SNAS416K July 2007 – November 2019 LM48511
PRODUCTION DATA.
The load current of the boost converter is related to the average inductor current by the relation:
where
The switch current can be found by:
Inductor ripple current is dependent on inductance, duty cycle, supply voltage and frequency:
where
combining all terms, we can develop an expression which allows the maximum available load current to be calculated:
The equation shown to calculate maximum load current takes into account the losses in the inductor or turnoff switching losses of the FET and diode.