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The case of the TO-220 LM7805 regulator is device ground. If the heatsink is also ground, you do not need an insulator. If the heatsink is not ground, or if you need to maintain distinct grounds, or if the LM7805 ground is something else besides ground, you need an insulator. Its up to you, since you are responsible for system and circuit design.
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What is the meaning of TO220 package?
A: That is a packaging standard of the part. TO3 ,TO18 all refers to packaging standard that manufacturers use to make their part to conform to a standard.
What is the difference between a TIP 3055 and 2N 3055 transistor?
2n3055 is a metal package (to3) tip3055 plastic package (to220) so metal package more heat capacity
How hot does auto engine coolant get?
220 degrease on big cars and v8 engines 240 and over you are running hot smaller v6 and v4s cars may run 180 to220 anything over that and your running hot on average the temp of engine coolant gets from 220-260 before its lubircating and heat dissipating property's start to break down
How can you work out if a TO220 component voltage regulator requires and heat sink?
The answer is in the Data sheet. We always felt that the ratings from the manufacturer were pretty optimistic. That is; a TO-220 5v reg. might be rated at 1 amp, but (as we always said) that is only if it's bolted to an anvil that's sitting on a block of ice. Realistically, you can get away with about 100 ma without a heatsink. 200 ma will generate scary heat and the device will fail after some time without a heatsink. I finally got to the point that if I were going to draw more than that I would design the circuit with a pass transistor and sink the transistor massively.
Which diode do I use for a 12V 7A battery to make the current only flow one way?
You need at least a diode with a current limit of 7Amps. Best to use a 10A or more, to allow a little headroom. You are using it as a blocking diode and will therefore want a low forward voltage drop. The best type for this is a schottky type and as it is going to supply a high forward current you will need proper heat sinking.The best one I can find is a type MBR1435CTThis is in a TO220 package with a heatsink tab on it.
How much heat engery is required to raise the temperature of 5 kilograms of coal from 20 c to220 c?
The amount of heat energy (q) gained or lost by a substance is equal to the mass of the substance (m) multiplied by its specific heat capacity (Cg) multiplied by the change in temperature (final temperature - initial temperature) q = m x Cg x (Tf - Ti)q is what we are finding.m of coal = 5 kgCg of coal (anthracite) = 1.38 kJ/kg-K (kilojoules per kilogram-Kelvin)Tf = 220 °C.Ti = 20 °C.using the data above.q = m x Cg x (Tf - Ti)q = 5 x 1.38 x (220 - 20) -- temperature change same in K or °Cq = 5 x 1.38 x 200q = 1380 kilo-joules(kj) or 1.3 x 106 joules---The formula isQ=m*c*(T2-T1)Energy=mass*specific heat capacity*( temperature higher - temperature lower)(assuming the volume of your substance doesn't change during the heating)Energy Required = Mass x "Specific Heat Capacity" x Temperature changeFor anthracite coal, the specific heat is 1.38 kJ / kgK , yielding E = 1.38 (5kg)(200K) = 1380 kJ.
How do you convert 12 v DC to 5 v DC?
There are many ways this can be done.How to do this depends mostly on how much current you need.It also depends on how accurate your 5v need to be.Method 1: Magnetizm (and transistors).One can create circuitry for generating AC from the DC and then feed this AC into a wire with many turns around something that is easily magnetized.A second wire with fewer turns around that something, normally a ferro toroid, will provide you with second voltage. (Half the output voltage, half the input turns) The output voltage also need to be rectified.There is quite a bit of math involved in order to create the "perfect" circuitry that balances this properly, but in many cases the benefits of this approach outweigh the disadvantages as in costly and timeconsuming to make.Method 2: Transistorized.Just think of the water in your tap. Consider the pressure to be very very very high, and that you can only turn it fully on or fully off. This would be your 12v source, and destroy equipment designed for only 5v.Now consider the ability to turn this tap on and off millions of times per second, maybe even billions of times per second.That will give you the ability of a transistor in the world of electricity.It is easy and cheap to make.Just think of something that adjust the flow and is also able to measure how much is flowing through equally as fast and regulate up or down depending on this measuring and a fixed pressure to compare with.Now, think of the 12v as a big river. It flows into a lake through this regulator-circuitry, and causes certain fluctuations and waves in this lake. The bigger the lake, the smaller will the fluctuations and waves be.In the world of electricity, these fluctuations and waves are known as ripple.Tiny inaccuracies in the "close to perfect" regulated voltage (in this case 5 v).Likewise, the lake is the capacitor in the electric world.If you need no more than approx 1 Ampere and a tiny ripple is acceptable then the easiest solution would be a single IC-circuit in TO220 package named 7805.You add 12 Volt to one leg, GND to another leg, and the third and last leg provides you with 5 v. You should also add a capacitor of approx 100-1000 uF between 5v output and GND, and a capacitor of 1000 uF between 12 v and GND.You need to add a heat sink to this IC.Disadvantages: Most of the voltage drop will be transformed into heat. You do not get more current than your original 12 v source can give.Advantages: Very easy to obtain. Easy to use. Overload protected. Heat protected.Other chips similar to 7805 exist. Some with the possibility to adjust the voltage with a couple of resistors.Method 1, more:Method 1 can not be made without transistors. it only involves magnetizm as well as everything else.It is possible to make a high frequency step down converter. Such a converter will give you approx twice the current when transformed down to 5v.Example: You have a transformer giving you 2 ampere of 12 v DC current. By using a high frequency step down converter, this will provide you with approx 4 Ampere of 5v DC current.Disadvantages: Some electrical noise. Many more components needed in order to build one.Advantages: More current, low loss factor, less heat.A highly stable voltage of 5 volt with hardly any measurable ripple can be made using a couple of OpAmps, a Zener Diode of 5.6 Volt, an NPN small signal transistor, A PNP transistor capable of 3-10 Ampere and a few resistors.Most 5 v equipment does not need a highly stable voltage though.
