5V to 12 V Step-Up (Boost) Voltage Regulator with LM2577

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The LM2577 integrated circuit from National Semiconductor is a useful
transistors, Zeners, IC that provides all of the power and control functions for a simple
LEDs and MosFets boost (step-up), flyback, and forward converter
switching regulator.
Hobby projects The IC has a wide input voltage range (3.5V to 40V) and is available in
Metal detectors different output voltage versions: 12V, 15V, and adjustable.
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The chip includes a 3A NPN switch transistor with its associated
Digital and analog
protection circuitry, consisting of current and thermal limiting, and
multimeters
undervoltage lockout. Other features: 52kHz fixed-frequency internal oscillator that requires
no external components, soft start mode to reduce in-rush current during start-up and current
mode control for improved rejection of input voltage and output load transients.

The LM2577 is available in different packages: 5-Lead
TO-220 (T), 16-Lead DIP (N), 24-Lead Surface Mount
(M) and TO-263 (S) 5-Lead Surface-Mount. There is
also a 4-Lead TO-3 variant of this IC - the LM1577.

The pinout for the TO-220 variant (LM2577T-12,
LM2577T-15, or LM2577T-ADJ) is presented on the
right. For other packages see the LM2577 datasheet (PDF).

5V to 12V step-up switching regulator

The schematic is simple, easy to build and cost effective, producing 12V
from a 5V unregulated
supply with a maximum output current of 800mA. Pin numbers shown are for the TO-220
package (LM2577T-ADJ).

The design uses the adjustable version of LM2577, but the 12V fixed-voltage version
(LM2577T-12) will also work if you remove R1 and R2 and connect the feedback pin directly to
the regulator's output. The UC2577 - a pin to pin compatible replacement available from Texas
Instruments can also be used.

By selecting different values for R1 and R2, you can use the LM1577-ADJ/LM2577-ADJ to
produce different voltages. The output voltage is given by the following formula:

VOUT = 1.23V (1 + R1/R2)

The input capacitor (C1) should be a good quality, low ESR, 0.1 F
capacitor with the leads cut
as short as possible. If the IC is located
far from the supply source filter capacitors, an

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additional larger electrolytic capacitor (e.g. 10F-100F) is required.

Select a low ESR type capacitor for the output filter (C3), with a working voltage at least 20%
higher than the output voltage. Low values of ESR can be achieved by using larger value
capacitors or by paralleling multiple smaller-value capacitors.

You can design and make your own inductor using a suitable core recuperated from old
equipment if you have the knowledge, practical experience and equipment for this task. But
the inductor is one of the most critical components in these types of circuits, so it's much safer
and simpler to or use ready made off-the shelf parts: 415-0930 (Inductive Technologies),
67127000 (Schott), PE-92108 (Pulse Engineering) or RL2444 (Renco) or equivalents.

The 415-0930 part from Pulse has the following specifications:

Typical inductance: 100H, ETop: 90VSec, Rated current: 2.6A, DCR: 0.1ohm.

Parts list:
IC1: LM2577T-ADJ (National
Semiconductor) or UC2577-ADJ (TI)
L: 100H (415-0930, 67127000, PE-
92108, RL2444)
D: 1N5821 (Schottky Barrier Rectifier
diode)
C1: 0.1F (low ESR capacitor)
C2: 0.33F capacitor
C3: 680F/25V (low ESR electrolytic)
R1: 17.4k 1% resistor
R2: 2K 1% resistor

See also:

Step-down (buck) regulators with LM2576

Simple flyback regulator with LM2577
Isolated flyback regulator with LM2577

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