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The TO-220 package is a "power package" intended for power semiconductors and an example of a through-hole design rather than a surface-mount technology type of package. TO-220 packages can be mounted to a heat sink to dissipate several watts of waste heat. On a so-called "infinite heat sink", this can be 50 W or more.
7805 in TO-220 and TO-92 packages Internal die of a Tesla MA7805 78xx (sometimes L78xx , LM78xx , MC78xx ...) is a family of self-contained fixed linear voltage regulator integrated circuits . The 78xx family is commonly used in electronic circuits requiring a regulated power supply due to their ease-of-use and low cost.
LM317 with heat sink. The LM317 is an adjustable positive linear voltage regulator. It was designed by Bob Dobkin in 1976 while he worked at National Semiconductor. [1] The LM337 is the negative complement to the LM317, which regulates voltages below a reference. It was designed by Bob Pease, who also worked for National Semiconductor. [1]
A standard-sized 8-pin dual in-line package (DIP) containing a 555 IC.. Integrated circuits and certain other electronic components are put into protective packages to allow easy handling and assembly onto printed circuit boards and to protect the devices from damage.
The heat sink thermal resistance model consists of two resistances, namely the resistance in the heat sink base, , and the resistance in the fins, . The heat sink base thermal resistance, , can be written as follows if the source is a uniformly applied the heat sink base. If it is not, then the base resistance is primarily spreading resistance:
The metal package can be attached to a heat sink, making it suitable for devices dissipating several watts of heat. Thermal compound is used to improve heat transfer between the device case and the heat sink. Since the device case is one of the electrical connections, an insulator may be required to electrically isolate the component from the ...
A heat spreader transfers energy as heat from a hotter source to a colder heat sink or heat exchanger. There are two thermodynamic types, passive and active. The most common sort of passive heat spreader is a plate or block of material having high thermal conductivity, such as copper, aluminum, or diamond. An active heat spreader speeds up heat ...
Vishay Semiconductor have released 20W resistors in TO-220 form. so this indicates the expected heat dissipation of the package with a heatsink. source: "TPR Thick Film Technology 20 Watt Power Resistors TO-220 Package". there are 50W zeners in TO-3, and 10W in DO-4, 100W in DO-5 (for comparison). Charlieb000 21:22, 3 August 2012 (UTC)