SLUSBO6C JANUARY 2014 – October 2018 TPS40425
PRODUCTION DATA.
The power stage input decoupling capacitance (effective capacitance at the VIN and PGND terminals) must be sufficient to supply the high switching currents demanded when the high-side MOSFET switches on, while providing minimal input voltage ripple as a result. This effective capacitance includes any DC bias effects. The voltage rating of the input capacitor must be greater than the maximum input voltage with derating. The capacitor must also have a ripple current rating greater than the maximum input current ripple to the device during full load. Use Equation 21 to estimate the input rms current.
The minimum input capacitance and ESR values for a given input voltage ripple specification, VIN(ripple), are shown in Equation 22 and Equation 23. The input ripple is composed of a capacitive portion, VRIPPLE(cap), and a resistive portion, VRIPPLE(esr).
The value of a ceramic capacitor varies significantly over temperature and the amount of DC bias applied to the capacitor. Minimize the capacitance variations due to temperature by selecting a dielectric material that is stable over temperature. X5R and X7R ceramic dielectrics are usually selected for power regulator capacitors because they have a high capacitance to volume ratio and are fairly stable over temperature.
The input capacitor must also be selected with the DC bias taken into account. This design requires a ceramic capacitor with at least a 25-V voltage rating to support the maximum input voltage. For this design, allow 0.1-V input ripple for VRIPPLE(cap), and 0.2-V input ripple for VRIPPLE(esr). Using Equation 22 and Equation 23, the minimum input capacitance for this design is 42.8 µF, and the maximum ESR is 7.3 mΩ. For this design example, five 22-μF, 25-V ceramic capacitors and two additional 100-μF, 25-V low-ESR electrolytic capacitors in parallel were selected for the power stage with sufficient margin.
A high frequency input voltage bypass capacitor is suggested to be placed close to the power stage to help with ringing reduction. Please refer to the datasheet of the power stage device for more application information of input capacitors.