SLVSI14 March 2026 TPS922152
ADVANCE INFORMATION
For this design, the input bus voltage is a 60V rail with 10% variation. The output is 16 white LEDs in series and the inductor current ripple by requirement is less than 60% of maximum inductor current. To select a proper peak-to-peak inductor current ripple, the low-side FET current limit must not be violated when the converter works in full-load condition. This requires half of the peak-to-peak inductor current ripple to be lower than that limit. Another consideration is to ensure reasonable inductor core loss and copper loss caused by the peak-to-peak current ripple. Once this peak-to-peak inductor current ripple is chosen, use Equation 8 to calculate the recommended value of the switching inductor LSW.
where
With the chosen inductor value, the user can calculate the actual inductor current ripple using Equation 9.
The ratings of inductor RMS current and saturation current must be greater than those seen in the system requirement. This is to maintain no inductor overheat or saturation occurring. During power up, transient conditions or fault conditions, the inductor current can exceed the normal operating current and reach the current limit. Therefore, selecting a saturation current rating equal to or greater than the converter current limit is preferred. The peak-inductor-current and RMS current equations are shown in Equation 10 and Equation 11.
In this design, VBUS_MAX = 66V, VLED = 48V, ILED = 5A, FSW = 400kHz, select KIND = 0.6, the calculated switching inductance is 38µH. A 33µH inductor is chosen. With this inductor, the ripple, peak, and rms currents of the inductor are 0.7A, 1.35A, and 1.02A, respectively.