JAJS012J October 2004 – November 2018 TPS75003
PRODUCTION DATA.
The output capacitor is selected based on output voltage ripple and transient response requirements. As a result of the nature of the hysteretic control loop, a minimum ESR of a few tens of mΩ should be maintained for good operation unless a feed-forward resistor is used. Low ESR bulk tantalum or PosCap capacitors work best in most applications. A 1.0μF ceramic capacitor can be used in parallel with this capacitor to filter higher frequency spikes. The output voltage ripple can be estimated by Equation 12:
To calculate the capacitance needed to achieve a given voltage ripple as a result of a load transient from zero output to full current, use Equation 13:
If only ceramic or other very low ESR output capacitor configurations are desired, additional voltage ripple must be passed to the feedback pin. For detailed application information, refer to the Using Ceramic Output Capacitors with the TPS6420x and TPS75003 Buck Controllers application report.