november 2011 doc id 18076 rev 3 1/12 12 SPV1001 cool b ypass s w itch f o r photo v o ltaic applications features i f = 16 a, v r = 40 v ver y lo w f o r w a r d volt ag e dr op ver y lo w re verse le akage cu rr ent 17 5 c ope ra tin g jun c t i on t e m per at ur e applications ph ot ov olt a ic pa n e ls description the SPV1001 is a system-i n-pac k age solution f o r p hot o v olt a ic app licat ions to per f o r m coo l b ypa ss rectification similar to th at of a co n v e n t i ona l scho tt ky dio d e b u t wit h m u ch lo w e r f o r w ar d v o lt a ge dr op a nd r e v e r se leakag e cur r en t . th e de vice con s ist s of a po w e r mo sfet t r an sist or wh ich ch arg e s a ca pa cit o r dur in g th e o ff tim e , an d dr iv es it s ga te d u r i n g th e on tim e u s in g th e char ge p r e v io usly st or ed in t h e capacit o r . th e on and o ff t i mes ar e se t t o re du ce t he a v er a ge v o lt age dr op acr o ss th e d r ain an d sou r ce ter m inals , resulting in re du ce d po we r d i ss ipa t io n. a k a a k k a t o 220 d 2 pa k t ab l e 1. de vi ce s u mmary o r d e r co de s p a c k a g e p a c k a g in g spv 1001d40 d 2 pa c k tu b e SPV1001 d40tr t ape a nd reel spv100 1t4 0 t o 220 t u be www.st.com http://
maximum ratings SPV1001 2/12 doc id 18076 rev 3 1 maxim u m ratings 1. 1 absolute maxim u m ratings 1. 2 thermal data t a b l e 2. abs o l u te ma xi m u m rat i ngs sy mb ol p a ra m e ter rang e [min , max] unit v r max dc re v e rse v o ltage 40 v i f max. f o r w ard curr ent 16 a i fsm non repe ti tiv e pe ak surg e (ha l f-w a v e , singl e-pha se , 60 hz) 250 a esd le v e l h uman b ody le v e l 8 k v t a b l e 3. t h erma l da ta sy mbol p a r a meter v alue unit r th jc ther mal resistance , junction -to - a m bien t (d 2 p a k, t o 220 ) 1 .5 c/w t j j un c ti on te mp er a t u r e o perating r a nge -40 to 17 5 c t stg stor a ge temperature r a n ge -40 to 17 5 c
SPV1001 electrical characteristics doc id 18076 rev 3 3/12 2 electrical c h aracteristics t a b l e 4. el ec tri c a l c h a r ac te ri st ic s symbol p a rameter t e s t c o ndition va l u e s unit min t yp m a x v f, a v g a v g f o rw ard v o ltage d r op if = 16a (1) 1. fo r corre ct pow er dissipation and heatsink sizing, please refer to figure 1 , 4 e 7 t j = 25c - 23 0 - mv if = 8a (1 ) t j = 25c - 12 0 - mv t j = 12 5c - 27 0 - mv i r re v e rse l eakag e cu rrent vr = 40v t j = 25c - 1 - a t j = 12 5c - 10 - a d t o n/ t r a tio if = 8a (1 ) t j = 25c - 9 5 % - - t j = 12 5c - 7 5 % - - v f f o rw ard v o ltag e drop if = 8a, t of f tj = 25 c - 9 2 0 - m v t j = 12 5c - 60 0 - mv if = 8a (1 ) , t on t j = 25c - 70 - m v t j = 12 5c - 16 0 - mv
device description SPV1001 4/12 doc id 18076 rev 3 3 de vice description a ph ot o v o l ta ic p ane l co nsist s of a ser i e s o f pv cells . in optimal co nditions , all the cells are e qua lly ir r a d i at ed a nd f u n c t i on a t t h e sam e cu rr en t le v e l. ho w e v e r , du r i ng n o r m al ope r a t i on some c e lls ma y become par t ially shaded or ob scu r e d . t h es e sh ad ed c e lls lim it th e cu rr en t g ene r a t e d b y t h e f u lly irr adia t e d cells an d, in t h e e x t r e m e case s whe r e t hese ce lls a r e to ta lly o b scu r e d , t h e cu rr en t f l o w is b l oc k ed. i n t h is ca se t h e sh ade d cells b eha v e lik e a lo ad , an d th e curr en t g ene r a t e d f r om t he f u lly ir r a d i at ed cells pr odu ces o v er v o lt ag es wh ich ca n rea c h th e br eakd o wn t h r e sho l d. t h is p hen ome n o n , kno w n as a ?h ot sp ot ?, ca n cause o v er hea t i ng of th e shad ed cells and , in som e ca se s , e v en pe r m a n e n t d a ma ge r e sult ing in cu rr ent lea k a g e . t o pre v ent ho t spot s , t h e r e f o r e , b ypa ss dio des ar e co nn ecte d in pa r a lle l t o t h e cell str i n g s . t h e d e v i ce de sc r i be d he re h a s t h e sa m e fu nc tion a lity as a sch o t t ky dio d e , b u t wit h im pr o v ed p e r f o r m a n ce . it f e atu r es v e r y lo w f o r w a r d v o lt ag e dr op a n d re v e r se le ak ag e cu rr en t. i t co ns ists o f a po we r m o s f et tr a n s i sto r w h ich ch ar g e s a ca pa cit o r du r i ng th e o f f t i me , a n d d r iv es it s g a t e du r i ng t h e o n t i me u s in g th e char ge p r e v io usly st or ed in t h e cap a cit o r . th e on and o ff t i mes ar e se t t o re du ce t h e a v er age v o lta g e d r o p acro ss th e d r ain a nd sou r ce t e r m inals , re sult ing in r e d u ced po w e r d i ssip at ion.
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