SLUSBO6C JANUARY 2014 – October 2018 TPS40425
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The output voltage ripple is the second criterion for selecting the value of the output capacitor. Equation 19 calculates the minimum output capacitance required to meet the output voltage ripple specification.
In this case, the target maximum output voltage ripple is 10 mV. Under this requirement, the minimum output capacitance for ripple is 116 µF. Because this capacitance value is smaller than the output capacitance required for the transient response, select the output capacitance value based on the transient requirement. Considering the variation and de-rating of capacitance, in this design, use ten 100-µF low-ESR ceramic capacitors to meet the transient specification with sufficient margin. Therefore COUT = 1000 µF.
Using the known target output capacitance value, Equation 20 calculates the maximum ESR the output capacitor bank allowed to meet the output voltage ripple specification. Equation 20 indicates the ESR should be less than 1.9 mΩ. Each 100-µF ceramic capacitor contributes approximately 2 mΩ, making the effective ESR of the output capacitor bank approximately 0.2 mΩ, meeting the specification with sufficient margin.