ZHCSGG2 June 2017 LM338-MIL
PRODUCTION DATA.
| MIN | MAX | UNIT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Input and output voltage differential | –0.3 | 40 | V | |
| Power dissipation | Internally limited | |||
| Lead temperature | TO-3 package (soldering, 10 s) | 300 | °C | |
| TO-220 package (soldering, 4 s) | 260 | |||
| Operating temperature, TJ | 0 | 125 | °C | |
| Storage temperature, Tstg | –65 | 150 | °C | |
| MIN | MAX | UNIT | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input-to-output voltage differential | 3 | 40 | V |
| Output current | 5 | A |
| THERMAL METRIC(1) | LM338 | UNIT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDE (TO-220) | NDS (TO-CAN) | |||
| 3 PINS | 2 PINS | |||
| RθJA | Junction-to-ambient thermal resistance | 22.9 | 35 | °C/W |
| RθJC(top) | Junction-to-case (top) thermal resistance | 15.7 | 1 | °C/W |
| RθJB | Junction-to-board thermal resistance | 4.1 | — | °C/W |
| ψJT | Junction-to-top characterization parameter | 2.1 | — | °C/W |
| ψJB | Junction-to-board characterization parameter | 4.1 | — | °C/W |
| RθJC(bot) | Junction-to-case (bottom) thermal resistance | 0.7 | — | °C/W |
| PARAMETER | TEST CONDITIONS | MIN | TYP | MAX | UNIT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VREF | Reference voltage | 3 V ≤ (VIN – VOUT) ≤ 35 V, 10 mA ≤ IOUT ≤ 5 A, P ≤ 50 W, TJ = 0°C to 125°C |
1.19 | 1.24 | 1.29 | V | |
| VRLINE | Line regulation | 3 V ≤ (VIN – VOUT) ≤ 35 V(2) | TJ = 25°C | 0.005% | 0.03% | V | |
| TJ = 0°C to 125°C | 0.02% | 0.06% | V | ||||
| VRLOAD | Load regulation | 10 mA ≤ IOUT ≤ 5 A(2) | TJ = 25°C | 0.1 | 0.5 | ||
| TJ = 0°C to 125°C | 0.3 | 1 | |||||
| Thermal regulation | 20-ms pulse | 0.002% | 0.02% | W | |||
| IADJ | Adjustment pin current | TJ = 0°C to 125°C | 45 | 100 | µA | ||
| ΔIADJ | Adjustment pin current change | 10 mA ≤ IOUT ≤ 5 A, 3 V ≤ (VIN – VOUT) ≤ 35 V, TJ = 0°C to 125°C |
0.2 | 5 | µA | ||
| ΔVR/T | Temperature stability | TJ = 0°C to 125°C | 1 | ||||
| ILOAD(MIN) | Minimum load current | VIN – VOUT = 35 V, TJ = 0°C to 125°C | 3.5 | 10 | mA | ||
| ICL | Current limit | VIN – VOUT ≤ 10 V | |||||
| DC, TJ = 0°C to 125°C | 5 | 8 | A | ||||
| 0.5-ms peak, TJ = 0°C to 125°C | 7 | 12 | A | ||||
| VIN – VOUT = 30 V | 1 | A | |||||
| VN | RMS output noise (percent of VOUT) |
10 Hz ≤ f ≤ 10 kHz | 0.003% | ||||
| ΔVR/ΔVIN | Ripple rejection ratio | VOUT = 10 V, f = 120 Hz, CADJ = 0 µF, TJ = 0°C to 125°C |
60 | dB | |||
| VOUT = 10 V, f = 120 Hz, CADJ = 10 µF, TJ = 0°C to 125°C |
60 | 75 | dB | ||||
| Long-term stability | TJ = 125°C, 1000 Hrs | 0.3% | 1% | ||||
Figure 1. Current Limit
Figure 3. Current Limit
Figure 5. Dropout Voltage
Figure 7. Temperature Stability
Figure 9. Minimum Operating Current
Figure 11. Ripple Rejection
Figure 13. Line Transient Response
Figure 2. Current Limit
Figure 4. Load Regulation
Figure 6. Adjustment Current
Figure 8. Output Impedance
Figure 10. Ripple Rejection
Figure 12. Ripple Rejection
Figure 14. Load Transient Response