13.24.1.2 Flying Capacitor

The flying capacitor should be chosen to charge to a minimum of 95% (3τ) of VDDH within one half of a switching cycle.

  • 3 × τ = TCHG
  • τ = TCHG/3
  • RC = TCHG/3
  • C = TCHG/(R × 3)
  • C = 6.67 µs/([7.5Ω + 3.5Ω + 0.02Ω]  3)
  • C = 202 nF

Choose a 180 nF capacitor.