TIDUET7G September 2019 – October 2023
To determine the boost inductor, the maximum-allowed ripple current is calculated first. The maximum ripple current is observed at the lowest input voltage and maximum load. Assuming a maximum 40% ripple in the inductor current, the ripple current would be calculated as follows:
The duty cycle, DUTY(max), at the peak of the minimum input voltage can be calculated as:
The minimum value of the boost inductor is calculated based on the acceptable ripple current, at a worst-case duty cycle of 0.63:
The actual value of the inductor chosen is 300 μH. The required saturation current for the boost inductor is calculated using Equation 6 for the minimum input voltage and short time maximum overload conditions.