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LT3758

3758f

Inverting Converter: Inductor, Sense Resistor, Power

MOSFET, Output Diode and Input Capacitor Selections

The selections of the inductor, sense resistor, power

MOSFET, output diode and input capacitor of an inverting

converter are similar to those of the SEPIC converter. Please

refer to the corresponding SEPIC converter sections.

Inverting Converter: Output Capacitor Selection

The inverting converter requires much smaller output

capacitors than those of the boost, ﬂyback and SEPIC

converters for similar output ripples. This is due to the fact

that, in the inverting converter, the inductor L2 is in series

with the output, and the ripple current ﬂowing through the

output capacitors are continuous. The output ripple voltage

is produced by the ripple current of L2 ﬂowing through the

ESR and bulk capacitance of the output capacitor:

ΔΔ

ESR

OUT P P

COUT

OUT

(– )

•

••

⎛

⎝⎜

⎞

⎠⎟

After specifying the maximum output ripple, the user can

select the output capacitors according to the preceding

equation.

The ESR can be minimized by using high quality X5R or

X7R dielectric ceramic capacitors. In many applications,

ceramic capacitors are sufﬁcient to limit the output volt-

age ripple.

The RMS ripple current rating of the output capacitor

needs to be greater than:

IRMS(COUT) > 0.3 • ΔIL2

Inverting Converter: Selecting the DC Coupling Capacitor

The DC voltage rating of the DC coupling capacitor

(CDC, as shown in Figure 10) should be larger than the

maximum input voltage minus the output voltage (nega-

tive voltage):

VCDC > VIN(MAX) – VOUT

CDC has nearly a rectangular current waveform. During

the switch off-time, the current through CDC is IIN, while

approximately –IO ﬂows during the on-time. The RMS

rating of the coupling capacitor is determined by the fol-

lowing equation:

RMS CDC

O MAX

MAX

()

(

) •

−

A low ESR and ESL, X5R or X7R ceramic capacitor works

well for CDC.

Board Layout

The high speed operation of the LT3758 demands careful

attention to board layout and component placement. The

Exposed Pad of the package is the only GND terminal of

the IC, and is important for thermal management of the

IC. Therefore, it is crucial to achieve a good electrical and

thermal contact between the Exposed Pad and the ground

plane of the board. For the LT3758 to deliver its full output

power, it is imperative that a good thermal path be pro-

vided to dissipate the heat generated within the package.

It is recommended that multiple vias in the printed circuit

board be used to conduct heat away from the IC and into

a copper plane with as much area as possible.

To prevent radiation and high frequency resonance

problems, proper layout of the components connected

to the IC is essential, especially the power paths with

higher di/dt. The following high di/dt loops of different

topologies should be kept as tight as possible to reduce

inductive ringing:

• In boost conﬁguration, the high di/dt loop contains

the output capacitor, the sensing resistor, the power

MOSFET and the Schottky diode.

• In ﬂyback conﬁguration, the high di/dt primary loop

contains the input capacitor, the primary winding, the

power MOSFET and the sensing resistor. The high

di/dt secondary loop contains the output capacitor,

the secondary winding and the output diode.

• In SEPIC conﬁguration, the high di/dt loop contains

the power MOSFET, sense resistor, output capacitor,

Schottky diode and the coupling capacitor.

• In inverting conﬁguration, the high di/dt loop con-

tains power MOSFET, sense resistor, Schottky diode

and the coupling capacitor.

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