TL431ACDR
Precision Programmable ReferenceThe TL431ACDR is a precision programmable reference from Texas Instruments. View the full TL431ACDR datasheet below including key specifications, electrical characteristics, absolute maximum ratings.
Official TL431ACDR datasheet (PDF) — the source this page was extracted from.
TL431ACDR Key Specifications
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Packaging | Tape and reel, 2500 units |
| Package Body Size | 4.90mm x 3.90mm |
| Cathode Current (IKA) | 1mA to 100mA |
| Cathode Voltage (VKA) | Vref to 36V |
| Operating Temperature | 0°C to 70°C |
| Reference Voltage (Vref) | 2.495V typ |
| Typical Output Impedance | 0.2Ω |
| Junction Temperature (Max) | 150°C |
| Initial Tolerance (A Grade) | 1% at 25°C |
| Absolute Max Cathode Voltage | 37V |
| Thermal Resistance RthetaJA (D Package) | 97 °C/W |
TL431ACDR Overview
Part: TL431ACDR (TL431A, C temp grade, SOIC-8) — Texas Instruments
Type: Precision Programmable Shunt Reference (Adjustable Shunt Regulator)
Description: Three-terminal adjustable shunt regulator with a 1% initial tolerance (A grade), output adjustable from Vref (about 2.5 V) to 36 V, 1 mA to 100 mA sink current, and 0.2 Ω typical dynamic impedance.
Operating Conditions:
- Cathode voltage: Vref to 36 V
- Operating temperature: 0 to 70 °C (TL431AC, C grade; the family covers -40 to 85 °C for I grade and -40 to 125 °C for Q grade)
- Continuous cathode current: 1 to 100 mA
Absolute Maximum Ratings:
- Cathode voltage (VKA): 37 V
- Continuous cathode current: -100 to 150 mA
- Reference input current: -0.05 to 10 mA
- Operating junction temperature: 150 °C
- Storage temperature: -65 to 150 °C
Key Specs:
- Reference voltage (TL431AC, VKA = Vref, IKA = 10 mA, TA = 25 °C): 2470 / 2495 / 2520 mV (min/typ/max)
- Reference voltage deviation over full temperature range: 4 mV typ, 25 mV max (all other devices, including SOIC); 6 mV typ, 16 mV max (SOT23-3 and TL432 devices)
- ΔVref/ΔVKA (IKA = 10 mA): -1.4 mV/V typ, -2.7 mV/V max (ΔVKA = 10 V − Vref); -1 mV/V typ, -2 mV/V max (ΔVKA = 36 V − 10 V)
- Reference input current (IKA = 10 mA, R1 = 10 kΩ, R2 = ∞): 2 μA typ, 4 μA max
- Reference input current deviation over temperature: 0.8 μA typ, 1.2 μA max
- Minimum cathode current for regulation (VKA = Vref): 0.4 mA typ, 0.6 mA max
- Off-state cathode current (VKA = 36 V, Vref = 0): 0.1 μA typ, 0.5 μA max
- Dynamic impedance (VKA = Vref, f ≤ 1 kHz, IKA = 1 to 100 mA): 0.2 Ω typ, 0.5 Ω max
Features:
- Reference voltage tolerance at 25 °C: 0.5% (B grade), 1% (A grade), 2% (standard grade)
- Adjustable output voltage from Vref to 36 V
- Sink-current capability of 1 mA to 100 mA
- Low output noise
- 0.2 Ω typical output impedance
- Sharp turn-on characteristic, a good Zener diode replacement
- Available in C (0 to 70 °C), I (-40 to 85 °C), and Q (-40 to 125 °C) temperature grades
- TL432 has the same electrical specifications as TL431 with a different pinout for the DBV, DBZ, and PK packages
Applications:
- Rack server power
- Industrial AC/DC
- AC inverter and VF drives
- Servo drive control module
- Notebook PC power adapter design
Package:
- SOIC-8 (D), 4.90 mm × 3.90 mm
- Other family packages: SOT-23-3 (2.90 × 1.30 mm), SOT-23-5 (2.90 × 1.60 mm), PDIP-8 (9.50 × 6.35 mm), SOP-8 (6.20 × 5.30 mm)
TL431ACDR Features
- Reference voltage tolerance at 25°C
- -0.5% (B grade)
- -1% (A grade)
- -2% (Standard grade)
- Adjustable output voltage: V ref to 36V
- Operation from -40°C to 125°C
- Typical temperature drift (TL43xB)
- -6mV (C temp)
- -14mV (I temp, Q temp)
- Low Output Noise
- 0.2Ω Typical output impedance
- Sink-current capability: 1mA to 100mA
TL431ACDR Applications
TL431ACDR Pin Configuration
TL431, TL431A, TL431B . . . D (SOIC) PACKAGE (TOP VIEW)
NC - No internal connection
TL431, TL431A, TL431B . . . PK (SOT-89) PACKAGE (TOP VIEW)
NC - No internal connection †
Pin 2 is attached to Substrate and must be connected to ANODE or left open.
Table 5-1. Pin Functions
| PIN - NAME | PIN - TL431x - DBZ | PIN - TL431x - DBV | PIN - TL431x - PK | PIN - TL431x - D | PIN - TL431x - P, PS PW | PIN - TL431x - LP | PIN - TL431x - DCK | PIN - TL432x - DBZ | PIN - TL432x - DBV | PIN - TL432x - PK | TYPE | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATHODE | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | I/O | Shunt Current/Voltage input |
| REF | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | I | Threshold relative to common anode |
| ANODE | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2, 3, 6, 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | O | Common pin, normally connected to ground |
Table 5-1. Pin Functions
TL431ACDR Electrical Characteristics
over recommended operating conditions, TA = 25°C (unless otherwise noted)
| PARAMETER | PARAMETER | TEST CIRCUIT | TEST CONDITIONS | TEST CONDITIONS | MIN | TYP | MAX | UNIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V ref | Reference Voltage | See Figure 7-1 | V KA = V ref , I KA = 10mA | V KA = V ref , I KA = 10mA | 2440 | 2495 | 2550 | mV |
| V I(dev) | Deviation of reference input voltage over full temperature range (1) | See Figure 7-1 | V KA = V ref , I KA = 10mA | SOT23-3 and TL432 devices | 6 | 16 | mV | |
| V I(dev) | Deviation of reference input voltage over full temperature range (1) | See Figure 7-1 | V KA = V ref , I KA = 10mA | All other devices | 4 | 25 | mV | |
| ΔV ref / ΔV KA | Ratio of change in reference voltage to the change in cathode voltage | See Figure 7-2 | I KA = 10mA | ΔV KA = 10V- V ref | -1.4 | -2.7 | mV/V | |
| ΔV ref / ΔV KA | Ratio of change in reference voltage to the change in cathode voltage | See Figure 7-2 | I KA = 10mA | ΔV KA = 36V- 10V | -1 | -2 | mV/V | |
| I ref | Reference Input Current | See Figure 7-2 | I KA = 10mA, R1 = 10kΩ, R2 = ∞ | I KA = 10mA, R1 = 10kΩ, R2 = ∞ | 2 | 4 | μA | |
| I I(dev) | Deviation of reference input current over full temperature range (1) | See Figure 7-2 | I KA = 10mA, R1 = 10kΩ, R2 = ∞ | I KA = 10mA, R1 = 10kΩ, R2 = ∞ | 0.4 | 1.2 | μA | |
| I min | Minimum cathode current for regulation | See Figure 7-1 | V KA = V ref | V KA = V ref | 0.4 | 1 | mA | |
| I off | Off-state cathode current | See Figure 7-3 | V KA = 36V, V ref = 0 | V KA = 36V, V ref = 0 | 0.1 | 1 | μA | |
| |Z KA | | Dynamic Impedance (2) | See Figure 7-1 | V KA = V ref , f ≤ 1kHz, I KA = 1mA to 100mA | V KA = V ref , f ≤ 1kHz, I KA = 1mA to 100mA | 0.2 | 0.5 | Ω |
TL431ACDR Absolute Maximum Ratings
over operating free-air temperature range (unless otherwise noted) (1)
| MIN | MAX | UNIT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V KA | Cathode Voltage (2) | 37 | V | |
| I KA | Continuos Cathode Current Range | -100 | 150 | mA |
| I I(ref) | Reference Input Current | -0.05 | 10 | mA |
| T J | Operating Junction Temperature Range | 150 | °C | |
| T stg | Storage Temperature Range | -65 | 150 | °C |
TL431ACDR Recommended Operating Conditions
See (1)
| MIN | MAX | UNIT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V KA | Cathode Voltage | Cathode Voltage | V ref | 36 | V |
| I KA | Continuous Cathode Current Range | Continuous Cathode Current Range | 1 | 100 | mA |
| T A | Operating | TL43xxC | 0 | 70 | °C |
| Operating | TL43xxI | -40 | 85 | °C | |
| Operating | TL43xxQ | -40 | 125 | °C |
TL431ACDR Thermal Information
| THERMAL METRIC (1) | THERMAL METRIC (1) | TL43xx - P - 8 PINS | TL43xx - PW - 8 PINS | TL43xx - D - 8 PINS | TL43xx - PS - 8 PINS | TL43xx - DCK - 6 PINS | TL43xx - DBV - 5 PINS | TL43xx - DBZ - 3 PINS | TL43xx - LP - 3 PINS | TL43xx - PK - 3 PINS | UNIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R θJA | Junction-to-ambient thermal resistance | 85 | 149 | 97 | 95 | 259 | 206 | 206 | 140 | 52 | °C/W |
| R θJC(top) | Junction-to-case (top) thermal resistance | 57 | 65 | 39 | 46 | 87 | 131 | 76 | 55 | 9 | °C/W |
TL431ACDR Typical Application
As this device has many applications and setups, there are many situations that this datasheet can not characterize in detail. The linked application notes will help the designer make the best choices when using this part.
Application note Understanding Stability Boundary Conditions Charts in TL431, TL432 Data Sheet (SLVA482) will provide a deeper understanding of this devices stability characteristics and aid the user in making the right choices when choosing a load capacitor. Application note Setting the Shunt Voltage on an Adjustable Shunt Regulator (SLVA445) assists designers in setting the shunt voltage to achieve optimum accuracy for this device.
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