RT2810A/B
Application Information
Inductor Selection
V
V
V
IN
V
OUT
OUT
I
= I
1
RMS
OUT(MAX)
Selecting an inductor involves specifying its inductance
and also its required peak current. The exact inductor value
is generally flexible and is ultimately chosen to obtain the
best mix of cost, physical size, and circuit efficiency.
Lower inductor values benefit from reduced size and cost
and they can improve the circuit's transient response, but
they increase the inductor ripple current and output voltage
ripple and reduce the efficiency due to the resulting higher
peak currents. Conversely, higher inductor values increase
efficiency, but the inductor will either be physically larger
or have higher resistance since more turns of wire are
required and transient response will be slower since more
time is required to change current (up or down) in the
inductor. A good compromise between size, efficiency,
and transient response is to use a ripple current (ΔIL) about
15% to 40% of the desired full output load current.
Calculate the approximate inductor value by selecting the
input and output voltages, the switching frequency (fSW),
the maximum output current (IOUT(MAX)) and estimating a
ΔIL as some percentage of that current.
IN
Ceramic capacitors are most often used because of their
low cost, small size, high RMS current ratings, and robust
surge current capabilities. However, take care when these
capacitors are used at the input of circuits supplied by a
wall adapter or other supply connected through long, thin
wires. Current surges through the inductive wires can
induce ringing at the RT2810A/B input which could
potentially cause large, damaging voltage spikes at VIN.
If this phenomenon is observed, some bulk input
capacitance may be required. Ceramic capacitors (to meet
the RMS current requirement) can be placed in parallel
with other types such as tantalum, electrolytic, or polymer
(to reduce ringing and overshoot).
Choose capacitors rated at higher temperatures than
required. Several ceramic capacitors may be paralleled to
meet the RMS current, size, and height requirements of
the application. The typical operating circuit uses two 10μF
and one 0.1μF low ESR ceramic capacitors on the input.
V
V V
IN OUT
OUT
Output Capacitor Selection
L =
V f
I
L
IN SW
The RT2810A/B are optimized for ceramic output
capacitors and best performance will be obtained using
them. The total output capacitance value is usually
determined by the desired output voltage ripple level and
transient response requirements for sag (undershoot on
positive load steps) and soar (overshoot on negative load
steps).
Once an inductor value is chosen, the ripple current (ΔIL)
is calculated to determine the required peak inductor
current.
VOUT VIN VOUT
IL=
VIN fSW L
IL
2
IL(PEAK) = IOUT(MAX)
IL
2
IL(VALLY) = IOUT(MAX)
Output Ripple
Inductor saturation current should be chosen over IC's
Output ripple at the switching frequency is caused by the
inductor current ripple and its effect on the output
capacitor's ESR and stored charge. These two ripple
components are called ESR ripple and capacitive ripple.
Since ceramic capacitors have extremely low ESR and
relatively little capacitance, both components are similar
in amplitude and both should be considered if ripple is
critical.
current limit.
Input Capacitor Selection
The input filter capacitors are needed to smooth out the
switched current drawn from the input power source and
to reduce voltage ripple on the input. The actual
capacitance value is less important than the RMS current
rating (and voltage rating, of course). The RMS input ripple
current (IRMS) is a function of the input voltage, output
voltage, and load current :
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