The B431L is a three terminal adjustable shunt regulator with
thermal stability of 50ppm/°C. The output voltage can be
adjusted to any value from 1.24V (V
external resistors. These devices have a typical output
impedance of 0.05Ω. Active output circuitry provides a very
sharp turn-on characteristics and making the device excellent
replacement for zener diodes in many applications. The B431L
is an ideal voltage reference in an isolated feedback circuit for
3.0V switch mode power supplies
The B431L shunt regulator is available with three voltage
tolerances (0.5%, 1.0% and 2.0%) and three package options
(SOT-23-3, TO-92, 8SOIC). This allows the designer the
opportunity to select the optimum combination of cost and
performance for their application.
Cathode Voltage Vz 20 V
Continuous Cathode Current Iz 100 mA
Reference Input Current Range 3 mA
Power Dissipation at TA - 25°C
SOT-23-3
S0-8
TO-92
Thermal Resistance
SOT-23-3
S0-8
TO-92
P
D
O
JA
0.37
0.75
0.95
336
175
132
Operating Junction Temperature Range TJ -40 to +150
Storage Temperature Range T
Lead Temperature (Soldering) 10 seconds T
ESD Rating (Human Body Model) T
Recommended Operating Con ditions
-65 to +150
STG
300
LEAD
2 kV
ESD
W
°
C/W
°
°
°
C
C
C
Min Max Symbol
Cathode Voltage, Vz V
Cathode Current, Iz 80µA 100 mA
16 V
REF
Electrical Characteristics
Unless specified: T
. Values in bold apply over full operating ambient temperature.
Selection of load capacitor for when B431L is used as a
shunt regulator, two options for selection of C
load capacitance across the device, decouple at the load
2) Large capacitance across the device, optional
decoupling at the load.
The reason for this is that B431L exhibits instability
with capacitances in the range of 10nF to 1µF (approx.)
at light cathode currents (up to 3mA typical). The
device is less stable the lower the cathode voltage has
been set for. Therefore while the device will be
perfectly stable operating at a cathode current of 10mA
with a 0.1µF capacitor across it, it will oscillate
transiently during start-up as the cathode current passes
through the instability region. Selecting a very low (or
preferably, no) capacitance, or alternatively a high
capacitance such as 10µF will avoid this issue
altogether. Since the user anyway, the most cost
effective method is to use no capacitance at all directly
across the device. PCB trace/via resistance and
inductance prevent the local load decoupling from
causing the oscillation during the transient start-up
phase.
Note: if the B431L is located right at the load, so the
load decoupling capacitor is directly across it, then this
capacitor will have to be ≤1nF or ≥ 10µF
computer simulations and/ or initial prototype evaluation.
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subject to change upon the completion of the full characterization over the specified temperature and supply voltage ranges.
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