Written by: Newton C. Braga

 
    National Semiconductor suggests the figure circuit for stabilizing the peak value of an alternating voltage. The circuit is calculated so that the peak voltage is 6 V, however, modifications can be made to obtain the adjustment in other values. The circuit receives an alternating 12 V peak-to-peak input and provides an output voltage of 6 V peak-to-peak with a maximum current of 3 amps. The integrated circuits should be mounted on heat radiators.