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Offline khatusTopic starter

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Current-limit circuits for 78XX voltage regulators
« on: March 15, 2019, 04:54:04 pm »
Hello guys i Want to find the value of RSC and R1 in the following circuit


In this circuits, Q1 is the high-current pass transistor, and its emitter-to-base resistor has been chosen to turn it on at a given load current. In the circuit, Q2 senses the load current via the drop across the resistor RSC cutting off drive when the drop exceeds a diode drop(i.e 0.7V). Now i want to calculate the value of RSC and R1 But How can i solve this problem???

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Re: Current-limit circuits for 78XX voltage regulators
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2019, 05:44:04 pm »
check this application note:
http://www.ti.com/product/LM340/technicaldocuments
(direct link) http://www.ti.com/lit/gpn/lm340
on page 16 you see your example.(figure 25, top right) two formulas:
RSC = 0.8 / ISC
R1 = βVBE(Q1) / IREG Max (β +1) – IO Max

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Re: Current-limit circuits for 78XX voltage regulators
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2019, 06:27:07 pm »
It will not work as a current limit.
When the Rsc creates 0.7V the Q2 starts to conduct and the excessive current will flow through 7805.
You have to put a resistor R2 into collector of the Q2.
Set R1 such you get enough current for 7805 (10mA).
For example 50ohm.
The R2 for example 50-100ohm.
Edit: I would put R3=100ohm into the Q2 base.
With Rsc 1ohm it will limit to 1A, with Rsc=4ohm to 250mA, and so on..
« Last Edit: March 15, 2019, 07:34:05 pm by imo »
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