SNVA559C September 2012 – February 2019 LM2574 , LM2575-N , LM2575HV , LM2576 , LM2576HV , LM2577
An important design consideration in the Boost regulator is that the output load current and the switch current are not equal, and the maximum available load current is always less than the current rating of the switch transistor.
It should be noted that the maximum total power available for conversion in any regulator is equal to the input voltage multiplied times the maximum average input current (which is less than the current rating of the switch transistor).
Becuase the output voltage of the Boost is higher than the input voltage, it follows that the output current must be lower than the input current.