TIDUFA5 December 2024
The selection of a SEPIC or Cuk couple capacitor, CS, depends on the RMS current, which is given in Equation 21.
The SEPIC and Cuk capacitors must be rated for a large RMS current relative to the output power. This property requirement makes the SEPIC a better choice for lower-power applications where the RMS current through the capacitor is relatively small (relative to capacitor technology). The voltage rating of the SEPIC capacitor must be greater than the maximum input voltage. Ceramic capacitors are the best choice for SMT, having high RMS current ratings relative to size. A capacitor that meets the RMS current requirement mostly produces a small ripple voltage on CS. Hence, the peak voltage is typically close to the input voltage. The SEPIC couple capacitor (CS) value is based on a maximum voltage ripple that is based on the minimum input voltage. A maximum voltage ripple (ΔVC) of 10% is recommended. This voltage ripple and the minimum SEPIC couple capacitor value can be found using Equation 22 and Equation 23.
In the actual design, remember that the ceramic capacitor capacitance is greatly reduced with bias voltage. The capacitor capacitance was select here as 2.2μF, 1206, and 100V. So the ripple of nominal couple capacitor is calculated with Equation 24.