SNVSAE4C July 2015 – October 2018 LM5160-Q1
PRODUCTION DATA.
Select the output capacitor to limit the capacitive ripple at the output of the regulator. Maximum capacitive ripple is observed at maximum input voltage. The output capacitance required for a ripple voltage ∆VO across the capacitor is given by Equation 16.
Substituting ∆VO, ripple = 10 mV gives COUT = 14 µF. Two standard 10-µF ceramic capacitors in parallel (C8, C9) are selected. An X7R type capacitor with a voltage rating 16 V or higher must be used for COUT (C8, C9) to limit the reduction of capacitance due to DC bias voltage.