march 2013 docid18265 rev 8 1/25 AN3319 application note steval-isv006v2: solar battery charger using the spv1040 introduction the spv1040 is a high efficiency, low power and low voltage dc-dc converter that provides a single output voltage up to 5.2 v. startup is guaranteed at 0.3 v and the device operates down to 0.45 v when coming out from mppt mode. it is a 100 khz fixed frequency pwm step-up (or boost) converter able to maximize the energy generated by few solar cells (polycrystalline or amorphous). the duty cycle is controlled by an embedded unit running an mppt algorithm with the goal of maximizing the power generated from the panel by continuously tracking its output voltage and current. the spv1040 guarantees the safety of overall application and of converter itself by stopping the pwm switching in the case of an overcurrent or overtemperature condition. the ic integrates a 120 m n-channel mosfet power switch and a 140 m p-channel mosfet synchronous rectifier. www.st.com
contents AN3319 2/25 docid18265 rev 8 contents 1 application overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 boost switching application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3 spv1040 description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4 application example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 5 schematic and bill of material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 6 external component selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 6.1 optional schottky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 7 layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 appendix a spv1040 parallel and series connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
docid18265 rev 8 3/25 AN3319 list of figures list of figures figure 1. boost application schematic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 figure 2. pv cell curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 figure 3. inductor current in continuous mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 figure 4. inductor current in discontinuous mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 figure 5. typical application schematic using the spv1040 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 figure 6. spv1040 equivalent circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 figure 7. mppt working principle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 figure 8. spv1040 internal block diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 figure 9. steval-isv006v2 top view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 figure 10. steval-isv006v2 bottom view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 figure 11. steval-isv006v2 schematic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 figure 12. steval-isv006v2 iout filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 figure 13. steval-isv006v2 pcb top view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 figure 14. steval-isv006v2 pcb bottom view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 figure 15. spv1040 output parallel connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 figure 16. spv1040 output series connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
application overview AN3319 4/25 docid18265 rev 8 1 application overview figure 1 shows the typical architecture of a boost converter based solar battery charger: figure 1. boost application schematic the spv1040 adapts the characteristics of load to those of panel. in fact, a pv panel is made up of a series of pv cells. each pv cell provides voltage and current which depend on the pv cell size, on its technology, and on the light irradiation power. the main electrical parameters of a pv panel (typically provided at light irradiation of 1000 w/m 2 , t amb =25 c) are: ? v oc (open circuit voltage) ? v mp (voltage at maximum power point) ? i sc (short-circuit current) ? i mp (current at maximum power point) figure 2 shows the typical characteristics of a pv cell: figure 2. pv cell curve mpp (maximum power point) is the working point of the pv cell at which the product of the extracted voltage and current provides the maximum power. $ 0 y $ 0 y , , 6 & , 0 3 u u h q w > $ @ z h u > : @ & |