Hi,
I'm using the TPS40211 for an LED driver design. Taking into account all the parameters (400 kHz f(s), 10 µH et.c.) in the reference design, I've realized that the peak-to-peak (different datasheets seem to use different ways of measuring, some use I(max) - I(avg)) ripple current in the inductor is approximately 100% of the average current. This seems a bit high to me because in most data sheets for switchers, I've seen about 30% used as a recommendation.
Why is this so high here? If I understand correctly, in a boost topology, the ripple current does not have very much influence on the output ripple since the output is pulsed anyway. The inductor ripple does have a bearing on the input voltage ripple, exactly the opposite situation from the buck converter.
But still, why is the ripple current so high in this case?