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02/08/10 19:10
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#172979 - Which one?
Responding to: ???'s previous message
While I agree that a "rail splitter" could well be useful, the fact that the ones "officially" designated as rail splitters and which which I'm familiar are not sufficiently flexible. OTOH, a power op-amp to generate the pseudo-GND would allow the negative rail to be set a 5 volts below GND and, likewise, the remaining rails to be generated from a zener-based or even voltage divider op-amp as well. While the original query set the total current at ~300 mA or so, I'd guess most of that current would flow into the 3V3 supply.

The TI TLE-whatever rail splitters do exactly that, i.e. they split the input supply into positive and negative rails. If they'd split 12 into 7 and -5 rather than 6 and 6, that might work out better, allowing for some headroom in the positive regulators. With clever op-amp selection, I suspect a really well-regulated, low-noise linear supply would result.

If you, Oliver, know of a splitter that would provide both the low-impedance GND and one useable rail, and it's possible the O/P could live with +/- 6 Volts rather than 5, perhaps that could be made to work.

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TopicAuthorDate
voltage regulator design            01/01/70 00:00      
   Implement an "Inverting Buck-Boost"...            01/01/70 00:00      
      ultra low noise            01/01/70 00:00      
         You're right ...            01/01/70 00:00      
   reghardless of the urban legends and ...            01/01/70 00:00      
   You need a rail splitter            01/01/70 00:00      
      no, he does not            01/01/70 00:00      
         When the Engine starts            01/01/70 00:00      
            Engine?            01/01/70 00:00      
               Ummm...            01/01/70 00:00      
         That's not a given ...            01/01/70 00:00      
         I stand by what I said            01/01/70 00:00      
            Which one?            01/01/70 00:00      
               Rail splitter            01/01/70 00:00      
                  It isn't as simple as it looks.            01/01/70 00:00      
                     it is ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Did you even read the original spec's?            01/01/70 00:00      
                           reverse engineering            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Let me try ..            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Reply            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Reply            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Like this            01/01/70 00:00      
                     This should work well            01/01/70 00:00      
                     The problem with the TLE2426 is...            01/01/70 00:00      
                        quite true, that's why the op-amp is better            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Link....            01/01/70 00:00      
                              probably still too weak ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 ...and instable...            01/01/70 00:00      
                        True, opamp alternative            01/01/70 00:00      
                           There are several            01/01/70 00:00      

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