19) 6 (7.62) (1.19) KA378R12C Ordering Information Product Number Package Operating Temperature KA378R12C TO-220F-4L -20°C to + 80°C 7 KA378R12C DISCLAIMER FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE TO ANY PRODUCTS HEREIN TO IMPROVE RELIABILITY, FUNCTION OR DESIGN. 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