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TPS63020

Choosing an Inductor

Neither of the options given in the datasheet are still available so a different inductor will need to be chosen

The equations needed to find the peak current in steady state operation are Duty cycle boost: D=\frac{{V_{OUT} - V_{IN}}}{V_{OUT}} and peak current: I_{PEAK} = \frac{I_{out}}{\eta * (1 - D)} + \frac{{V_{IN} * D}}{2 * f * L} where

  • D = duty cycle in boost mode
  • f = converter switching frequency
  • L = inductor value
  • \eta = estimated converter efficiency (This is taken from section 8.2.2.2 of the datasheet)

First, to calculate the duty cycle boost we can plug in the output voltage (3.3V) and the "minimum input voltage in boost mode" which for the BQ25985 is listed as 2.304V

D = \frac{{3.3 - 2.304}}{3.3} = 0.302

Now calculating for I_{PEAK} using the values

  • D = 0.302 (calculated previously)
  • f = 2.5 (MHz, typical stated in datasheet)
  • L=1.5 (uH, value for inductor used)
  • \eta = 0.9 (efficiency assumption stated in datasheet)
I_{PEAK} = \frac{3.3}{0.9 * (1 - 0.302)} + \frac{{2.304 * 0.302}}{2 * 2.5 * 1.5} = 5.346

The datasheet states to pick an inductor with a saturation current 20% higher than the calculated value which would mean I_{sat} \geq 6.415 The []