SNVS775L March 2000 – January 2018 LM317L-N
PRODUCTION DATA.
In operation, the LM317L-N develops a nominal 1.25-V reference voltage, VREF, between the output and adjustment terminal. The reference voltage is impressed across program resistor R1 and, because the voltage is constant, a constant current I1 then flows through the output set resistor R2, giving an output voltage of:
Because the 100-μA current from the adjustment terminal represents an error term, the LM317L-N was designed to minimize IADJ and make it very constant with line and load changes. To do this, all quiescent operating current is returned to the output establishing a minimum load current requirement. If there is insufficient load on the output, the output will rise.