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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.element14.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>STmicroelectronics SPV1020 solar DCDC converter with MPPT</title><link>https://community.element14.com/technologies/power-management/w/documents/10694/stmicroelectronics-spv1020-solar-dcdc-converter-with-mppt</link><description /><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>STmicroelectronics SPV1020 solar DCDC converter with MPPT</title><link>https://community.element14.com/technologies/power-management/w/documents/10694/stmicroelectronics-spv1020-solar-dcdc-converter-with-mppt</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 09:51:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:1909c5e6-e354-48d3-9915-88bfcc92938d</guid><dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator><comments>https://community.element14.com/technologies/power-management/w/documents/10694/stmicroelectronics-spv1020-solar-dcdc-converter-with-mppt#comments</comments><description>Current Revision posted to Documents by Matt on 11/22/2012 9:51:37 AM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/267x204/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-03/0383.contentimage_5F00_20576.png"&gt;&lt;img alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/00/03/0383.contentimage_20576.png-267x204.png?sv=2016-05-31&amp;amp;sr=b&amp;amp;sig=DFntYcoVZ89fRD0H8HY1apLvwd5Hc2FCmS5asXciGF0%3D&amp;amp;se=2026-05-25T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;amp;sp=r&amp;amp;_=rDzPCBHjKHLgMOU/RQiGQw==" style="max-height: 204px;max-width: 267px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&amp;#39;Arial&amp;#39;,&amp;#39;sans-serif&amp;#39;;"&gt;Product Description:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;padding:0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&amp;#39;Helvetica&amp;#39;,&amp;#39;sans-serif&amp;#39;;"&gt;The SPV1020 is a monolithic 4-phase interleaved DC-DC boost converter designed to maximize the power generated by photovoltaic panels independent of temperature and amount of solar radiation. Optimization of the power conversion is obtained with embedded logic which performs the MPPT (max. power point tracking) algorithm on the PV cells connected to the converter.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;padding:0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&amp;#39;Helvetica&amp;#39;,&amp;#39;sans-serif&amp;#39;;"&gt;One or more converters can be housed in the connection box of the PV panels, replacing the bypass diodes. As the maximum power point is locally computed, the efficiency at system level is higher than that of conventional topologies, where the MPP is computed in the main centralized inverter.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;padding:0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&amp;#39;Helvetica&amp;#39;,&amp;#39;sans-serif&amp;#39;;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/320x247/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-03/7230.contentimage_5F00_20577.png"&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/00/03/7230.contentimage_20577.png-320x247.png?sv=2016-05-31&amp;amp;sr=b&amp;amp;sig=ATy3jzSdjkfortGIDv01X125DLD3KmSjZyGmvZ30CvU%3D&amp;amp;se=2026-05-25T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;amp;sp=r&amp;amp;_=dabYI0fTfQsYE7kP8zyGuQ==" style="max-height: 247px;max-width: 320px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;padding:0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&amp;#39;Helvetica&amp;#39;,&amp;#39;sans-serif&amp;#39;;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/378x313/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-03/4186.contentimage_5F00_20578.png"&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/00/03/4186.contentimage_20578.png-378x313.png?sv=2016-05-31&amp;amp;sr=b&amp;amp;sig=Tn10u57wkFkej145QkcLz2qr1NjQAJkmm4kq3txj0Hg%3D&amp;amp;se=2026-05-25T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;amp;sp=r&amp;amp;_=jI8RQaitjA3I30TDryZ6Yg==" style="max-height: 313px;max-width: 378px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Applications:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;padding:0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&amp;#39;Helvetica&amp;#39;,&amp;#39;sans-serif&amp;#39;;"&gt;&lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://uk.farnell.com/solar-grid-inverter-applications?COM=e14c-direct-ugc&amp;amp;CMP=e14c-direct-ugc&amp;amp;osetc=e14c-direct-ugc" target="_blank" data-e14adj="t"&gt;Solar inverters&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;padding:0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-style:solid;border-width:1pt;width:608px;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="border:1px solid black;border-width:1pt;border-style:solid;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;border:solid black 1.0pt;"&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Man Part No.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="border:1px solid black;border-width:1pt;border-style:solid;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;border:solid black 1.0pt;" valign="top"&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;APAC &amp;amp; EU SKU&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="border:1px solid black;border-width:1pt;border-style:solid;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;border:solid black 1.0pt;" valign="top"&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Newark SKU&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="border:1px solid black;border-width:1pt;border-style:solid;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;border:solid black 1.0pt;"&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Description&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="border:1px solid black;border-width:1pt;border-style:solid;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;border:solid black 1.0pt;" width="94"&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;SPV1020&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="border:1px solid black;border-width:1pt;border-style:solid;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;border:solid black 1.0pt;" valign="top" width="151"&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class="e14-init-shown" id="addProduct-ADsdNxX8-linked" style="white-space:nowrap;"&gt;&lt;a class="jive-link-product-addtolist" href="https://www.element14.com/community/view-product.jspa?fsku=2098006&amp;amp;nsku=&amp;amp;COM=noscript&amp;amp;COM=e14c-direct-ugc&amp;amp;CMP=e14c-direct-ugc&amp;amp;osetc=e14c-direct-ugc" target="_blank" data-e14adj="t"&gt;&lt;span class="pf-widget-map pf-productlink-cart-icon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="jive-link-product pf-embedded-product-link" href="https://www.element14.com/community/view-product.jspa?fsku=2098006&amp;amp;nsku=&amp;amp;COM=noscript&amp;amp;COM=e14c-direct-ugc&amp;amp;CMP=e14c-direct-ugc&amp;amp;osetc=e14c-direct-ugc" target="_blank" data-e14adj="t"&gt;2098006&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="e14-init-hidden" id="addProduct-ADsdNxX8-unlinked"&gt;2098006&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="border:1px solid black;border-width:1pt;border-style:solid;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;border:solid black 1.0pt;" valign="top" width="151"&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class="e14-init-shown" id="addProduct-crc4Idin-linked" style="white-space:nowrap;"&gt;&lt;a class="jive-link-product-addtolist" href="https://www.element14.com/community/view-product.jspa?fsku=&amp;amp;nsku=73T2244&amp;amp;COM=noscript&amp;amp;COM=e14c-direct-ugc&amp;amp;CMP=e14c-direct-ugc&amp;amp;osetc=e14c-direct-ugc" target="_blank" data-e14adj="t"&gt;&lt;span class="pf-widget-map pf-productlink-cart-icon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="jive-link-product pf-embedded-product-link" href="https://www.element14.com/community/view-product.jspa?fsku=&amp;amp;nsku=73T2244&amp;amp;COM=noscript&amp;amp;COM=e14c-direct-ugc&amp;amp;CMP=e14c-direct-ugc&amp;amp;osetc=e14c-direct-ugc" target="_blank" data-e14adj="t"&gt;73T2244&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="e14-init-hidden" id="addProduct-crc4Idin-unlinked"&gt;73T2244&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&amp;#39;Helvetica&amp;#39;,&amp;#39;sans-serif&amp;#39;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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</description></item><item><title>STmicroelectronics SPV1020 solar DCDC converter with MPPT</title><link>https://community.element14.com/technologies/power-management/w/documents/10694/stmicroelectronics-spv1020-solar-dcdc-converter-with-mppt/revision/1</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 09:51:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:1909c5e6-e354-48d3-9915-88bfcc92938d</guid><dc:creator>doctorcdf</dc:creator><comments>https://community.element14.com/technologies/power-management/w/documents/10694/stmicroelectronics-spv1020-solar-dcdc-converter-with-mppt#comments</comments><description>Revision 1 posted to Documents by doctorcdf on 11/22/2012 9:51:37 AM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/267x204/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-36/0383.contentimage_5F00_20576.png"&gt;0383.contentimage_20576.png&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&amp;#39;Arial&amp;#39;,&amp;#39;sans-serif&amp;#39;;"&gt;Product Description:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;padding:0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&amp;#39;Helvetica&amp;#39;,&amp;#39;sans-serif&amp;#39;;"&gt;The SPV1020 is a monolithic 4-phase interleaved DC-DC boost converter designed to maximize the power generated by photovoltaic panels independent of temperature and amount of solar radiation. Optimization of the power conversion is obtained with embedded logic which performs the MPPT (max. power point tracking) algorithm on the PV cells connected to the converter.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;padding:0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&amp;#39;Helvetica&amp;#39;,&amp;#39;sans-serif&amp;#39;;"&gt;One or more converters can be housed in the connection box of the PV panels, replacing the bypass diodes. As the maximum power point is locally computed, the efficiency at system level is higher than that of conventional topologies, where the MPP is computed in the main centralized inverter.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;padding:0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&amp;#39;Helvetica&amp;#39;,&amp;#39;sans-serif&amp;#39;;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/320x247/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-36/7230.contentimage_5F00_20577.png"&gt;7230.contentimage_20577.png&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;padding:0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&amp;#39;Helvetica&amp;#39;,&amp;#39;sans-serif&amp;#39;;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/378x313/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-36/4186.contentimage_5F00_20578.png"&gt;4186.contentimage_20578.png&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Applications:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;padding:0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&amp;#39;Helvetica&amp;#39;,&amp;#39;sans-serif&amp;#39;;"&gt;&lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://uk.farnell.com/solar-grid-inverter-applications" target="_blank"&gt;Solar inverters&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;padding:0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-style:solid;border-width:1pt;width:608px;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="border:1px solid black;border-width:1pt;border-style:solid;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;border:solid black 1.0pt;"&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Man Part No.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="border:1px solid black;border-width:1pt;border-style:solid;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;border:solid black 1.0pt;" valign="top"&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;APAC &amp;amp; EU SKU&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="border:1px solid black;border-width:1pt;border-style:solid;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;border:solid black 1.0pt;" valign="top"&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Newark SKU&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="border:1px solid black;border-width:1pt;border-style:solid;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;border:solid black 1.0pt;"&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Description&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="border:1px solid black;border-width:1pt;border-style:solid;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;border:solid black 1.0pt;" width="94"&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;SPV1020&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="border:1px solid black;border-width:1pt;border-style:solid;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;border:solid black 1.0pt;" valign="top" width="151"&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class="e14-init-shown" id="addProduct-ADsdNxX8-linked" style="white-space:nowrap;"&gt;&lt;a class="jive-link-product-addtolist" href="https://www.element14.com/community/view-product.jspa?fsku=2098006&amp;amp;nsku=&amp;amp;COM=noscript" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span class="pf-widget-map pf-productlink-cart-icon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="jive-link-product pf-embedded-product-link" href="https://www.element14.com/community/view-product.jspa?fsku=2098006&amp;amp;nsku=&amp;amp;COM=noscript" target="_blank"&gt;2098006&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="e14-init-hidden" id="addProduct-ADsdNxX8-unlinked"&gt;2098006&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="border:1px solid black;border-width:1pt;border-style:solid;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;border:solid black 1.0pt;" valign="top" width="151"&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class="e14-init-shown" id="addProduct-crc4Idin-linked" style="white-space:nowrap;"&gt;&lt;a class="jive-link-product-addtolist" href="https://www.element14.com/community/view-product.jspa?fsku=&amp;amp;nsku=73T2244&amp;amp;COM=noscript" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span class="pf-widget-map pf-productlink-cart-icon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="jive-link-product pf-embedded-product-link" href="https://www.element14.com/community/view-product.jspa?fsku=&amp;amp;nsku=73T2244&amp;amp;COM=noscript" target="_blank"&gt;73T2244&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="e14-init-hidden" id="addProduct-crc4Idin-unlinked"&gt;73T2244&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&amp;#39;Helvetica&amp;#39;,&amp;#39;sans-serif&amp;#39;;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: alternative_energy, solar_panel, stmicroelectronics, solar_converter, solar, solar_cell&lt;/div&gt;
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