
MC7800, MC7800A, LM340, LM340A Series, NCV7805
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
 (V
in
 = 23 V, I
O
 = 500 mA, T
J
 = T
low
 to T
high
 [Note 1], unless otherwise noted.)
MC7815B
MC7815C/LM340T–15
Characteristic
Symbol
Min
Typ
Max
Min
Typ
Max
Unit
Output Voltage (T
J
 = 25
°
C)
V
O
14.4
15
15.6
14.4
15
15.6
Vdc
Output Voltage (5.0 mA 
≤
 I
O
≤
 1.0 A, P
D
≤
 15 W)
17.5 Vdc 
≤
 V
in
≤
 30 Vdc
18.5 Vdc 
≤
 V
in
≤
 30 Vdc
Line Regulation, T
J
 = 25
°
C (Note 2)
17.9 Vdc 
≤
 V
in
≤
 30 Vdc
20 Vdc 
≤
 V
in
≤
 26 Vdc
Load Regulation, T
J
 = 25
°
C (Note 2)
5.0 mA 
≤
 I
O
≤
 1.5 A
Quiescent Current
V
O
Vdc
–
–
15
–
14.25
–
15
–
15.75
–
14.25
15.75
Reg
line
mV
–
–
8.5
3.0
300
150
–
–
8.5
3.0
30
28
Reg
load
–
1.8
300
–
1.8
55
mV
I
B
–
3.5
8.0
–
3.5
6.5
mA
Quiescent Current Change
17.5 Vdc 
≤
 V
in
≤
 30 Vdc
17.5 Vdc 
≤
 V
in
≤
 30 Vdc, I
O
 = 1.0 A, T
J
 = 25
°
C
5.0 mA 
≤
 I
O
≤
 1.0 A
Ripple Rejection
18.5 Vdc 
≤
 V
in
≤
 28.5 Vdc, f = 120 Hz
Dropout Voltage (I
O
 = 1.0 A, T
J
 = 25
°
C)
I
B
mA
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
0.8
0.7
0.5
1.0
0.5
RR
–
58
–
54
58
–
dB
V
I 
– V
O
–
2.0
–
–
2.0
–
Vdc
Output Noise Voltage (T
A
 = 25
°
C)
10 Hz 
≤
 f 
≤
 100 kHz
V
n
–
10
–
–
10
–
μ
V/V
O
Output Resistance f = 1.0 kHz
r
O
–
1.2
–
–
1.2
–
m
Short Circuit Current Limit (T
A
 = 25
°
C)
V
in
 = 35 Vdc
Peak Output Current (T
J
 = 25
°
C)
I
SC
–
0.2
–
–
0.2
–
A
I
max
–
2.2
–
–
2.2
–
A
Average Temperature Coefficient of Output Voltage
TCV
O
–
–1.0
–
–
–1.0
–
mV/
°
C
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS 
(V
in
 = 23 V, I
O
 = 1.0 A, T
J
 = T
low
 to T
high
 [Note 1], unless otherwise noted.)
MC7815AB/MC7815AC/LM340AT–15
Characteristic
Symbol
Min
Typ
Max
Unit
Output Voltage (T
J
 = 25
°
C)
V
O
14.7
15
15.3
Vdc
Output Voltage (5.0 mA 
≤
 I
O
≤
 1.0 A, P
D
≤
 15 W)
17.9 Vdc 
≤
 V
in
≤
 30 Vdc
Line Regulation (Note 2)
17.9 Vdc 
≤
 V
in
≤
 30 Vdc, I
O
 = 500 mA
20 Vdc 
≤
 V
in
≤
 26 Vdc
17.5 Vdc 
≤
 V
in
≤
 30 Vdc, I
O
 = 1.0 A, T
J
 = 25
°
C
Load Regulation (Note 2)
5.0 mA 
≤
 I
O
≤
 1.5 A, T
J
 = 25
°
C
5.0 mA 
≤
 I
O
≤
 1.0 A
250 mA 
≤
 I
O
≤
 750 mA
Quiescent Current
V
O
14.4
15
15.6
Vdc
Reg
line
mV
–
–
–
8.5
3.0
7.0
20
22
20
Reg
load
mV
–
–
–
1.8
1.5
1.2
25
25
15
I
B
–
3.5
6.0
mA
Quiescent Current Change
17.5 Vdc 
≤
 V
in
≤
 30 Vdc, I
O
 = 500 mA
17.5 Vdc 
≤
 V
in
≤
 30 Vdc, I
O
 = 1.0 A, T
J
 = 25
°
C
5.0 mA 
≤
 I
O
≤
 1.0 A
1. T
low
= 0
°
C for MC78XXAC, C, LM340AT–XX, LM340T–XX
=
40
°
C for MC78XXB, MC78XXAB, NCV7805
2. Load and line regulation are specified at constant junction temperature. Changes in V
O
 due to heating effects must be taken into account
separately. Pulse testing with low duty cycle is used.
I
B
mA
–
–
–
–
–
–
0.8
0.8
0.5
T
high
 = +125
°
C for MC78XXAC, C, LM340AT–XX, LM340T–XX, NCV7805