Hi I’m going to build an inverters output stage. This is my own version. I like to extend the circuit to get more kilowatts power.
This is only a BJT version later I’m going to implement a FET version as well. First I need to verify my diagram.
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Don’t worry about how you power the circuit & the size of the transformer. Here we have large power banks & large transformers. So no need to worry on that.
What are the diodes for? I've never connected a bunch of power transistors in parallel like that, but I understand it's not a very good idea becuase of current hogging. Use low value emitter resistors to mitigate that effect. Also, you're switching 12Vdirectly into the bases without anything to limit current. The transistors will just go *poof*. Why are you using obsolete 3055's? Also, the fast swiching might mean very high output voltage from your transformer, as well as high sipkes on the primary side.
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You don't seem to have any snubber network on the transformer primary,ie large back EMF with switching!without anything here,your tip3055's will blow.
You would probably be best off revising the switching circuit to use a Mosfet based design. Then all you would need is a gate driver IC to run each bank. You would have much higher power capacity and greater efficiency for less cost as well.
But 10 Kw at 12 volts is somewhat unrealistic being the amps are incredibly high at that level which makes all of the power handleing cables massive.
Yes, 500W is about as high as 12V can go really, for 10KW the massive banks of batteries may as well be wired to give a MUCH higher voltage - in fact why not wire them to give 120V or 240V, so no need for a transformer?.
Also, what use is 10KW of squarewave?, a class-D sinewave switcher directly off batteries (no transformer or inverter again) would give you a nice sinewave.
The normal way modern inverters work is to use a high frequency switching supply (basically a class-D amplifier). This class-D amplifier is fed with a 50/60Hz sinewave input, resulting in a pulsewidth modulated output signal from the transformer. This is then low-pass filtered (to remove the high frequency switching waveform) using an LC filter, leaving a fairly pure sinewave output.
They are incredibly cheap to buy ready made, and I've never seen a DIY design, as it's not cost effective.
First I'm going to make a modified sine wave inverter 12V/500W one.
I read many articles on the web.I have one question.
In normal square wave inverters one side of push pull is turn on 10mS time & off 10mS for a 50Hz generation.
But in modified sine wave inverters one side of push pull is turn on 5mS time for a 50Hz generation.
I know this is to work the MOSFETs in the active & cut off regions but is this 5mS ON time enough?
It's the lesser ON time that gives the modified sinewave - as it is, even for a squarewave one, it's essential to have a 'dead band' where both devices are OFF.
A simple square-wave inverter has the peak voltage the same as the RMS voltage of a sine-wave so that the power is the same to a heater or incandescent light bulb.
A modified sine-wave inverter (really a modified square-wave) has the peak voltage the same as the peak voltage of a sine-wave so the transformer low voltage windings must be 8.5V instead of 12V. Then the peak current is 1.4 times higher than a square-wave inverter.
A CD4047 oscillator has 3 outputs which can be gated to make the modified waveform.
If you use a 12V + 12V transformer in a modified sine-wave inverter then the output voltage will be only 163VAC instead of 230VAC.
Your inverter is extremely simple and does not heave voltage regulation so the output voltage will be higher than you expect when it has a light load and the battery is fully charged and the output voltage will be lower than you expect when the load is heavy and the battery charge is running down.
Hi audioguru I cannot understand how did you get the value of 163VAC if I use a 12V-0V-12V transformer?
Now I'm confused about modified sine wave.Is there any output voltage difference between modified sine wave and basic square wave designs?
I thought if I drive the primary side of a 12-0-12 transformer the output will be 230V.
But if I drive the same transformer using modified sine wave then the voltage will be different I don't know why is that ??
If you use a 8.5V-0V-8.5V transformer and feed it with a 12V peak modified sine-wave then the peak output voltage will be 325VAC and the RMS will be 230VAC.