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LT1579
TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
U
W
FREQUENCY (Hz)
10
40
RIPPLE REJECTION (dB)
50
60
70
80
100 1k 10k 100k 1M
1579 G30
30
20
10
0
90
100
C
OUT
= 47µF
SOLID
TANTALUM
C
OUT
= 4.7µF
SOLID
TANTALUM
I
LOAD
= 150mA
V
IN
= 6V + 50mV
RMS
RIPPLE
Ripple Rejection
PIN FUNCTIONS
UUU
V
IN1
: The primary power source is connected to V
IN1
. A
bypass capacitor is required on this pin if the device is
more than six inches away from the main input filter
capacitor. In general, the output impedance of a battery
rises with frequency, so it is advisable to include a bypass
capacitor in battery-powered circuits. A bypass capacitor
in the range of 1µF to 10µF is sufficient.
V
IN2
: The secondary power source is connected to V
IN2
.
A bypass capacitor is required on this pin if the device is
more than six inches away from the main input filter
capacitor. In general, the output impedance of a battery
rises with frequency, so it is advisable to include a bypass
capacitor in battery-powered circuits. A bypass capacitor
in the range of 1µF to 10µF is sufficient.
OUT: The output supplies power to the load. A minimum
output capacitor of 4.7µF is required to prevent oscilla-
tions. Larger output capacitors will be required for appli-
cations with large transient loads to limit peak voltage
transients.
ADJ: For the adjustable LT1579, this is the input to the
error amplifier. This pin is internally clamped to 7V and
–0.6V (one V
BE
). It has a bias current of 6nA which flows
6V
5V
V
IN1
V
OUT
50mV/DIV
UNPLUG
V
IN1
REPLACE
V
IN1
LT1579-5 “Hot” Plugging and
Unplugging Transient Response
TIME (ms)
0
OUTPUT VOLTAGE
DEVIATION (mV)LOAD CURRENT (mA)
–50
50
0.8
1579 G34
200
–100
0
100
300
100
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.1 0.9
0.3
0.5
0.7
1,0
V
IN
= 6V
C
IN
= 1µF CERAMIC
C
OUT
= 22µF TANTALUM
LT1579-5 Transient Response
LT1579-5 Transient Response
TIME (µs)
0
OUTPUT VOLTAGE
DEVIATION (mV)LOAD CURRENT (mA)
–50
50
400
1579 G33
100
50
–100
0
100
75
25
0
100
200
300
50 450
150
250
350
500
V
IN
= 6V
C
IN
= 1µF CERAMIC
C
OUT
= 4.7µF TANTALUM
Load Regulation
TEMPERATURE (°C)
–50
LOAD REGULATION (mV)
–2
25
1579 G40
–8
–12
–25 0 50
–14
–16
0
–4
–6
–10
75 100 125
∆I
LOAD
= 1mA TO 300mA
LT1579
LT1579-5
LT1579-3.3
LT1579-3