What is Current Foldback?

What is Current Foldback? The current limiting technique maintains a constant load current at some specified value and under overload condition, the Vout drops to zero. But, in case of…

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What is Current Limiting Protection?

What is Current Limiting Protection? The circuit arrangement for IC 723 as low voltage or high voltage regulator has no protection. If short circuiting takes place (when load demands more…

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LM340 Series Voltage Regulator

LM340 Series Voltage Regulator: This LM340 Series Voltage Regulator is typical of the three-terminal voltage regulators. The block diagram is shown in Fig. 43.27. The built-in reference voltage Vref drives…

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Fixed Positive Voltage Regulators

Fixed Positive Voltage Regulators: The series 7800 regulators provide eight voltage options, rang­ing from 5 to 24 V, as indicated in Table 43.2. These ICs are designed as fixed voltage…

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