SLVSH05A November 2023 – August 2025 LP8865U-Q1 , LP8865V-Q1 , LP8865W-Q1 , LP8865X-Q1 , LP8865Y-Q1 , LP8865Z-Q1
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For this design, the input voltage is 9V to 16V. The output is 8 white LEDs in series and the inductor current ripple by requirement is less than 40% of maximum LED current. To choose a proper peak-to-peak inductor current ripple, do not violate the low-side FET current limit when the converter works in no-load condition. Avoiding violation requires half of the peak-to-peak inductor current ripple to be lower than that limit. Another consideration is to confirm reasonable inductor core loss and copper loss caused by the peak-to-peak current ripple. Once the peak-to-peak inductor current ripple is chosen, use Equation 28 to calculate the recommended value of the inductor L.
where
With the chosen inductor value, calculate the actual inductor current ripple using Equation 14.
Verify that the design ratings of inductor RMS current and saturation current are greater than the ratings in the system requirement. Perform this verification to establish that there is no inductor overheat or saturation occurring. During power up, transient conditions or fault conditions, the inductor current may exceed the normal operating current and reach the current limit. Therefore, the preference is to select a saturation current rating equal to or greater than the converter current limit. The peak-inductor-current and RMS current equations are shown in Equation 26 and Equation 27.
In this design, VIN(min) = 9V, VOUT = 24V, ILED = 0.5A, considering the efficiency as 0.9, IL(max) = 1.48A, fSW = 400kHz, choose KIND = 0.4, the calculated inductance is 23.7µH. A 22µH inductor is chosen. With this inductor, the ripple, peak, and rms currents of the inductor are 0.64A, 1.80A, 1.48A, respectively.