SLUSAW0B March 2012 – December 2023 UCC28070A
PRODUCTION DATA
The value of the output capacitor is governed by the required hold-up time and the allowable ripple on the output.
The hold-up time depends on the load current and the minimum acceptable voltage at the output.
The value of the output capacitor must be large enough to provide the required hold-up time and keep the ripple voltage at twice line frequency within acceptable limits. Normally a capacitance value of about 0.6μF per Watt of output power is a reasonable compromise where hold-up time is not significant. At 300W this would indicate a capacitance of about 200μF.
The low frequency (at twice line frequency) rms voltage ripple on VOUT is given by Equation 49:
The resulting low frequency current in the capacitor is: