ZHCSFE2A August 2016 – November 2017 LM5161-Q1
PRODUCTION DATA.
The output capacitor is selected to limit the capacitive ripple at the output of the regulator. Maximum capacitive ripple is observed at maximum input voltage. The output capacitance required for a ripple voltage ∆VO across the capacitor is given by Equation 16.
Substituting ∆VO, ripple = 10 mV gives COUT = 15 μF. Two standard 10 μF ceramic capacitors in parallel (C11, C12) are selected. An X7R type capacitor with a voltage rating 25 V or higher should be used for COUT (C11, C12) to limit the reduction of capacitance due to dc bias voltage.