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AN557 APPLICATION NOTE

Figure 77.

Figure 78.

Fig. 78 shows the trend of the temperature as a function of the distance between two dissipating elements

whose dissipated power is fairly different (ratio 1 to 4). This graph may be useful in applications with two

devices in MTW package are synchronized.

REFERENCES:

1) AN244 "Designing with the L296 monolithic power switching regulator".

2) Table1 (see page 36-37/52) – EKR & EKE Roederstein Low Voltage Electrolytic Capacitors.