Use Equation 28 to estimate the output
capacitance required to manage the output voltage overshoot during a load-off transient
(from full load to no load) assuming a load transient deviation specification of 7% (350mV
for a 5V output).
Equation 28.
Noting the voltage coefficient of ceramic
capacitors where the effective capacitance decreases significantly with applied voltage,
select two 47µF, 10V, X7S, 1210 ceramic output capacitors. Generally, when sufficient
capacitance is used to satisfy the load-off transient response requirement, the voltage
undershoot during a no-load to full-load transient is also satisfactory. For this example,
choosing two TDK 47µF CGA6P1X7S1A476M250AC gives an effective capacitance of 80µF for a 5V
output.
Use Equation 29 to estimate the peak-peak output voltage ripple at nominal input voltage.
Equation 29.
where
ΔILO is the desired
peak-to-peak ripple inductor current. For this example, an 8A load with K = 0.4 yields
an inductor ripple current of 3.2A.
RESR is the effective
equivalent series resistance (ESR) of the output capacitors.
80µF is the total effective (derated)
ceramic output capacitance at 5V.
Use Equation 30 to calculate the output
capacitor RMS ripple current using and verify that the ripple current is within the
capacitor ripple current rating.