SNVS788H January 2012 – August 2021 LM5019
PRODUCTION DATA
In a conventional buck converter, the output ripple voltage is calculated as shown in Equation 23.
To limit the primary output ripple voltage ΔVOUT1 to approximately 50 mV, an output capacitor COUT1 of 0.33 µF is required.
Figure 8-6 shows the primary winding current waveform (IL1) of a Fly-Buck converter. The reflected secondary winding current adds to the primary winding current during the buck switch off-time. Because of this increased current, the output voltage ripple is not the same as in conventional buck converter. The output capacitor value calculated in Equation 23 must be used as the starting point. Optimization of output capacitance over the entire line and load range must be done experimentally. If the majority of the load current is drawn from the secondary isolated output, a better approximation of the primary output voltage ripple is given by Equation 24.
A standard 1-µF, 25-V capacitor is selected for this design. If lower output voltage ripple is required, a higher value must be selected for COUT1, COUT2, or both.