SLVAFL5 September 2023 TPS61299
The Ton_max of the low side MOSFET limits the excitation time of the inductor, so after inductance exceeds a certain value, VOUT remains unchanged when the excitation time remains unchanged. The larger L is, the smaller the di/dt is. When the on time of low side MOSFET reaches Ton_max , peak current of the inductor hasn't reached hysteresis current (350 mA) , then the low side MOSFET is forced to turn off, after which the high side MOSFET turns on. Therefore less energy is converted , so VOUT cannot be regulated to target voltage normally.