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low power, HV-in regulator with depletion mosfet
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On Sat, 01 Jun 2013 14:24:07 -0400, bitrex <bitrex@de.lete.earthlink.net> wrote:>On 6/1/2013 1:52 PM, John Larkin wrote: > ><snip> > >Can you provide a link to Supertex.lib? >http://www.supertex.com/products/download/supertex.lib Just put that into C:\Program Files\LTC\SwCADIII\lib\sub. Then plop an nmos onto your schematic and change its name to DN2540. Ixys/Claire has some depl fets, too. -- John Larkin Highland Technology Inc www.highlandtechnology.com jlarkin at highlandtechnology dot com Precision electronic instrumentation Picosecond-resolution Digital Delay and Pulse generators Custom timing and laser controllers Photonics and fiberoptic TTL data links VME analog, thermocouple, LVDT, synchro, tachometer Multichannel arbitrary waveform generators
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On Sat, 01 Jun 2013 10:52:53 -0700, John Larkin <jjlarkin@highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: --- <Snipped LTspice circuit list.> And the elusive supertex.lib file, which LTspice declares is nowhere to be found, is to be found, where??? -- JF
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On Sat, 01 Jun 2013 13:34:22 -0500, John Fields <jfields@austininstruments.com> wrote:>On Sat, 01 Jun 2013 10:52:53 -0700, John Larkin ><jjlarkin@highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: > >--- ><Snipped LTspice circuit list.> > >And the elusive supertex.lib file, which LTspice declares is nowhere >to be found, is to be found, where??? > >It's in plain sight, hardly elusive. Try Google. Or Supertex.com. -- John Larkin Highland Technology Inc www.highlandtechnology.com jlarkin at highlandtechnology dot com Precision electronic instrumentation Picosecond-resolution Digital Delay and Pulse generators Custom timing and laser controllers Photonics and fiberoptic TTL data links VME analog, thermocouple, LVDT, synchro, tachometer Multichannel arbitrary waveform generators
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John Larkin wrote: [LTSpice file] Depletion mode FETs are really practical for such regulators because you don't need a boost supply and you also don't have to use an iffy p-channel LDO architecture. What occasionally happen is that someone says "But that can't work!" ... "It'll work, it's a depletion mode FET" ... "A WHAT? .. oh, aaaha!". Many folks think that other than JFETs depletion mode has gone the way of the dinosaurs. But it didn't. Check the CPC series, less expensive. Infineon also has nice ones but with EU companies one must keep an eye on the supply situation. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/
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On Sat, 01 Jun 2013 12:48:05 -0700, Joerg <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:>John Larkin wrote: > >[LTSpice file] > >Depletion mode FETs are really practical for such regulators because you >don't need a boost supply and you also don't have to use an iffy >p-channel LDO architecture. What occasionally happen is that someone >says "But that can't work!" ... "It'll work, it's a depletion mode FET" >... "A WHAT? .. oh, aaaha!". Many folks think that other than JFETs >depletion mode has gone the way of the dinosaurs. But it didn't.Another cool thing is that the NPN's collector resistor is bootstrapped. More gain, better line regulation. I was going to use an LM317HV, but it's a klunky TO-220 and is more expensive. I'd have to stand it up unsupported, use an uptight heat sink for support, or bolt it down flat. All ugly.> >Check the CPC series, less expensive. Infineon also has nice ones but >with EU companies one must keep an eye on the supply situation.Nice. CPC3703 is similar to the Supertex part but cheaper. Clare makes nice SSRs too. I've characterized some for mosfet destruction limits, which was tedious. I wish there were some good fully-protected opto SSRs. -- John Larkin Highland Technology Inc www.highlandtechnology.com jlarkin at highlandtechnology dot com Precision electronic instrumentation Picosecond-resolution Digital Delay and Pulse generators Custom timing and laser controllers Photonics and fiberoptic TTL data links VME analog, thermocouple, LVDT, synchro, tachometer Multichannel arbitrary waveform generators
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On Sat, 01 Jun 2013 10:52:53 -0700, John Larkin wrote:>(Spice file).You have zener diodes that are happy regulating with ~100 microamps zener current? I tried it with a BZX84C5V6 model. I'd be happier to see 39K from supply to D1 cathode, to maintain a reasonable zener current. I haven't checked the model for accuracy (yet), but,according to Fairchild's datasheet, that zener has a slope around 400 ohms at 1mA. Other than that, it shows promise. .MODEL BZX84C5V6 D IS=2.6665E-18 +N=.82284 +RS=.51617 +IKF=11.760E-3 +CJO=137.10E-12 +M=.34532 +VJ=.72637 +ISR=1.2666E-9 +BV=5.7078 +IBV=.35715 +TT=78.483E-9 -- "For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled." (Richard Feynman)
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Quaint. I've been doing that for many years, and of course the circuit dates back to any tube supply in existence. Two transistors give rather poor performance (not much better than the tube circuit). A diff hardly costs any board area. http://webpages.charter.net/dawill/tmoranwms/Elec_Pulse1.gif Of course, these days I'd just make the switcher right to begin with. I have a few jellybean circuits I play with, which only require a few more transistors than this. Or, God forbid, an IC. Tim -- Deep Friar: a very philosophical monk. Website: http://seventransistorlabs.com "John Larkin" <jjlarkin@highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote in message news:r3dkq8hseog2jes1r762hlq2k8418mdfqf@4ax.com...> > -- > > John Larkin Highland Technology Inc > www.highlandtechnology.com jlarkin at highlandtechnology dot com > > Precision electronic instrumentation > Picosecond-resolution Digital Delay and Pulse generators > Custom timing and laser controllers > Photonics and fiberoptic TTL data links > VME analog, thermocouple, LVDT, synchro, tachometer > Multichannel arbitrary waveform generators
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On Sat, 01 Jun 2013 15:18:03 -0700, Fred Abse <excretatauris@invalid.invalid> wrote:>On Sat, 01 Jun 2013 10:52:53 -0700, John Larkin wrote: > >>(Spice file). > >You have zener diodes that are happy regulating with ~100 microamps zener >current?The higher voltages have pretty steep slopes. I've run 9 volt zeners at a few microamps. My regulation requirement isn't tight... I'm just powering opamps. If the voltage comes out too low, I can always go to a higher zener voltage; it's not a potential disaster. Here's data on a 6.2 volt part: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/53724080/Parts/Diodes/MMBZ5234BL.pdf> >I tried it with a BZX84C5V6 model. I'd be happier to see 39K from supply >to D1 cathode, to maintain a reasonable zener current.My supply can range from 18 to 50. If we wanted more current, it would be better to change R2, since the voltage there is more constant. But I want to use a 10K r-pack, since I use them elsewhere on the board. R-packs are great, unless you paint yourself into a corner with them.> >I haven't checked the model for accuracy (yet), but,according to >Fairchild's datasheet, that zener has a slope around 400 ohms at 1mA. > >Other than that, it shows promise.I like its simpliciy. It current limits and regulates and it just takes five small cheap surface-mount parts; C1 is just the various bypass caps. Loop compensation? We don't need no stinkin' loop compensation. -- John Larkin Highland Technology Inc www.highlandtechnology.com jlarkin at highlandtechnology dot com Precision electronic instrumentation Picosecond-resolution Digital Delay and Pulse generators Custom timing and laser controllers Photonics and fiberoptic TTL data links VME analog, thermocouple, LVDT, synchro, tachometer Multichannel arbitrary waveform generators