MPPT charge controller reference design for 12-V, 24-V and 48-V solar panels
TIDA-010042
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Description
This reference design is a Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) solar charge controller for 12-V and 24-V solar panels. This compact reference design targets small and medium power solar charger solutions and is capable of operating with 15- to 60-V solar panel modules, 12- or 24-V batteries and providing upwards of 20 A output current. The design uses a two-phase interleaved buck converter to step down the panel voltage to the battery voltage. The buck converter and its connected gate drivers are controlled by a microcontroller unit (MCU), which calculates the maximum power point using the perturb and observe method. The solar MPPT charge controller is created with real-world considerations, including reverse battery protection, software programmable alarms and indications, and surge and ESD protection.
Features
- 96% efficiency in 12-V systems and 97% efficiency in 24-V systems
- Wide input voltage range: 15 V to 60 V
- High rated output current: 20A
- Battery reverse polarity, over-charge and over-discharge protections
- System over-temperature and ambient light detection capabilities
- Small board form factor: 130 mm x 82 mm x 38 mm
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| CSD18540Q5B |
60-V, N channel NexFET™ power MOSFET, single SON 5 mm x 6 mm, 2.2 mOhm |
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| CSD19531Q5A |
100-V, N channel NexFET™ power MOSFET, single SON 5 mm x 6 mm, 6.4 mOhm |
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| INA240 |
-4 to 80V, bidirectional, ultra-precise current sense amplifier with enhanced PWM rejection |
Current sense amplifiers |
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| LM5009 |
9.5-95V Wide Vin, 150mA Constant On-Time Non-Synchronous Buck Regulator |
Step-down (buck) regulators |
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| LM5109 |
100V / 1A peak half bridge gate driver |
Gate drivers |
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| MSP430F5132 |
8 MHz MCU with 32KB Flash, 1KB SRAM, timer, comparator, 96 seg LCD |
Microcontrollers (MCUs) |
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| OPT3001 |
Digital ambient light sensor (ALS) with high-precision human-eye response |
Specialty sensors |
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| TLV704 |
150-mA, 24-V, ultra-low-IQ, low-dropout voltage regulator |
Power management |
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| TMP303 |
Factory Programmed Temperature Window Comparator |
Temperature sensors |
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| TPD2E007 |
Dual 15-pF, ±13-V, ±8-kV ESD protection diode for AC Signal Data Interfaces |
Circuit protection ICs |
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| TVS3300 |
33V flat-Clamp surge protection device |
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| UCC27517 |
4-A/4-A single-channel gate driver with 5-V UVLO and 13-ns prop delay in SOT-23 package |
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