AN4050 Datasheet, PDF (1/19 Pages) STMicroelectronics – The STEVAL-ISV012V1 is a demonstration board that mounts

AN4050
Application note
STEVAL-ISV012V1: lithium-ion solar battery charger
By Domenico Ragonese, Alessandro Nicosia and Giovanni Conti
Introduction
The STEVAL-ISV012V1 is a demonstration board that mounts the SPV1040 (solar energy
harvester) as the input stage and the L6924D (Li-Ion battery charger) as the output stage. It
targets any portable application powered by lithium-ion batteries and merges the capability
of the SPV1040 to maximize the power extraction from the solar module with the linear
regulation of the L6924D, to optimize the battery charge and to protect the load while
reducing the power dissipation at the bottom. It is shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1. STEVAL-ISV012V1 demonstration board
The board has been designed to charge lithium-ion and lithium-polymer batteries with
VBATT_max = 4.1 or 4.2 V and it includes a 400 mW_pk polycrystalline PV panel
(SZGD6060-4P from NBSZGD) with V_oc = 2.2 V and I_sc = 220 mA.
According to specific application requirements, some components may be replaced as per
the following guidelines:
• The PV panel can be replaced by a different one as long as V_oc < VBATT_max and I_sc
< 1.65 A.
• The inductor L1 can be replaced by considering that it affects the maximum peak
current and that an input overcurrent limit must not be triggered.
• The maximum output current can be limited by replacing the current sensing resistor
Rs (0 Ω by default).
• The resistor R14, which limits the charge current threshold, by default is set to 500 mA.
For further details on component selection, please refer to the section “external component
selection” of the AN3319 application note. For details about SPV1040 and L6924D features
please refer to the related datasheets.
March 2013
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