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| asymcon:
Hi there, I need to work around a 53V limit of a LDO on a specific board by injecting it 40-ish volts, while the rest of the circuit gets full 65V. And I'm a bit struggling to get 40V out of 65V in (somewhat) simple design. Project requirements are these: * sub 1mA quiescent current, ideally zero (this preregulator will be always connected to battery) * at least 50mA output current (30mA expected maximum, with some reserves) * stable output at 40V, regardless of what is the input voltage (always above 40V, but discharged battery will be 45V) With such small currents, both LDO and switching regulators are good, but getting the quiescent current below 1mA is crucial. I tried to play with TL783, but couldn't get anywhere, based on R2 value, it sucks up to 5mA from the source. Is there a simple or ready-made solution for this? Thanks! |
| pardo-bsso:
Series string of zeners? |
| asymcon:
--- Quote from: pardo-bsso on May 07, 2020, 03:07:30 pm ---Series string of zeners? --- End quote --- Might work, but I forgot to mention, that the 40V out should be if possible, stable, regardless of input. |
| unitedatoms:
Consider following shunt regulator like classic Zener, but with current limiter instead. +60V->LT3092(tuned to 0.5mA, bypassed by 20-30V Zener to protect it)->reference resistor bypassed with capacitor->ground. At top of reference resistor you get exactly say 41V (by choosing a resistor). Tap this point with base of Darlington emitter follower, with say 10k resistor at base. Edit: or shunt regulator with pair of LT431 20V each and emitter follower. |
| eliocor:
I never had problems with the LM5165 (11µA no load quiescent current). Unluckily its max input voltage is just 65V.... :( |
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