SNVS085X July 2000 – December 2017 LM3478
PRODUCTION DATA.
The boost converter converts a low input voltage into a higher output voltage. The basic configuration for a boost converter is shown in Figure 28. In the CCM (when the inductor current never reaches zero at steady state), the boost regulator operates in two states. In the first state of operation, MOSFET Q is turned on and energy is stored in the inductor. During this state, diode D is reverse biased and load current is supplied by the output capacitor, COUT.
In the second state, MOSFET Q is off and the diode is forward biased. The energy stored in the inductor is transferred to the load and the output capacitor. The ratio of the switch on time to the total period is the duty cycle D as shown in Equation 8.
Including the voltage drop across the MOSFET and the diode the definition for the duty cycle is shown in Equation 9.
Vd is the forward voltage drop of the diode and Vq is the voltage drop across the MOSFET when it is on.