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PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY STORAGE FIELD

PV & ESS Applications

VOOHU does not build complete systems; it supplies the positions inside them that decide whether EMC passes, links stay stable and isolation holds. In a battery energy storage system that means battery management system (BMS) isolation transformers for cell sensing and the isoSPI daisy chain between battery monitoring units, power magnetics for the PCS (the energy storage inverter) and charging modules, and Ethernet-port and bus protection for EMS controllers and data loggers. The architecture below runs from photovoltaic (PV) generation through storage and bidirectional conversion to EV charging, energy management and grid dispatch; devices marked with a reference board open a component-level reference design.

SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE

Five-layer PV and energy storage system architecture

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Load / Charging

CHARGING & LOAD
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Grid / Cloud

GRID & CLOUD
Distribution Grid / Grid-Tie Point
Grid Dispatch Master Station
O&M Cloud / App
Charging Operator Platform
Virtual Power Plant (VPP)
REFERENCE DESIGNS

Component-level reference designs

Component-level illustrative reference designs compiled by VOOHU FAEs for typical devices. Each illustrative board marks every component position, its function and the VOOHU part numbers available, so you can review selection notes and packages position by position.

GENERATION · MLPE OPTIMIZER / RSDOptimizer / Breaker Reference DesignOPT-REF-V1.1Module-level MPPTRapid shutdown (RSD)PV module input 30–60 VPLC shutdown signal coupling17Positions6VOOHU parts5CategoriesView board GENERATION · MICRO INVERTERMicroinverter Reference DesignMI-REF-V1.1Single / dual PV module inputInterleaved flyback boostPrimary CTLine-frequency unfolding to grid17Positions5VOOHU parts5CategoriesView board GENERATION · STRING INVERTERString Inverter Reference DesignSTR-INV-REF-V1.1Multi-MPPTRS-485 × 2 (isolated)Ethernet 4.8 kV isolationAFCI arc detection22Positions13VOOHU parts10CategoriesView board GENERATION · HYBRID ESSResidential All-in-One ESS Reference DesignHES-REF-V1.148 V low-voltage batteryBMS CAN (isolated)Meter / parallel operation RS-485Phase CT21Positions12VOOHU parts9CategoriesView board GENERATION · SMART COMBINER BOXCombiner Box / DC Switch / Surge Protection Reference DesignCBX-MON-REF-V1.1String current sensingAFCI arc detectionSPD / circuit breaker statusRS-485 uplink (isolated)20Positions9VOOHU parts7CategoriesView board ENERGY STORAGE · BMSBMS Battery Monitoring Unit (BMU) Reference DesignBMU-16S-V1.016SisoSPI daisy chainIsolated supplyESS / C&I18Positions10VOOHU parts7CategoriesView board STORAGE · BMS MASTER BCUBMS Master Controller (BCU) Reference DesignBCU-REF-V1.1isoSPI daisy chain downstreamCAN × 2 (isolated)Total voltage / insulation detectionContactor control20Positions8VOOHU parts6CategoriesView board STORAGE · C&I PCS CONTROLLERC&I ESS PCS Reference DesignPCS-CTRL-REF-V1.1Dual Ethernet ports (EMS / debug)BMS CAN (isolated)Meter / fire protection RS-485IGBT driver isolated supply25Positions14VOOHU parts9CategoriesView board STORAGE · GRID CABINET MONITORESS Transformer / Grid-Tie Cabinet Reference DesignGCB-MON-REF-V1.1DI (opto-isolated)Relay outputRS-485 × 2 (isolated)Ethernet 4.8 kV isolation25Positions13VOOHU parts9CategoriesView board CHARGING · AC EV CHARGERAC EV Charger Reference DesignACEV-REF-V1.1CP / PP control pilotResidual current detection (RCM)Meter RS-485 (isolated)Ethernet + 4G uplink25Positions14VOOHU parts10CategoriesView board CHARGING · DC CHARGER MODULEDC Charging Module Reference DesignDCM-CTRL-REF-V1.13-phase PFC + LLCPFC phase CTLLC resonant current transformerIsolated driver supply19Positions8VOOHU parts6CategoriesView board CHARGING · TCU BILLING CONTROLLERBilling Control Unit (TCU) Reference DesignTCU-REF-V1.1OCPP 1.6J / 2.0.1Ethernet × 2 + 4GCAN × 2 (charging modules / BMS)Meter RS-48525Positions14VOOHU parts10CategoriesView board CHARGING · BATTERY SWAP CABINETBattery Swap Cabinet / Station Reference DesignSWAP-REF-V1.1Multi-slot CAN (isolated)Slot charger RS-485Door lock / smoke detector binary inputsEthernet uplink27Positions17VOOHU parts9CategoriesView board MANAGEMENT · DATA LOGGER / STICKData Logger / Comm Stick Reference DesignDLG-REF-V1.1RS-485 data acquisition (isolated)Ethernet uplink4G uplinkWi-Fi uplink24Positions14VOOHU parts10CategoriesView board MANAGEMENT · EMS CONTROLLEREMS Energy Management Controller Reference DesignEMS-REF-V1.1Gigabit Ethernet ports × 4RS-485 × 8 (isolated)CAN × 4 (isolated)4G O&M27Positions15VOOHU parts10CategoriesView board MANAGEMENT · SMART METER / GRID CTSmart Meter / Grid-Tie CT Reference DesignMTR-REF-V1.13-phase metering · Anti-backflowExternal grid-tie CT inputRS-485 × 2 (isolated)Modbus TCP (optional)22Positions11VOOHU parts9CategoriesView board MANAGEMENT · INDUSTRIAL SWITCHIndustrial Switch / Industrial PSU Reference DesignISW-REF-V1.18 × Gigabit copper2 × SFP optical ports (ring)Wide-temperature LAN transformersRedundant dual 24 V inputs16Positions12VOOHU parts7CategoriesView board
WHAT WE PROVIDE

What we provide along this chain

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BMS Isolation Magnetics

BMS isolation transformers (single / dual port), push-pull transformers and planar transformers for isoSPI daisy-chain isolation and isolated power on the BMU side.

BMS Isolation Transformers
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Filtering & EMC Magnetics

Signal line / power line common mode chokes, molded inductors and combined inductors for noise immunity on sensing lines, common-mode suppression and power-input EMI.

Signal Line CMC
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EMS Network Interfaces

RJ45 connectors, LAN transformers, Ethernet PHYs and switch ICs for EMS controllers, data loggers and on-site ring networks.

RJ45 Connectors
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Current Sensing & Protection

Current transformers and TVS / ESD protection devices for grid-tie CTs, current sensing and surge protection on all kinds of ports.

Current Transformers

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