11July2014 12vDCToACAdapterCarPowerConverterInverter75W

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12VDCinput,modifiedsquarewave220VACoutput.Firststageis12VDCto260VDCpushpull
switchmodeoperatingat33kHz.SecondstageisHbridgedcacinverteroperatingat100Hz(for50Hz
output).TL494regulatorforeachstage.GreenLEDoperatingstatus.Common0VDCwithHVDC.

Firststageregulatorerrorampsfor10Vundervoltage,and
14.8Vovervoltageinhibits.Nodutycycleregulationofoutput
voltage.Noload:234Vat10V;266Vat12V(1.4Wloss);309V
at14V.

Secondstageregulatorerrorampsforsoftstart,andAC
outputcurrentlimiting.DutycycleofACoutputHbridge
regulatedbyoutputDCvoltage(viaDTC),firststageinhibits

(alsoviaDTC),ACoutputcurrent(viaerroramp1),andsoft
start(viaerroramp2).
PCB:LSD75W
TL494U1controls12VDCpushpulltransformerusingIRF3205,with1,000uF16Vinputcap.
TL494U1erroramp1provideshighvoltageshutdownsetat14.8V(5.0Vref).
TL494U1erroramp2provideslowvoltageshutdownsetat10V,withRCfiltering(5.0Vref).
TL494U1feedbacktakentoTL494U2DTCtoinhibitHbridgedutycyclewith0%dutycyclewhen
above4.0V.Deadtimesetformaximum45%.RT=3k3;Fosc=33kHz(CT~10nF)
Etypecore28/17/11plus28/3/11EIwith12pinformer.HER208diodefullbridgerectifierwith2.2uF
400Vfilter.

TL494U2usespushpulloutputtocontrolVACHbridgeusingIRF830.
TL494U2erroramp1providesoutputcurrentlimitingacross1senseresistorviaRCfiltering,with
0.54Apkdetectionlevel.
TL494U2erroramp2providessoftstartdutycycle,withRCfilteringoninvertinginput.
TL494U2DTCinputpulledupfromHTVdcvia20%dividerandzenerdiode,andalsoviadiodeisolated
feedbackpinfromU1.RT=120k;CT=100nF;Fosc=~100Hz

Modifications
Add470nF25VceramicsmtcapbypassonVc(Tx1pins).
Add10nF500VceramicsmtcapbypassonVht(diodepins).
RemoveHbridgefets.
RemoveVcfromU2(cuttraceonrearofpcbgoingtowardsU2),andremove78L05thesechanges
lowerpowerlossby0.25W.
HeatsinkT2andT4(isolated).
SmtRCsnubberonTx1secondaryperhapscheck.
Itmaybepossibletoisolate12VDCfromHVDC,andconnectHVDCto+12VDCinputtoobtainnegative
biassupplyaswellasheatersupplyfrom12VDCinput.

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Marketinginfo:
Max.outputpower:100W,continuousoutputpower:75W
Withthemultipleprotectioncircuit,itwoulddonoharmtotheequipmentandautomobile
Pleasepulloutthisproductfromthecigarsocketwhenyoudonotusethisproduct
InputvoltagerangeDC11V15V
OutputvoltagerangeAC220V,notuseforAC110V
Max,outputpower100W
Continuousoutputpower75W
OvervoltageshutdownDC15V16V
LowvoltageshutdownDC10V10.5V
USBoutputDC5V

http://dalmura.com.au/projects/75Wcarinverter.pdf

Anothersimilar75Winverter

Changesnoticedwere:nodcfuse;heatsinkingofpushpullfets;highvoltageshutdownlevelof18.5V;
coresize28/20/10;UF4007bridgediodes;3.3uF400Vcap;IRFS730bridgefets;MC34063buck
conversionstagefor5VUSB;ACterminalsonpcb;USBconnectoronpcb.Itappearsthepcbcouldbe
cutalongtheACoutputterminalrectangularpadlinestomakeasignificantlysmallerpcbsize.
Measured:12Vfor236Vnoload;14Vfor274Vnoload;lowvoltage~11Von,and10Voff;highvoltage
~14.5Voff.

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