JAJS852E May 1996 – May 2019 LM2586
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In many cases, a heat sink is not required to keep the LM2586 junction temperature within the allowed operating temperature range. For each application, to determine whether or not a heat sink will be required, the following must be identified:
1) Maximum ambient temperature (in the application).
2) Maximum regulator power dissipation (in the application).
3) Maximum allowed junction temperature (125°C for the LM2586). For a safe, conservative design, a temperature approximately 15°C cooler than the maximum junction temperature should be selected (110°C).
4) LM2586 package thermal resistances θJA and θJC (given in the Electrical Characteristics).
Total power dissipated (PD) by the LM2586 can be estimated as follows:
where
The duty cycle is given by:
where
When no heat sink is used, the junction temperature rise is:
Adding the junction temperature rise to the maximum ambient temperature gives the actual operating junction temperature:
If the operating junction temperature exceeds the maximum junction temperature in item 3 above, then a heat sink is required. When using a heat sink, the junction temperature rise can be determined by the following:
Again, the operating junction temperature will be:
As before, if the maximum junction temperature is exceeded, a larger heat sink is required (one that has a lower thermal resistance).
Included in the Switchers Made Simple® design software is a more precise (non-linear) thermal model that can be used to determine junction temperature with different input-output parameters or different component values. It can also calculate the heat sink thermal resistance required to maintain the regulator junction temperature below the maximum operating temperature.
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