SLVSDF5D September 2017 – October 2019 TPS50601A-SP
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To calculate the value of the output inductor, use Equation 13. KL is a coefficient that represents the amount of inductor ripple current relative to the maximum output current, IO. The inductor ripple current is filtered by the output capacitor therefore, choosing high inductor ripple currents impact the selection of the output capacitor since the output capacitor must have a ripple current rating equal to or greater than the inductor ripple current. In general, the inductor ripple value is at the discretion of the designer depending on specific system needs. Typical values for KL range from 0.1 to 0.5. For low output currents, the value of KL could be increased to reduce the value of the output inductor.
For this design example, use KL = 0.45 and the inductor value is calculated to be 4.7 µH for nominal VIN = 5 V.