Floating regulator

Floating regulator. Floating regulator is a type of voltage regulator that works without a real ground connection. This is a trick used for regulating voltages higher than the rated value. For example the typical output voltage range of LM723 voltage regulator IC is 2 to 37V DC. The upper limit can be pushed beyond 37V DC by using the floating technique. In floating configuration, the ground pin of the regulator will not be at the same voltage of the return path of the load current. This can be achieved by putting a Zener diode in series to the circuit ground. This makes...