Part Number:TPS54122
Hi Team,
I am working on a design utilizing the TPS54122 DC-DC/LDO device. The desired operating conditions are listed below.
Parameter | Value |
Vin (typical) (v) | 5v ±10% |
DC-DC Out (v) | 3.6v |
LDO Out (v) | 3.3v |
Iout (Max) (A) | 0.5A |
Switching frequency | 500KHz |
These have been selected to give good LDO efficiency and to closely match the simplified design table in the data sheet(I used 1A in some of the calculations when trying to replicate results from the datasheet). My issue is the inductor selection, the suggested value is 3.3uH which is also the suggested value for the 3A configuration. When using equation 10 I don’t get the 3.3uH that the table suggests, even when using K=0.3. Ideally I would like a lower output ripple as the device been powered is very noise sensitive. So using a K value of 0.1 is also preferred but the inductor value starts to increase when this is selected. Is there an advantage to selecting a inductor value based on a max current that is closer to the current actually been taken or should I use the max the device is capable of instead of the 0.5A been used.
Any advice in the component selection for this device would be useful, the design procedure document for the device doesn’t seem to have any new information over the data sheet.