Description
XL4015 5 A CC-CV Step-Down Converter
This XL4015 buck module provides adjustable output voltage and constant-current limiting. The source describes blue and green indicators for charging status, but indicator behavior alone is not a safety-certified method for confirming that a battery is fully charged.
Applications listed by the source
- Powering high-power LEDs that require constant current
- CC/CV power-supply projects
- The source mentions battery, solar-panel and wind-power uses; verify the system requirements before use
Specifications
- Operating mode: non-synchronous buck
- Input voltage: conflicting source values: 6–38 V in the summary and 6–36 V in the detailed specifications
- Adjustable output voltage: conflicting source values: 1.25–36 V in the summary and 1.25–35 V in the detailed specifications
- Adjustable output current: 0–5 A; heatsink required above 3.5 A
- Maximum stated output power: 50 W at 3.5 A; up to 75 W at 5 A (source claims)
- Maximum stated efficiency: 95%
- Switching frequency: 300 kHz
- Load regulation: ±0.5%
- Voltage regulation: ±2.5%
- Maximum stated output ripple: 50 mV (source also notes 20 MHz bandwidth)
- Operating temperature: −40 to +85 °C
- Input reverse-polarity protection: none
- Short-circuit protection: yes (as specified by the source)
- Thermal shutdown: integrated
- Dimensions: 61 × 28 × 20 mm
Important battery and setup safety
The source specifications disagree on the input and output voltage limits. Verify the exact board revision and its datasheet before applying power; do not assume the higher values are safe. This CC/CV module is not a chemistry-aware battery charger and does not replace a dedicated charge controller, battery protection, balancing or temperature monitoring. Use a charge profile and independent safeguards appropriate to the specific battery. No input reverse-polarity protection is specified. Set and verify voltage/current limits before connecting a load. Datasheet
