Calculating Average Temperature Coefficient (TC)
B431
00 0
-10
5000 0.5
∆VREF ∆Τ
-20
-55 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125
Temperature (°C)
0.06 mV/°C
0.002 %/°C
24 ppm/°C
TC in mV/°C = ∆VREF (mV)
∆TA
TC in %/°C =
) ∆VREF
VREF at 25°C
∆TA
x 100
TC in ppm/°C =
) ∆VREF
VREF at 25°C
∆TA
x 106
Test Circuit
VIN
IREF
VKA = VREF
VIN
IK
R1
(VREF)
R2
VKA
IK
Figure 1a. Test Circuit 1
Figure 1b. Test Circuit 2
VIN
VKA
IK (OFF)
Figure 1c. Test Circuit 3
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