ZHCSTL8F April 2007 – November 2023 LM25116
PRODUCTION DATA
The output capacitors smooth the inductor ripple current and provide a source of charge for transient loading conditions. For this design example, five 100-µF ceramic capacitors where selected. Ceramic capacitors provide very low equivalent series resistance (ESR), but can exhibit a significant reduction in capacitance with DC bias. From the manufacturer’s data, the ESR at 250 kHz is 2 mΩ / 5 = 0.4 mΩ, with a 36% reduction in capacitance at 5 V. This is verified by measuring the output ripple voltage and frequency response of the circuit. The fundamental component of the output ripple voltage is calculated with Equation 15.
Equation 16 calculates the typical values for the 5-V design example.