Use Equation 29 to calculate the required buck inductance for
each channel based on an approximate 30% inductor
peak-to-peak ripple current at nominal input
voltage.
Equation 29.
Select a standard inductor value of 1µH for both
channels. Use Equation 30 to calculate the peak inductor currents at maximum steady-state input
voltage. Subharmonic oscillation occurs with a duty cycle greater than 50% for peak
current-mode control. For design simplification, the LM5137-Q1 has an internal slope compensation ramp proportional to the switching
frequency that is added to the current sense signal to damp any tendency toward
subharmonic oscillation.
Equation 30.
Based on Equation 29, use Equation 31 to cross-check the inductances to align the slope compensation ramp to an
ideal one times the inductor current downslope.