SLVSC70B January 2015 – January 2022 TPS65251-1 , TPS65251-2 , TPS65251-3
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To calculate the value of the output inductor, use Equation 15. KIND is a coefficient that represents the amount of inductor ripple current relative to the maximum output current. In general, KIND is normally from 0.1 to 0.3 for the majority of applications.
For this design example, use KIND = 0.2 and the inductor value is calculated to be 3.6 µH. For this design, a nearest standard value was chosen: 4.7 µH. For the output filter inductor, it is important that the RMS current and saturation current ratings not be exceeded. The RMS and peak inductor current can be found from Equation 16 and Equation 17.