LM7812 IC - 12V Positive Voltage Regulator IC

The LM7812 monolithic 3-terminal positive voltage regulators employ internal current-limiting, thermal shutdown and safe-area compensation, making them essentially indestructible. If adequate heat sinking is provided, they can deliver over 1.0A output current. They are intended as fixed voltage regulators in a wide range of applications including local (on-card) regulation for elimination of noise and distribution problems associated with single-point regulation. In addition to use as fixed voltage regulators, these devices can be used with external components to obtain adjustable output voltages and currents.

Considerable effort was expended to make the entire series of regulators easy to use and minimize the number of external components. It is not necessary to bypass the output, although this does improve transient response. Input bypassing is needed only if the regulator is located far from the filter capacitor of the power supply

Features:

• Versatile, High-Accuracy, Fixed Voltage Regulators
• Suitable for Currents up to 1A
• Internal Thermal Overload Protection
• Internal Short-Circuit Current Limit
• Output Voltage Tolerance ±4%

Specification:

• RoHS Compliant  - Yes
• Category : Linear Regulator
• Package Type : TO-220
• Max Output current: 1.5A
• Fixed output voltage: 12V
• Number of pins: 3