SNVSCL2 December 2024 LM51770
PRODUCTION DATA
For boost mode, the inductor selection is based on limiting the peak-to-peak current ripple, ΔIL, to approximately 20% of the maximum inductor current at the minimum input voltage. The target inductance for boost mode is:
For this application, an inductor with 1.8 μH was selected.
When selecting the current sense resistor it needs to be ensured the peak inductor current will not hit the over current limit at maximum output current. For that the peak inductor current needs to be calculated with the sum of the average and ripple current through the inductor.
The maximum peak to peak inductor current occurs at minimum input voltage and is given by:
The standard value of RCS = 1 mΩ with 3 times 3 mΩ is selected. With the 3 resistors in parallel it also reduces the parasitic inductance.
The maximum power dissipation in RCS happens at VIN(MAX):
Therefore, for the 3 resistors in parallel a sense resistor with 1-W power rating is sufficient for this application.
A filter network to attenuate noise in the CSA and CSB sense lines should be added. For most applications it is recommended to use a filter resistance RDIFF1 and RDIFF2 of 10 Ω. The capacitance CDIFF for the filter can be calculated with Equation 15. In this configuration 180pF is used.