MAX17498A / MAX17498B / MAX17498C
AC-DC and DC-DC Peak Current-Mode Converters
for Flyback/Boost Applications
Peak/RMS-Current Calculation
To set the current limit, the peak current in the inductor
and internal nMOSFET can be calculated as:
IPK
VOUT × DMAX
LINMIN ×
× (1− DMAX)
fSWMIN
+
(I1O−UDT)
× 1.2 for DMAX ≥ 0.5
Input-Capacitor Selection
The input ceramic capacitor value required can be cal-
culated based on the ripple allowed on the input DC bus.
The input capacitor should be sized based on the RMS
value of the AC current handled by it. The calculations are:
CIN
=
3.75 ×
VINMIN × fSW
IOUT
× (1−
D MAX )
= IPK
L
0.25 × VOUT
INMIN × fSWMIN
+
(I1O−UDT)
× 1.2
for
DMAX
≥
0.5
The input-capacitor RMS current can be calculated as:
ICIN_RMS
=
∆ILIN
2× 3
DMAX, the maximum duty cycle, is obtained by substitut-
ing the minimum input operating voltage (VINMIN) in the
where:
equation above for duty cycle. LINMIN is the minimum
vaanlduesaotfutrhaetioinnpuetffeincdtsu.ctfoSrWtMakINingisintth= oeamccinoiumnutmtolsewraitncche- ∆ILIN
VOUTL×INDMMINA×X
× (1− DMAX
fSWMIN
)
for
DMAX
< 0.5
ing frequency for the MAX17498B from the Electrical
Characteristics section.
= ∆ILIN
Output-Capacitor Selection
LIN0M.2I5N××VfSOWUMT IN
for
DMAX
≥
0.5
X7R ceramic output capacitors are preferred in industrial
applications due to their stability over temperature. The
output capacitor is usually sized to support a step load
of 50% of the maximum output current in the application,
Error-Amplifier Compensation Design
The loop-compensation values for the error amplifier can
now be calculated as:
such that the output-voltage deviation is contained to 3%
of the output-voltage change. The output capacitance
can be calculated as:
RZ
=
203
×
VOUT 2 × COUT × (1−
IOUTMAX × LIN
DMAX )
COUTF
=
ISTEP
× tRESPONSE
∆VOUT
t RESPONSE
≅
(0.33
fC
+
1
fSW
)
where ISTEP is the load step, tRESPONSE is the
response time of the controller, DVOUT is the allowable
output-voltage deviation, and fC is the target closed-
loop crossover frequency. fC is chosen to be 1/10 the
switching frequency (fSW). For the boost converter, the
output capacitor supplies the load current when the main
switch is on, and therefore, the output-voltage ripple is a
function of duty cycle and load current. Use the following
equation to calculate the output-capacitor ripple:
∆VCOUT
= IOUT × DMAX
COUT × fSW
where IOUTMAX is the maximum load current:
CZ
=
VOUT × COUT
2 ×IOUTMAX × RZ
CP
=
π
×
1
fSW
×RZ
Slope-Compensation Ramp
The slope required to stabilize the converter at duty
cycles greater than 50% can be calculated as:
SE
=
0.41(VOUT −
LIN
VINMIN)
V
per
µs
where LIN is in µH.
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