TECHNICAL DATASHEET
Rev. D
LV12S20-100
DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
Under Voltage Lock Out (UVLO)
The converter output is disabled until the input voltage exceeds the UVLO turn-on limit. The converter will
remain ON until the input voltage falls below the UVLO turn-off limit.
Over Current Protection
The converter is protected from short circuit and over current conditions. During these fault conditions, the
converter output will ‘hiccup’. The converter output will recover once the short or over current fault is removed.
Over Temperature Protection (OTP)
The converter has internal thermal protection that will shut the converter OFF once the case temperature exceeds
the OTP turn-off limit. The converter will resume operation when the case temperature has dropped below the
OTP turn-on limit.
Input Filter
It is recommended to bypass the +Vin and –Vin pins of the converter with a minimum of 680uF (100V minimum)
capacitor. No other bypassing is needed. However, to reduce the input ripple beyond what is seen in Photo 1,
larger values of capacitance may be used. Additionally, an inductor may be placed between the source and the
previously mentioned capacitor. No inductor should be placed between the capacitor and the input to the converter.
Figure 2: Input Filter Setup
+Vin
Low
Impedance
LV12S20-100
680 µF
electrolytic
capacitor
1 µF
ceramic
capacitor
Source
-Vin
Output Filter
No additional output capacitor is needed for the power supply to operate. However, to reduce the ripple and noise
on the output, additional capacitance may be added. A 100uF Ceramic capacitor may be added across the +Vo and
–Vo pins to reduce the ripple and spike noise. Additional capacitance in the form of a tantalum or aluminum
electrolytic may also be placed across these pins in order reduce ripple and improve the transient peak-to-peak
voltage deviation.
Remote Sense
To improve the regulation at the load, route the connections from the -RS and the +RS pins to the –Vo and +Vo
connections at the load. This will force the converter to regulate the voltage at the load and not at the pins of the
converter (refer to Graph 6). If it is not desired to use the Remotes Sense feature, the –RS and +RS pins may be
left open or they may be shorted to the -Vo and +Vo pins respectively. Shorting the RS pins to the Vo pins will
reduce the voltage drops through the converter pins.
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