Chapter 4 - IC Regulators
Chapter 4 - IC Regulators
Chapter 4 - IC Regulators
REGULATORS
BHAVISHA PATEL
IC Regulators
Linear
Fixed IC
Adjustable
regulator
Regulator
IC LM317,
78XX, 79XX, LM337 IC
LM340 Series
IC 723 Regulator
FIXED IC REGULATOR
Positive Negative
Regulator Regulator
IC 78XX
LM340 IC79XX
78XX IC AND 79XX IC
❖ 78xx voltage regulator ICs produce positive fixed DC voltage values, whereas, 79xx voltage
regulator ICs produce negative fixed DC voltage values.
❖ The following points are to be noted while working with 78xx and 79xx voltage regulator ICs −
▪ “xx” corresponds to a two-digit number and represents the amount (magnitude) of voltage that
voltage regulator IC produces.
▪ Both 78xx and 79xx voltage regulator ICs have 3 pins each and the third pin is used for collecting
the output from them.
▪ The purpose of the first and second pins of these two types of ICs is different ,
• The first and second pins of 78xx voltage regulator ICs are used for connecting the input and
ground respectively.
• The first and second pins of 79xx voltage regulator ICs are used for connecting the ground and
input respectively.
EXAMPLE: 7805 IC
❖ In the above figure that shows a fixed positive voltage regulator, the input capacitor Ci is
used to prevent unwanted oscillations and the output capacitor, C0 acts as a line filter to
improve transient response.
Example:7905 IC
❖LM 7905 is a standalone 5V voltage regulator integrated circuit with negative
output polarity therefore it is used in such power applications where a positive
ground voltage is used instead of a negative. 7905 is an extremely easy-to-use IC
and has only 3 pins.
1.Ground
2.Input
3.Output
CONNECTION DIAGRAM
❖The above diagram shows the application of the LM340 IC as a voltage regulator. The
Pins 1, 2, and 3 are the input, output and also ground.
❖If there is quite a bit of distance (in cms) from the IC to the filter capacitor of the
unregulated power supply, then there may be a chance of unwanted oscillations happening
within the IC due to lead inductances within the circuit. In order to remove this
unnecessary oscillation, the capacitor C1 has to be placed as shown in the circuit. The
capacitor C2 is sometimes used to develop the transient reaction of the circuit.
❖Any device in the LM 340 series needs a minimum input of the voltage, which should be
at least 2 to 3 V greater than the regulated output voltage – otherwise , it stops regulating.
Furthermore, there is a maximum input of voltage because of excessive power dissipation.
Linear
adjustable IC
regulator
Positive Negative
Regulator Regulator
IC LM723(Both
IC LM317 Positive & IC LM337
Negative)
LINEAR ADJUSTABLE REGULATOR
FEATURES
LM723 Features: