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Continental Device India Limited

An ISO/TS 16949, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 Certified Company

POSITIVE VOLTAGE REGULATOR LM7815

TO-220
Plastic Package

Fixed Voltage Regulators, these Device can be used with External Components to obtain Adjustable
Output Voltage and Current and also as the Power Pass Element in Precision Regulators

ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS


DESCRIPTION SYMBOL VALUE UNIT
Input Voltage VIN 35 V
Power Dissipation at Ta=25ºC PD 2.0 W
Power Dissipation at TC=25ºC PD 15 W
Operating Free Air, Case or Virtual
Tj 0 to 150 ºC
Junction Temperature Range
Storage Temperature Range Tstg - 65 to +150 ºC
Lead Temperature 1.6mm (1/16 inch) from
TL 260 ºC
Case for 10 seconds

Recommended Operating Conditions


DESCRIPTION SYMBOL MIN TYP MAX UNIT
Input Voltage VI 17.5 30 V
Output Current IO 1.5 A
Operating Junction Temperature Tj 0 125 ºC

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(At Specified Virtual Junction Temperature, VI=23V, IO=500mA, (unless specified otherwise)
DESCRIPTION SYMBOL *TEST CONDITION MIN TYP MAX UNIT
Output Voltage **VO 25ºC 14.4 15.6 V
IO=5mA to 1A, 0ºC to 125ºC
14.25 15.75 V
VI=17.5V to 30V, P <15W, 0ºC to 125ºC
Line Regulation RBGIN VI=17.5V to 30V, 25ºC 300 mV
VI=20 to 26V, 25ºC 150 mV
Ripple Rejection RR VI=18.5V to 28.5V, f=120Hz, 0º to 125ºC 54 dB
Load Regulation RBGL IO=5mA to1.5A, 25ºC 300 mV
IO=250mA to 750mA, 25ºC 150 mV
Output Resistance rO f=1KHz , 0ºC to 125ºC 0.019 Ω
Temperature Coefficient of ∆VO/∆T
IO=5mA , 0ºC to 125ºC - 1.0 mV/ºC
Output Voltage
Output Noise Voltage VNO f=10Hz to 100KHz, 25ºC 90 µV
Dropout Voltage VDIF (min) IO=1A , 25ºC 2.0 V
*Pulse testing techniques are used to maintain the junction temperature as close to the ambient temperature as
possible. Thermal effects must be taken into account separately.
**This specification applies only for DC power dissipation permitted by absolute maximum rating.

LM7815Rev011205E

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