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In Table 7 some inductor part numbers are listed.

6.3

Output capacitor selection

The current in the output capacitor has a triangular waveform which generates a voltage

ripple across it. This ripple is due to the capacitive component (charge or discharge of the

output capacitor) and the resistive component (due to the voltage drop across its ESR). So

the output capacitor has to be selected in order to have a voltage ripple compliant with the

application requirements.

The amount of the voltage ripple can be calculated starting from the current ripple obtained

by the inductor selection.

Equation 21

For a ceramic (MLCC) capacitor the capacitive component of the ripple dominates the

resistive one. Whilst for an electrolytic capacitor the opposite is true.

Since the compensation network is internal, the output capacitor should be selected in order

to have a proper phase margin and then a stable control loop.

The equations of Section 5.2 on page 9 will help to check loop stability given the application

conditions, the value of the inductor and of the output capacitor.

In Table 8 some capacitor series are listed.

Table 7. Inductors

Manufacturer

Series

Inductor value (

H)

Saturation current (A)

Coilcraft

XPL7030

2.2 to 4.7

6.8 to 10.5

XAL40xx, 50xx, 60xx

1.5 to 6.8

> 5

Würth

WE-HC/HCA

3.3 to 4.7

7 to 11

WE-TPC typ XLH

3.6 to 6.2

4.5 to 6.4

WE-PD type L

10

5.6

TDK

RLF7030T

2.2 to 4.7

4 to 6

Table 8. Output capacitors

Manufacturer

Series

Cap value (

F)

Rated voltage (V)

ESR (m

)

Murata

GRM32

22 to 100

6.3 to 25

< 5

GRM31

10 to 47

6.3 to 25

< 5

Panasonic

ECJ

10 to 22

6.3

< 5

EEFCD

10 to 68

6.3

15 to 55

SANYO

TPA/B/C

100 to 470

4 to 16

40 to 80

TDK

C3225

22 to 100

6.3

< 5

V

OUT

ESR

I

MAX



I

MAX



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