LM134 Series
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APPLICATIO S
DESCRIPTIO
FEATURES
TYPICAL APPLICATIO
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Current Mode Temperature Sensing
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Constant Current Source for Shunt References
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Cold Junction Compensation
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Constant-Gain Bias for Bipolar Differential Stage
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Micropower Bias Networks
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Buffer for Photoconductive Cell
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Current Limiter
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1礎 to 10mA Operation
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0.02%/V Regulation
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0.8V to 40V Operating Voltage
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Can be Used as Linear Temperature Sensor
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Draws No Reverse Current
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Supplied in Standard Transistor Packages
Constant Current Source
and Temperature Sensor
The LM134 is a three-terminal current source designed to
operate at current levels from 1礎 to 10mA, as set by an
external resistor. The device operates as a true two-
terminal current source, requiring no extra power connec-
tions or input signals. Regulation is typically 0.02%/V and
terminal-to-terminal voltage can range from 800mV to
40V.
Because the operating current is directly proportional to
absolute temperature in degrees Kelvin, the device will
also find wide applications as a temperature sensor. The
temperature dependence of the operating current is
0.336%/癈 at room temperature. For example, a device
operating at 298礎 will have a temperature coefficient of
1礎/癈. The temperature dependence is extremely accu-
rate and repeatable. Devices specified as temperature
sensors in the 100礎 to 1mA range are the LM134-3,
LM234-3 and the LM134-6, LM234-6, with the dash
numbers indicating ?癈 and ?癈 accuracies, respec-
tively.
If a zero temperature coefficient current source is re-
quired, this is easily achieved by adding a diode and a
resistor.
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Remote Temperature Sensor with Voltage Output
Operating Current vs Temperature
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LM234-3
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OPERATING CURRENT (礎)
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500
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300
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100
0
400
TA01b
100
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225
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25
75
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