Data Sheet

ADP2138/ADP2139

Rev. C | Page 13 of 20

APPLICATIONS INFORMATION

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EXTERNAL COMPONENT SELECTION

Trade-offs between performance parameters such as efficiency

and transient response can be made by varying the choice of

external components in the applications circuit, as shown in

Figure 1.

Inductor

The high switching frequency of the ADP2138/ADP2139 allows

for the selection of small chip inductors. For best performance,

use inductor values between 0.7 μH and 3 μH. Recommended

inductors are shown in Table 6.

The peak-to-peak inductor current ripple is calculated using

the following equation:

L

f

V

V

V

V

I

SW

IN

OUT

IN

OUT

RIPPLE

×

×

−

×

=

)

(

where:

L is the inductor value.

The minimum dc current rating of the inductor must be greater

than the inductor peak current. The inductor peak current is

calculated using the following equation:

2

)

(

RIPPLE

MAX

LOAD

PEAK

I

I

I

+

=

Inductor conduction losses are caused by the flow of current

through the inductor, which has an associated internal DCR.

Larger sized inductors have smaller DCR, which may decrease

inductor conduction losses. Inductor core losses are related to

the magnetic permeability of the core material. Because the

ADP2138/ADP2139 are high switching frequency dc-to-dc

converters, shielded ferrite core material is recommended for its

low core losses and low electromagnetic interference (EMI).

Table 6. Suggested 1.0 μH Inductors

Vendor

Model

Dimensions

(mm)

(mA)

DCR

(mΩ)

Murata

LQM2MPN1R0NG0B 2.0 × 1.6 × 0.9

1400

85

LQM18PN1R0

1.6 × 0.8 × 0.33

700

52

Taiyo Yuden

CBMF1608T1R0M

1.6 × 0.8 × 0.8

290

90

EPL2014-102ML

2.0 × 2.0 × 1.4

900

59

Coilcraft TDK GLFR1608T1R0M-LR

1.6 × 0.8 × 0.8

360

80

0603LS-102

1.8 × 1.27 × 1.1

400

81

Coilcraft

Toko

MDT2520-CN

2.5 × 2.0 × 1.2

1800

100

Output Capacitor

Higher output capacitor values reduce the output voltage ripple

and improve load transient response. When choosing this value,

it is also important to account for the loss of capacitance due to

output voltage dc bias.

Ceramic capacitors are manufactured with a variety of dielectrics,

each with different behavior over temperature and applied voltage.

Capacitors must have a dielectric adequate to ensure the

minimum capacitance over the necessary temperature range

and dc bias conditions. X5R or X7R dielectrics with a voltage

rating of 6.3 V or 10 V are recommended for best performance.

Y5V and Z5U dielectrics are not recommended for use with any

dc-to-dc converter because of their poor temperature and dc bias

characteristics.

The worst-case capacitance accounting for capacitor variation

over temperature, component tolerance, and voltage is calcu-

lated using the following equation:

where:

TEMPCO is the worst-case capacitor temperature coefficient.

TOL is the worst-case component tolerance.

In this example, the worst-case temperature coefficient (TEMPCO)

over −40°C to +85°C is assumed to be 15% for an X5R dielectric.

The tolerance of the capacitor (TOL) is assumed to be 10%, and

Substituting these values in the equation yields

To guarantee the performance of the ADP2138/ADP2139, it is

imperative that the effects of dc bias, temperature, and tolerances

on the behavior of the capacitors be evaluated for each application.