JAJSE93B March 2016 – November 2017 LM5161
PRODUCTION DATA.
The Fly-Buck output capacitor conducts higher ripple current than a buck converter output capacitor. The ripple voltage across the isolated output capacitor is calculated based on the time the rectifier diode is off. During this time the entire output current is supplied by the output capacitor. The required capacitance for the worst-case ripple voltage can be calculated using Equation 21 where, ΔVISO is the expected ripple voltage at the secondary output.
Equation 21 is an approximation and ignores the ripple components associated with ESR and ESL of the output capacitor. For a ΔVISO = 100 mV, Equation 21 requires CVISO = 11.12 µF. When selecting the CVISO output capacitors (C2 and C3 in the Figure 34), the DC bias must be considered in order to ensure sufficient capacitance over the output voltage.