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SC4521

Manufacturer Part Number
SC4521
Description
3A Step-Down Switching Regulator
Manufacturer
Semtech Corporation
Datasheet

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Figure 2 shows the theoretical maximum load current
for the specific cases. In a real application, however, the
allowed maximum load current also depends on the layout
and the air cooling condition. Therefore, the maximum
load current may need to be degraded according to the
thermal situation of the application.
Figure 2. Theoretical maximum load current curves
Inductor Selection
The factors for selecting the inductor include its cost,
efficiency, size and EMI. For a typical SC4521 application,
the inductor selection is mainly based on its value,
saturation current and DC resistance. Increasing the
inductor value will decrease the ripple level of the output
voltage while the output transient response will be
degraded. Low value inductors offer small size and fast
transient responses while they allow large ripple currents,
poor efficiencies and require more output capacitance
for low output ripple. The inductor should be able to
handle the peak current without saturating and its copper
resistance in the winding should be as low as possible to
minimize its resistive power loss. A good trade-off among
its size, loss and cost is to set the inductor ripple current
to be within 15% to 30% of the maximum output current.
The inductor value can be determined according to its
operating point under its continuous mode and the
switching frequency as follows:
POWER MANAGEMENT
Application Information (Cont.)
2007 Semtech Corp.
2.900
2.880
2.860
2.840
2.820
2.800
2.780
2.760
2.740
2.720
2.700
Maximum Load Current vs Input Voltage
4
6
8
10
Vi (V)
L=10uH
12
14
16
18
Vo=2.5V
Vo=3.3V
Vo=5V
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Where:
fs = switching frequency,
output load current and
V
The peak to peak inductor current is:
After the required inductor value is selected, the proper
selection of the core material is based on the peak
inductor current and efficiency specifications. The core
must be able to handle the peak inductor current I
without saturation and produce low core loss during the
high frequency operation.
The power loss for the inductor includes its core loss and
copper loss. If possible, the winding resistance should
be minimized to reduce inductor’s copper loss. The core
must be able to handle the peak inductor current I
without saturation and produce low core loss during the
high frequency operation. The core loss can be found in
the manufacturer’s datasheet. The inductor’s copper loss
can be estimated as follows:
Where:
be calculated as follows:
Output Capacitor Selection
Basically there are two major factors to consider in
selecting the type and quantity of the output capacitors.
The first one is the required ESR (Equivalent Series
Resistance) which should be low enough to reduce the
output voltage deviation during load changes. The second
one is the required capacitance, which should be high
enough to hold up the output voltage. Before the SC4521
regulates the inductor current to a new value during a
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= ratio of the peak to peak inductor current to the
= output voltage.
is the RMS current in the inductor. This current can
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