protected


Posted on Feb 7, 2014

A voltage regulator is designed to provide a fixed voltage to any load. Inherently this means it must provide any current through that load to satisfy Ohm`s Law of I = V/R. As R approaches zero, for example when the output is shorted to ground, for a fixed V then I approaches infinity. Thus the regulator output will, without some imposed current l


protected
Click here to download the full size of the above Circuit.

imit, attempt to provide infinite current. Physics takes over and typically the output device vaporizes its internal wiring or fuses the device into a short circuit and some other component burns. Note: this circuit was previously called a foldback limit but in fact is not one. A foldback circuit not only limits current in a short circuit but also reduces its value. Sorry for any confusion! The small resistor in the emitter circuit of the output device is used to sense the current flowing to the load and, when current is high enough the voltage across it turns on the limit transistor. This limit transistor then steals drive current from the output device, which limits output current. You can see a fundamental limitation to minimum output impedance is the sense resistor used in the current limiter. The impedance can be no lower than the sense resistor, which is typically between 0. 1 and 1 Ohm Belleson has developed an ingenious solution to this problem which does not require a sense resistor in the emitter circuit. It instead senses a voltage difference internal to the regulator, thus allowing the emitter to connect directly to the load. It would be great if we could illustrate with a schematic this clever innovation but it is, unfortunately, proprietary information. Yet we can definitely say the speed, dynamics, stability, low noise and low output impedance performance of Superpower are not compromised at all until the...




Leave Comment

characters left:

Related Circuits

  • New Circuits

    .

     


    Popular Circuits

    Supply Voltage Indicator
    Brightness Control for small Lamps
    Mains Delay Switch For Lambs and Motors
    SCR relaxation flasher
    Windshield wiper hesitation control unit
    Four-Input Minimum Maximum Selector Circuit
    LED Flashlight Use Super capacitor Schematic Diagram
    Mixing AC and DC power in a circuit
    doorbell circuit diagram
    drinking water alarm schematics
    Lm3485 Led Demo Board
    Small Vacuum Tube Tesla Coil 2
    ZX Interface 2
    GlueLogix Technical Services
    Cost-effective nickel-cadmium battery charger LM393



    Top