JAJSIW7A April 2020 – January 2021 LM5181
PRODUCTION DATA
The output capacitor determines the voltage ripple at the converter output, limits the voltage excursion during a load transient, and sets the dominant pole of the converter's small-signal response. For a flyback converter specifically, the output capacitor supplies the load current when the main switch is on, therefore, the output voltage ripple is a function of load current and duty cycle.
Select an output capacitance using Equation 22 to limit the ripple voltage amplitude to less than 1% of the output voltage at minimum input voltage.
Mindful of the voltage coefficient of ceramic capacitors, select a 47-µF, 10-V capacitor in 1210 case size with X7S or better dielectric. Equation 23 gives the output capacitor RMS ripple current.