SNVS397F September 2005 – December 2025 LM5005
PRODUCTION DATA
The output capacitor filters the inductor ripple current and provides a source of charge for transient load conditions. Use a wide range of output capacitors with the LM5005 to provide various advantages. The best performance is typically obtained using ceramic or polymer electrolytic type components. Typical trade-offs are that the ceramic capacitor provides extremely low ESR to reduce the output ripple voltage and noise spikes, while electrolytic capacitors provide a large bulk capacitance in a small volume for transient loading conditions.
When selecting an output capacitor, the two performance characteristics to consider are the output voltage ripple and load transient response. Approximate the output voltage ripple using Equation 11.
where
The amount of output voltage ripple is application specific. A general recommendation is to keep the output ripple less than 1% of the rated output voltage.
Sometimes capacitors are preferred because capacitors have low ESR. However, depending on package and voltage rating of the capacitor, the effective in-circuit capacitance can drop significantly with applied voltage. The output capacitor selection also affects the output voltage droop during a load transient. The peak deviation of the output voltage during a load transient is dependent on many factors. Equation 12 calculates an approximation of the transient dip ignoring loop bandwidth.
where
A 22µF, 16V ceramic capacitor with X7R dielectric and 1210 footprint and a 150µF, 6.3V polymer electrolytic capacitor are selected here based on a review of the tolerance and voltage coefficient of each capacitor to meet output ripple specification. The ceramic capacitor provides ultra-low ESR to reduce the output ripple voltage and noise spikes, while the electrolytic capacitor provides a large bulk capacitance in a small volume for transient loading conditions.