Basic SEPIC Converter Design Spreadsheet is protected but can be changed to unprotected (no password) Legend: Input Values

In Blue -- Adjust to match the circuit Inputs Symbol VIN Input Voltage Assumed Efficiency (except diode)h VLED Output LED Voltage IO Output Current Inductor Ripple Current Ratio LIR VD Output Diode Voltage Drop fO Switching Frequency Acceptable Output Voltage Ripple VOrip Current Sense Resistor RCS MIN 8.00 TYP 0.94 23.00 0.300 0.400 0.53 500.00 0.10 0.11 MAX UNITS 18.00 V V A V KHz V W

0.30

Inductance Value Chosen Series Resistance of LPRI Series Resistance of LSEC

L RLPRI RLSEC

54.4

68 0.54 0.276

81.6

mH W W

Jim Christensen Maxim Integrated Products Output Values In Yellow -- Read Only Outputs Symbol MIN MAX UNITS

Duty Cycle On Time Off Time Minimum value of inductance

DC TON TOFF LMIN

0.564 1.128 0.412 33.8

0.794 1.588 0.872

msec msec mH

LPRI average current LPRI/LSEC Pk-Pk ripple current LPRI peak current LPRI valley current LPRI RMS current LPRI Power Dissipation LSEC average current LSEC peak current LSEC valley current LSEC RMS current LSEC Power Dissipation LSEC valley current at Dmax LSEC peak current at Dmax MOSFET RMS current MOSFET peak current MOSFET peak voltage RCS peak voltage RCS ramp voltage Slope compensation needed Slope compensation voltage RCS pk voltage incl. slope comp. Series capacitor RMS current Series capacitor voltage rating Series capacitor capacitance Output capacitor RMS current Output cap ESR(30% of ripple) Output cap value (70% of ripple)

ILPRIave ILrip ILPRIpk ILPRIval ILPRIrms PLPRI ILSECave ILSECpk ILSECval ILSECrms PLSEC LSECval_Dmax LSECpk_Dmax IMOSrms IMOSpk VMOSpk VRCSpk VRCSramp SC VSC VRCStot ISCrms VSCrate CSC ICOUTrms RCOUT COUT

0.178

0.939 0.373 1.028 0.850 0.940 0.477 0.300 0.487 0.113 0.319 0.028 0.211 0.389 1.108 1.417 41.530 0.156 0.039 1.426 0.056 0.212 0.589 27.000 0.397 0.589 0.021 6.805

A A A A A W A A A A W A A A A V V V V V A V mF A W mF

Spreadsheet For Calculation of Regulation Optimization Resistors Spreadsheet is protected but can be changed to unprotected (no password) Legend: Input Values -- Adjust to match the circuit Input Values -- Already match datasheet, but can be altered

Inputs Symbol Number of output LEDs in series NLED VF Forward voltage per LED VDor Forward voltage of or-ing diode VDpwm Forward voltage of PWM diode Desired minimum driver headroomVHR VFB Feedback voltage R1 R1 (series resistor) VRES Desired reserve voltage

MIN 2.60 0.15 0.15 1.00 9.90

TYP 5

MAX 3.60 0.30 0.30

UNITS V V V V V KW

2.50 10.00 0.50

10.10

R2 (top resistor) chosen

R2

207.9

210

212.1

KW

R3 (bottom resistor) chosen

R3

24.651

24.9

25.149

KW

VLED

R2 R1

FB COMP ZCOMP
R3

MAX16807 PWM Input OUT0 OUT1

OUTN

tion of Regulation Optimization Resistors

Output Values -- Read Only

Outputs

Symbol

MIN

MAX

UNITS

VLED Range Voltage across R1 Current through the R1 resistor Minimum value of top resistor

VLED VR1 IR1 RTopmin

14.00 1.20 0.12 138.9 1.40

19.00 1.35 0.14

V V mA KW V KW V

VHRrange Headroom voltage range Maximum value of bottom resistor RBottommax Regulation range when PWM=0V VRegulation

1.81 26.90 22.72

20.69

VLED

R2 R1

R3

PWM Input