LM79xx 3 terminal regulator power supply

The most used 3 terminal regulator is LM79XX series with fixed output voltages of 5V, 8V, 12V, and 15V.
Using one Lm79xx 3 terminal regulator we can obtain a simple and efficient power supply .
For power supply with Lm79xx IC series we need one external component-a compensation capacitor at the output.
The LM79XX series is packaged in the TO-220 power package and is capable of supplying 1.5A of output current.
These regulators employ internal current limiting safe area protection and thermal shutdown for protection against virtually all overload conditions.
Main features of LM79xx series are : Thermal, short circuit and safe area protection , High ripple rejection , 1.5A output current , 4% tolerance on preset output voltage .