Solar Power Manager (for 9V/12V/18V solar panel)

The DFRobot Solar Power Manager series are designed for IoT projects and renewable energy projects, providing safe and high-efficiency embedded solar power management modules for makers and application engineers.

Solar Power Manager is a complete small power and high-efficiency solar power management module. It features as MPPT (Maximum Power Point Tracking) function, maximizing the efficiency of the solar panel. Apart from serving as a solar charger, the module can provide up to 2A charging current to 3.7V Li battery with AC adapter (within 30V) or USB charger, three individual ON/OFF controllable DC-DC converters with 5V 1.5A, 3.3V 1A and 9V/12V 0.5A outputs. These features satisfy the needs of various solar power projects and low-power applications. The module also employs various protect functions, such as Li battery protection, battery/solar panel reverse connection protection, output over temperature and over current/short circuit protection, which greatly improves the stability and safety of the system.

Check the brief specification for all Solar Power Manager Series Products.

Board Overview

Connection Diagram

Solar Power Manager Series

Name	Solar Power Manager v1.0	Solar Power Manager 5v v1.1	Solar Power Manager Micro v1.0	Solar Power Manager v1.0
SKU	DFR0535	DFR0559	DFR0579	DFR0580
Solar Power Management IC	LTC3652	CN3065	SPV1050	CN3767
Solar Input Voltage	7V-30V	4.4V-6V	0.5V-4V	15V-25V
Maximum Charge Current	2A(Solar/USB)	900mA(Solar/USB)	70mA(Solar)/100mA(USB)	4A(Solar)
Topology	DC-DC Buck	Linear Regulator	DC-DC Boost	DC-DC Buck
Battery	3.7V Lithium Battery	3.7V Lithium Battery	3.7V Lithium Battery	12V Lead-Acid Battery
MPPT	9V/12V/18V Optional	5V Fixed	75% Open Voltage	Fixed 18V
Battery Protections	Over Charge/Over Discharge/Over Current/Reverse Connection Protections	Over Charge/Over Discharge/Over Current/Reverse Connection Protections	Over Charge/Over Discharge/Reverse Connection Protections	Over Charge/Over Discharge/Reverse Connection Protections
Output Protections	Short Circuit/Over Current/Over Heat Protections	Short Circuit/Over Current Protections	Short Circuit/Over Current Protections	Short Circuit/Over Current/Over Heat Protections
USB Charge IN	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
USB OUT	5V 1.5A	5V 1A	No	5V 2.5A x2
Regulated OUT	Three Regulated Outputs 3.3V 1A；5V 1.5A；9V/12V 0.5A	One Regulated Output 5V 1A	One Regulated Output 3.3V 90mA	Two Outputs 5V 5A; 12V 8A
Dimension	78.0mm×68.0mm	33.0mm×63.0mm	30.0mm×30.0mm	68.0mm×68.0mm
Features	A complete multifunction solar power management module. Applications: Small Solar Street Lamp, Solar Powered Robots For 9V/12V/18V Solar Panels within20w	A small and easy-to-use 5V solar power management module. Applications: Solar Power Bank, Solar Environment Monitors For 5V Solar Panels within 10W	A micro power solar power management module for low-power sensors and controllers. Applications: Wireless Sensor Network, BLE iBecon For 1V/2V/3V Solar Panels within 0.5W	A medium power solar management module for 12V lead-acid batteries. Applications: Street lighting, intelligent agriculture, environmental monitoring station, UPS For 18V Solar Panels within 100W