SNVS115E April 2000 – June 2019 LM2587
PRODUCTION DATA.
Figure 16 shows the LM2587 used as a step-up (boost) regulator. This is a switching regulator that produces an output voltage greater than the input supply voltage.
A brief explanation of how the LM2587 Boost Regulator works is as follows (refer to Figure 16). When the NPN switch turns on, the inductor current ramps up at the rate of VIN/L, storing energy in the inductor. When the switch turns off, the lower end of the inductor flies above VIN, discharging its current through diode (D) into the output capacitor (COUT) at a rate of (VOUT − VIN)/L. Thus, energy stored in the inductor during the switch on time is transferred to the output during the switch off time. The output voltage is controlled by adjusting the peak switch current, as described in the section.