SNOSDF8 December 2024 LM74680
PRODUCTION DATA
A minimum ceramic capacitor of 0.1μF is recommended to be placed across the OUTP and GND pins as close to the LM74680 as possible for decoupling. Additional output capacitance COUT may be required to ensure that the rectified output voltage remains within the recommended operating range of the LM74680 and also to meet the output voltage ripple requirements of downstream circuitry depending on the system's tolerance.
The additional capacitance required between OUTP and GND is based on the downstream power demands and the allowable voltage ripple. COUT in the hundreds to thousands of microfarads is common. A good starting point is selecting COUT such that:
Where,
For example, in a 50Hz, 24V AC application where the load current is 1A and the tolerable ripple is 1V, choose COUT ≥ 1A/(10V × 2 × 50Hz) = 1mF.