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LTC1144
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Negative Voltage Converter
Figure 8 shows a typical connection which will provide a
negative supply from an available positive supply. This
circuit operates over full temperature and power supply
ranges
without
the need of any external diodes.
The output voltage (pin 5) characteristics of the circuit are
those of a nearly ideal voltage source in series with a 56Ω
resistor. The 56Ω output impedance is composed of two
terms: 1) the equivalent switched capacitor resistance
(see Theory of Operation), and 2) a term related to the on-
resistance of the MOS switches.
Figure 9. Voltage Doubler
1
2
3
4
8
7
6
5
+
+
+
+
V
IN
2V TO 18V
V
OUT
= 2(V
IN
– 1)
10µF10µF
V
d
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V
d
1N4148
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Ultra-Precision Voltage Divider
An ultra-precision voltage divider is shown in Figure 10. To
achieve the 0.0002% accuracy indicated, the load current
should be kept below 100nA. However, with a slight loss
in accuracy, the load current can be increased.
At an oscillator frequency of 10kHz and C1 = 10µF, the first
term is:
R
fC
EQUIV
OSC
=
()
×
=
×××
=
−
1
21
1
510 1010
20
36
/
Ω
Notice that the above equation for R
EQUIV
is
not
a capaci-
tive reactance equation (X
C
= 1/ωC) and does not contain
a 2π term.
The exact expression for output impedance is extremely
complex, but the dominant effect of the capacitor is clearly
shown in Figure 5. For C1 = C2 = 10µF, the output
impedance goes from 56Ω at f
OSC
= 10kHz to 250Ω at
f
OSC
= 1kHz. As the 1/(f × C) term becomes large compared
to the switch on-resistance term, the output resistance is
determined by 1/(f × C) only.
Voltage Doubling
Figure 9 shows a two-diode capacitive voltage doubler.
With a 15V input, the output is 29.45V with no load and
28.18V with a 10mA load.
Figure 8. Negative Voltage Converter
1
2
3
4
8
7
6
5
+
+
10µF
10µF
V
+
2V TO 18V
V
OUT
= –V
+
T
MIN
≤ T
A
≤ T
MAX
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1
2
3
4
8
7
6
5
+
+
C2
10µF
C1
10µF
V
+
4V TO 36V
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±0.002%
T
MIN
≤ T
A
≤ T
MAX
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≤ 100nA
V+
2
Figure 10. Ultra-Precision Voltage Divider
Battery Splitter
A common need in many systems is to obtain (+) and (–
)
supplies from a single battery or single power supply
system. Where current requirements are small, the circuit
shown in Figure 11 is a simple solution. It provides
symmetrical ± output voltages, both equal to one half the
input voltage. The output voltages are both referenced to
pin 3 (output common).
1
2
3
4
8
7
6
5
+
+
C2
10µF
C1
10µF
OUTPUT
COMMON
V
B
/2
9V
–V
B
/2
–9V
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V
B
18V
+
Figure 11. Battery Splitter