Use the following equation to calculate the
required buck inductance based on a 40% inductor ripple current at nominal input
voltages.
Equation 39.
Select a standard inductor value of 0.68µH to
account for effective inductance derating with current of molded inductors. Use
the following equation to calculate the peak inductor currents at maximum
steady-state input voltage.
Equation 40.
Subharmonic oscillation occurs with a duty cycle
greater than 50% for peak current-mode control. For design simplification, the
device 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. Use the following equation to cross-check the
inductance to set a slope compensation close to the ideal one times the inductor
current downslope.