2024-12-02 08:19 AM - last edited on 2024-12-02 11:56 AM by Peter BENSCH
Hi all,
I selected the L6981C50DR for my buck DC DC power module. A quick overview of my application, I am going to use this power module to convert a typ 12.8V from a smart battery to 5V @ I_out_max= 500mA (Based on experimental values, also this value is the one used when calculating the capacitance and inductance and not the 1.5A specified in the data sheet) and operational current of around 120mA with spikes at around 300 mA hence the choice of 500mA, I will use this 5 volts to feed to an esp32-c3-devkitm-1 I will attach a screenshot for the schematic I made in Kicad and also the external components references and values. When I wanted to simulate the design in eDesignSuite, I came across a few values that I found myself struggling to figure out. It is the AC Current Rating, ESR Min and ESR Max of the capacitors as those values are not specified in the data sheet because, from what I understood, they vary depending on the application and conditions. I am using SimSurfing from MuRata to determine the actual capacitance when in DC Bias (to verifiy that in bias the capacitance is still within the required range) but I could not link the other values (Like the impedance, resistance ...) to what I need. Could you please help me determine the above mentioned values so I could add them to the simulation? I want to later on compare the simulated values to the experimental ones.
External components:
If I mistakenly forgot about an important data that I did not provide please inform me.
Thanks!