Voltage Regulators

AN6531
4-pin variable positive output voltage regulator

■ Overview Unit : mm
The AN6531 is a monolithic 4-pin variable positive 9.6+0.5
–0.1
output voltage regulator. With an external resistor, it pro- φ3.1

vides any stabilized output voltages between 5V and 30V,

4.0
and is optimum for the power circuits with a current ca-

12.5 max.
pacity of up to 0.5A. This IC incorporates various protec-
tion circuits.

2.0
■ Features 3–1.0

9.0 min.
1.8
• Wide range of output voltages: VO = 5 to 30V
• Built-in thermal overload protection circuit
• Built-in overcurrent protection circuit
0.7±0.2 0.5±0.1

• Built-in ASO (area of safe operation) protection circuit 2.3 2.3 2.3 1.5 1.3

3.3 max.
SSIP004-P-0000

■ Block Diagram

RSC Output Pass Tr

Current
Source
Start Circuit

Short Circuit
Protection
+
Thermal Error
Voltage

Protection Amp.
−
Ref.

1 2 3 4
Control Common Input Output

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AN6531 Voltage Regulators

■ Absolute Maximum Ratings at Ta = 25°C

Parameter Symbol Rating Unit
Supply voltage VCC 40 V
Supply current ICC * 1.5 A
Power dissipation PD 7.5 W
Operating ambient temperature Topr −20 to +75 °C
Storage temperature Tstg −55 to +150 °C
* The internal circuit is provided with a current limiting circuit.

■ Electrical Characteristics at Ta = 25°C

Parameter Symbol Conditions Min Typ Max Unit
VI = VO+3V to VO+15V,
Output voltage tolerance VO 4 %
IO = 5 to 350mA, Tj = 25°C
VO = 5V, IO = 200mA,
VI = 7.5 to 25V, Tj = 25°C 1 %
VO = 18V, IO = 5mA,
Line regulation REGIN VI = 21 to 33V, Tj = 25°C 0.75 %
VO = 18V, IO = 200mA,
VI = 21 to 25V, Tj = 25°C 0.67 %
VO = 5V, VI = 12V,
Load regulation REGL 1 %
IO = 5 to 500mA, Tj = 25°C
Bias current IBias Tj = 25°C 3 5 mA
Control pin current Icont Tj = 25°C 1 8 µA
Ripple rejection ratio RR VI = 8 to 18V, VO = 5V, f = 120Hz 62 80 dB
Output noise voltage Vno VO = 5V, f = 10Hz to 100kHz 40 µV
Minimum input/output voltage difference VDIF(min) IO = 500mA, Tj = 25°C 2 V
Output short-circuit current IOS VI = 35V, VO = 5V, Tj = 25°C 50 600 mA
Peak output current IOP VO = 5V, Tj = 25°C 0.4 1 1.4 A
VO = 5V Tj = −55 to +25°C 0.5
Output voltage temperature coefficient ∆VO/Ta mV/°C
IO = 5mA Tj = 25 to 150°C − 0.5
Control pin voltage Vcont Tj = 25°C 4.8 5 5.2 V
Note 1) The specified condition Tj = 25°C means that the test should be carried out within so short a test time (within 10ms) that the
characteristic value drift due to the chip junction temperature rise can be ignored.
Note 2) Unless otherwise specified, VI = 10V, VO = 5V, IO = 350mA, CI = 0.33µF, CO = 0.1µF

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Voltage Regulators AN6531

■ Main Characteristics

PD  Ta IO(peak)  VDIF VDIF(min)  Tj

Minimum input/output voltage difference VDIF(min) (V)

10 1.4 2.8
(1) TC = Ta
(2) With a 10°C/W heat sink
(3) With a 20°C/W heat sink 1.2 2.4
8 (4) Without heat sink

Peak output current IOP (A)

Power dissipation PD (W)

(1) 1.0 2.0

IO = 500mA
6
0.8 1.6 200mA
(2) Tj = 0°C
100mA
0.6 1.2
4 10mA
(3)
125°C 25°C 0mA
0.4 0.8
2
0.2 0.4
(4)

0 0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 −80 −40 0 40 80 120 160 200 240
Ambient temperature Ta (°C) Input/output voltage difference VDIF (V) Junction temperature Tj (°C)

RR  f Transient response to input variation Transient response to load variation

1.0

Load current IL (A)

Input voltage VI (V)
120 VI = 8 to 18V
VO = 5V
IO = 20mA 15 0.5
Ripple rejection ratio RR (dB)

100
Output voltage fluctuation (mV)

10 0
Output voltage fluctuation (V)
80
5 0.5
60 10
0
40 0
−0.5
20 −10
−1.0
0 −20
10 100 1k 10k 100k 1M 0 2 4 6 8 10 0 20 40 60 80 100
Frequency f (Hz) Time t (µs) Time t (µs)

Current limiting characteristic ZO  f

6 104
VI = 10V
VO = 5V
5 IO = 20mA
Output impedance ZO (mΩ)

CO = 0.1µF
Output voltage VO (V)

Ta = 25°C
4 103
VI = 10V
VO = 5V
Tj = 25°C
3

2 102

0 10
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 10 100 1k 10k 100k 1M
Output current IO (A) Frequency f (Hz)

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AN6531 Voltage Regulators

■ Basic Regulator Circuit

3 4
+V1 Input Output +VO
R1 + R 2
AN6531 R2 VO = Vcont
R1
CI
Cont
1 Vcont CO (Vcont ≅ 5V, R1 = 5kΩ)
0.33µF Common 0.1µF
CI is necessary when the VI line is long.
2 R1
CO improves the transient response.

■ Application Circuit Examples

1. Current bootstrap circuit 2. Current bootstrap circuit
(with current limiting circuit)
Ie1
Q1 RSC Q1
VI VI
Ie2
R3 6Ω Q2
IO 6Ω IO
3 Output 4 R3 3 4
Input VO Input Output VO
R2 IR AN6531 R2
IR IP AN6531 IP
1 1
0.33µF Cont 0.1µF 0.33µF Cont 0.1µF
Common 5kΩ R1 Common 5kΩ R1
2 VBE(Q2) 2
RSC =
Ie1(max)
VBE(Q1) · β VBE(Q1) + Ie1RSC
R3 = R3 =
(β + 1) IP − IO IO − Ie1
VBE(Q1) + VBE(Q2)
Ie2(max) = IP(max) −
R3

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