ZHCSTC5B October 2023 – June 2024 LM51772
PRODUCTION DATA
In boost mode, the output capacitor conducts high ripple current. The output capacitor RMS ripple current is given by:
where the minimum VIN corresponds to the maximum capacitor current.
In this example, the maximum output ripple RMS current is ICOUT(RMS) = 5.5A. A 3mΩ output capacitor ESR causes an output ripple voltage of 33.3mV as given by:
A 80µF output capacitor causes a capacitive ripple voltage of 151mV as given by:
Typically, a combination of ceramic and bulk capacitors is needed to provide low ESR and high ripple current capacity. Section 9.2 shows a good starting point for COUT for typical applications.