Power Supplies

Switched 5 V supply

To derive a 5 V line from, say, a 15-25 V supply, National Semiconductor’s LM1575 or LM2575 is ideal. These switched 5-V regulators need only a choke, a freewheeling diode, and a couple of electrolytic capacitors. In fact, they go a long way to prove that the industry has overcome most of the problems switched power supplies have suffered fired from; both the regulators mentioned worked the first time without any problems whatsoever.

The only thing that is still not as good as in linear power supplies is the ripple: in the prototypes, this amounted to 20 mV PP.

The measured efficiency of the prototypes is 75%, whereas National Semiconductor gives a figure of 82%. This figure does, of course, depend to some extent on the components used.

The diode is a Type 1N5822 or BYW29 from Philips: any fast diode will do, however: do not use a common or garden 1N4001 or similar.

The choke is a ready-made 330 pH type that must be able to handle currents of at least 1 A.

Build the supply with a central, star-shaped common earthing point as indicated in the diagram. Use good quality electrolytic capacitors (perhaps two in parallel). The more compact you keep the more supply. the better it will work.

The input voltage can lie between 8 V and 32 V. The maximum current the regulator can provide is about 1 A. Pin 4 is the feedback input.

Pin 5 may be used for switching the supply on/of; if that is wanted, connect this pin to a 2.4-15 V potential instead of to earth.

LM1575

LM1575/LM2575/LM2575HV Series SIMPLE SWITCHER 1A Step-Down Voltage Regulator LM1575/LM2575/LM2575HV SIMPLE SWITCHER® 1A Step-Down Voltage Regulator General Description The LM2575 series of regulators are monolithic integrated circuits that provide all the active function s for a step-down (buck) switching regulator, capable of driving a 1A load with excellent line and load regulation.

These devices are available in fixed output voltages of 3.3V, 5V, 12V, and 15V, and an adjustable output version. Requiring a minimum number of external components, these regulators are simple to use and include int.

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