ZHCSNB8A February 2021 – January 2024 BQ25730
PRODUCTION DATA
The BQ25730 has two selectable fixed switching frequency. Higher switching frequency allows the use of smaller inductor and capacitor values. Inductor saturation current should be higher than the charging current (ICHG) plus half the ripple current (IRIPPLE):
The inductor ripple current in buck operation depends on input voltage (VIN), duty cycle (DBUCK = VOUT/VIN), switching frequency (fS) and inductance (L):
During boost operation, the duty cycle is:
DBOOST = 1 – (VIN/VBAT)
and the ripple current is:
IRIPPLE_BOOST = (VIN × DBOOST) / (fS × L)
The maximum inductor ripple current happens with D = 0.5 or close to 0.5. For example, the battery charging voltage range is from 9 V to 12.6 V for 3-cell battery pack. For 20-V adapter voltage, 10-V battery voltage gives the maximum inductor ripple current. Another example is 4-cell battery, the battery voltage range is from 12 V to 16.8 V, and 12-V battery voltage gives the maximum inductor ripple current.
Usually inductor ripple is designed in the range of (20 – 40%) maximum charging current as a trade-off between inductor size and efficiency for a practical design.