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 mΩ N-channel MOSFET power switch and a 140 mΩ P-channel
MOSFET synchronous rectifier.
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