Use Equation 31 to calculate the required buck inductance based on a 40% inductor ripple current at
nominal input voltages.
Equation 31.
Select a standard inductor value of 3.3µH. Use
Equation 32 to calculate the peak inductor currents at maximum steady-state input voltage.
Subharmonic oscillation occurs with a duty cycle greater than 50% for peak current-mode
control. For design simplification, the LM70880-Q1 has an internal slope
compensation ramp proportional to the switching frequency that is added to the current
sense signal to damp any tendency toward subharmonic oscillation.
Equation 32.
Based on Equation 8,use Equation 33 to cross-check the inductance to set a slope compensation close to the ideal one times
the inductor current downslope. The selected 3.3µH has less downslope and be
adequate.