LM4040
PRECISION MICROPOWER SHUNT VOLTAGE REFERENCE
SLOS456J 鈥?JANUARY 2005 鈥?REVISED SEPTEMBER 2006
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APPLICATION INFORMATION (continued)
Cathode and Load Currents
In a typical shunt-regulator configuration (see
Figure 9),
an external resistor, R
S
, is connected between the
supply and the cathode of the LM4040. R
S
must be set properly, as it sets the total current available to supply
the load (I
L
) and bias the LM4040 (I
Z
). In all cases, I
Z
must stay within a specified range for proper operation of
the reference. Taking into consideration one extreme in the variation of the load and supply voltage (maximum I
L
and minimum V
S
), R
S
must be small enough to supply the minimum I
Z
required for operation of the regulator, as
given by data-sheet parameters. At the other extreme, maximum V
S
and minimum I
L
, R
S
must be large enough
to limit I
Z
to less than its maximum-rated value of 15 mA.
R
S
is calculated according to
Equation 1:
V
S
*
V
Z
R
S
+
(I
L
)
I
Z
)
V
S
(1)
R
S
V
Z
I
Z
+ I
L
I
L
I
Z
LM4040
Figure 9. Shunt Regulator
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