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Hi there,
for powering two current loops, I need an LDO for Vin = 24 V and Vout = 12 V (i.d. Vdrop = Vin - Vout = 12V). I suggested the TLV76012 and checked power dissipation as follows:
I studied http://www.ti.com/lit/an/spra953c/spra953c.pdf "Semiconductor and IC Package Thermal Metrics" and the paper seems to support the use of Junction-To-Board resistance while it does not explicitly favor one metric over the other. I calculated the nominal load current to be I = 2 x 20 mA = 40mA. Worst case load would be Imax = 2 x 30 mA = 60 mA (short circuit current limited by current loop current limiter). So I calculated the temperature difference between board and junction to be:
dT= RθJB * Imax * Vdrop = 56.8 °C/W * 0.06 A * 12 V = 40.1 °C
Assuming a board temperature of 30°C I found that the device would be operated within specification.
However, my colleague pointed out that I should rather use the much higher RθJA for this calculation as detailed in the specification note. RθJA is 275.2 °C/W and using that value results in dT= 200 °C which would be out of specification. So he'd suggested to rather use a 7812 with TO package.
Which way is the correct design procedure?
Thanks.
Dan