Electronic – input capacitor for buck converter

buckcapacitordc/dc converter

To calculate the input capacitor for buck converter, I follow TI Application Report SLTA055–FEBRUARY 2006 "Input and Output Capacitor Selection".

It says to determine the input capacitor "75 mVpp is recommended for maximum input voltage ripple. This will yield approximately 22 mVrms of ripple voltage"

The question is how we select this value 75 mVpp?

thanks

Best Answer

From section 1.1

As a general rule of thumb, keeping the peak to peak ripple amplitude below 75 mV keeps the rms currents in the bulk capacitors within acceptable limits.

Emphasis mine