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15V 10 Amp Voltage Regulator Circuit Using IC LM196

Last Updated on August 7, 2019 by Swagatam 12 Comments

The following article explains a linear voltage regulator power supply circuit using the IC LM196 which is capable of handling up to 10 amps of current and is able to provide a variable voltage right from 1.25V to 15V DC.

About the IC LM196 or LM396

The IC LM 196 is single chip versatile, high performance regulator device which can be configured to provide an adjustable voltage output of 1.25V to 15V or even further at currents in excess of 10 amps.

It is a single chip solution for all electronic circuit applications which involve or require regulated DC up to 10 amps.

That means now you can carry on heavy duty voltage operations as per your personal preference using this easy to build single chip circuit

Many of my earlier posts have discussed circuits involving a similar IC, the LM338, which is also capable of providing similar features, but cannot handle above 5 amps, the LM196 on the other hand overcomes this limitation of LM338 and goes further by adding 5 amps more to the specs.

Main Specifications

The main features of this adjustable 15V 10 amp voltage regulator IC may be summarized as follows:

  1. Output custom tailored at +/-0.8V
  2. Minutely adjustable voltage right from 1.25V to 15V DC
  3. Guaranteed output current that's not below 10 amps
  4. Verified with P+ product enhancement testing
  5. Maximum power dissipation not exceeding 70 watts even at full load.
  6. Output internally protected against over load and short circuit
  7. Device internally protected against thermal run away or thermal break down situations.
  8. Output voltage supply guaranteed even under worst case scenarios such as adjustment pin disconnected.

NOTE: Although the IC is specified to produce between 1.25 V and 15 V, the datasheet also says that getting higher output voltages than 15 V is possible, as long as the input/output differential is not exceeded.

The input/output differential is specified at 20 V.

This implies that the IC can be adjusted to generate higher voltages at the output as long as the 20 V input/output difference is not exceeded.

Pin out details of LM196

As given in the following diagram, from bottom with the larger area of the metal downward, the pin outs of the IC LM196 may be identified as follows:

  1. Right pin = Adjustment pin
  2. Left Pin = Output pin.
  3. Case or Body = Input

10 Amp Power Supply Circuit Using IC LM196 or LM396

The standard 10 amp voltage regulator circuit diagram using the IC LM196 can be witnessed in the following figure.

The calculations of the resistors are similar to that of IC LM338 or LM317. R2 may be adjusted to get the required regulated voltage at the output.

All the ground terminals involved in the circuit must be fixed with the main input ground which will be obviously the negative point of the bridge rectifier (not shown here). Similarly, the positive to the load must be directly acquired from the relevant lead of the IC.

The ground and the positive is taken from the main nodes due to the involvement of high currents with the circuit. As current increases, the conductor proportionately offers more resistance to the flow of the current which results in voltage drops at the output and hence  unnecessary lengths of tracks should be avoided.

10 amp variable regulator using LM 196, LM396 IC



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  2. Mike says

    Hello,
    I saw your recent post about the LM396/LM196 10A regulator. Do you know of any sources? They have been discontinued.
    Thanks,
    Mike

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      Hi, sorry I do not know about any online source. If you are having difficulty finding it you can use 2 LM338 in parallel, over a common heatsink.

      Reply
  3. Shahed says

    I want to make a 5v 10a power supply but the only high amp regulator ic i have around ar lm338 and lm350. Can you please suggest any circuit for the desired power supply as i am just another hobbiest trying to power a 8x8x8 led matrix cube.

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      You can put the two ICs in parallel. Mount them on a common heatsink. Adjust the resistor values to 5V using this software:

      https://www.homemade-circuits.com/lm317-lm338-lm396-calculator-software/

      R1 = 120 ohms

      R2 = 360 ohms

      Reply
  4. Dinilton Pessoa says

    Hi sir, can you help me? I need a circuit with 12v and 10a max output, but the input is an solar panel with 30v and 15a max.

    Thank you, salutes from Brazil.

    Reply
    • Swag says

      Hi Dinilton, you can try the following concept and modify it accordingly as per your circuit specifications

      https://www.homemade-circuits.com/5v-pwm-solar-battery-charger-circuit/

      Reply
  5. Ajeetech says

    Hi swagatam I need a circuit that can cut off output of inverter 220v a.c on short circuit or over load protection pls

    Reply
    • Swag says

      Hi Ajeet, you can refer to the following links,and select the one as per your requirement

      https://homemade-circuits.com/?s=overload

      Reply
  6. stephen ogutu says

    am looking for a voltage regulator of 15volts 16 amps but I cant get it any suggestion.

    Reply
    • Swag says

      you can put 4 LM338 IC in parallel and get the desired regulation from the configured circuit.

      Reply
  7. EyeWithShy says

    I want to make a power supply that runs 5 pc exhaust fans, so refer me power supply circuit…
    and to receive 5 amp in the above mentioned circuit, how much amp transformer is needed?

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      Please specify the voltage and amp rating of the fans so that I can calculate the total power required from the power supply.

      You can use LM338 in place of LM196 which would give you exactly 5amps, the IC would require a heatsink strictly.

      Reply


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