alex young says: May 14, 2013.

8:13 PMReply
Hello Nickk could u post some information on how to work the wattage out when u use fets like
irfp260n just as how u say add two pairs of 2n6277 each time to get 250 watts I build an inverter
now using fet but not sure how much watts I have . Thank u

nickk (author) in reply to alex youngMay 15, 2013. 8:58 PMReply

you have to look at the data sheet of each device to see it's power rating.
Ex: the 2n6277 is a 250w transistor. if you are building a 750w inverter then you'll need 3
transistors on each side this means 6 in total for both sides. Since the inverter works as a push-
pull this means that if one side of the power stage is conducting the other side must be off, so
when one side is conducting it must deliver the full required 750 watts, that's why we need 3.
Search for your FET data sheet and see the power rating of it.

graated in reply to nickkMay 16, 2013. 4:42 PMReply

sir im going mad of this problem i tried all best i can but it didn't succeed i put my volter meter
and i set the two variable,out put 164v out put why is there any thing i left or put in?pls i need
your assist pls.

nickk (author) in reply to graatedMay 16, 2013. 11:45 PMReply

i commented on the fotos you sent, did you see my comments? did you do any changes?

graated in reply to nickkMay 20, 2013. 2:01 PMReply

Hello sir i guess you are having a nice time with your family,sir i found some one he said he will
be finish rewinding the tr on Wednesday so i will post you as soon as he finish,plse explane this
for me the 24 charger can i use 470 ohm and transis bc558 instead of 2n3905 equivalent also the
transformer can i use the small? thank you

nickk (author) in reply to graatedMay 20, 2013. 8:48 PMReply

please upload the charger schematic diagram to see what you're talking about.
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nickk (author) in reply to graatedMay 12, 2013. 8:56 PMReply

Hi,
It will be impossible to send you a trans. from another country due to it's heavy weight, it will
cost probably more than the value of the transformer itself to ship it abroad.

As I said earlier in many replies, I do not suggest building your own transformer by hand
because it requires experience and involves many hidden tricks and many calculations.

Anyway the # of turns formula is :

Vo = Vi x (# of Sec. Turns) / (# of Primary Turns)
EX: 24 x 100 / 11 = 218v
so primary is 11 turns and secondary is 100 turns

Your only solution is to find a place where they rewind motors and transformers and they'll do it
for you "this is what i did myself".

A good start would be to ask a tech guy that repairs washing machines, those guys usualy know
where to re-wind the burned motors of washing machines.

If the re-winding guy does not have accessories to build you a big trans, like the E metals etc.. I
suggest that you find some old or probably buy a new 110/220v big transformer and tell him to
take it apart and re-wind it to your desire. (according to my table).

rashedix in reply to nickkMay 20, 2013. 1:00 AMReply

Hello nickk

Check this vedio below it can help to understanding the transformer and how to winding it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6NyTprQCBI

Thansk

graated in reply to nickkMay 15, 2013. 7:55 AMReply

oh ok sir i understand it i will do exactly as you said thank you sir,question again it seem im
disturbing but i want to become more perfect by you tha is why so don't be upset ok i am asking
that how do you calculate the fet to get the watt? tell me you calculate the (voltage?) and (AMS?)
or wattage?.
morestar says: May 19, 2013. 11:18 AMReply
Copy that Sir, Thank you very much.

morestar says: May 19, 2013. 6:09 AMReply

Good day,
Hi Sir nick, did you put a mica insulator in each and every transistors ( 2n3773 ) against the big
heatsink or just screw it directly?

Another thing, i will pick up by tomorrow noon my custom made transformer but the ratings are
slightly different, P: 24-0-24, S: 0-220-240, 2000w. the rewinding guy told me that he just put an
additional output of 240v bcoz accrdg to him its better to have that allowances, he says i have the
option to use either 220v or 240v. It is true Sir?

Lastly, im still looking for a better brand of a deep cycle battery Sir and i can't afford to buy 2
units at the same time. my question is can i run a 1000w powered inverter using a single 12v
deep cycle battery using a transformer with a higher ratings that i've mentioned above Sir? this is
just for temporarily use just until i save enough money for the second battery.

Thank you Sir.

nickk (author) in reply to morestarMay 19, 2013. 8:23 AMReply

Hello morestar,
You must NOT put a mica insulator at all for the transistors. The transistor body or the case of
the transistor is the collector itself and as you know all collectors are connected to each other, so
when you screw them on the aluminium heat sink they will connect this way.

You MUST use 2 seperate heatsinks each for one side of the power stage.

As long as there is 0-220v on the secondary there is no problem if 240 also exists, you just do not
use it.

If your transformer is 24-0-24 then it will not work except with a 24vdc supply, you can not use a
single 12v battery with this transformer, no way.

Testing your custom made transformer:

When you go to take your transformer take with you your multimeter and ask the guy to plug the
transformer into the wall 220vac socket and test the 24-0-24 side while you are still at his place.
If the wall electricity is exactly 220v then the output must be exactly 24.

Charly2009 says: May 17, 2013. 8:58 AMReply

Hi Nickk.
OK. so we draw a new schematics with 72V input and IGBT's.
Please take a look so we can continue on developing.
Thank you in advance.
Photo:
http://oi43.tinypic.com/2wg62hg.jpg

nickk (author) in reply to Charly2009May 17, 2013. 8:39 PMReply

yes seems ok, you don't need a heatsink for the 7812. did you test it ?

graated says: May 15, 2013. 9:25 AMReply

oh ok sir i understand it i will do exactly as you said thank you sir,question again it seem im
disturbing but i want to become more perfect by you tha is why so don't be upset ok i am asking
that how do you calculate the fet to get the watt? tell me you calculate the (voltage?) and (AMS?)
or wattage?.

nickk (author) in reply to graatedMay 16, 2013. 11:47 PMReply

you have to look at the data sheet of each device to see it's power rating.
Ex: the 2n6277 is a 250w transistor. if you are building a 750w inverter then you'll need 3
transistors on each side this means 6 in total for both sides. Since the inverter works as a push-
pull this means that if one side of the power stage is conducting the other side must be off, so
when one side is conducting it must deliver the full required 750 watts, that's why we need 3.
Search for your FET data sheet and see the power rating of it.

alex young says: May 16, 2013. 4:52 AMReply

Thank u Nickk now I know how to calculate my wattage for my fets. Could you answer the other
question I asked about the voltage drop. I built the 300 watt sine wave conversion using the
comercial inverter but my output AC voltage is droping under even small loads but the output of
the comercial inverter is stable please help me here. Thank you keep the good work going

nickk (author) in reply to alex youngMay 16, 2013. 11:40 PMReply

strange why it is dropping, it should not drop. send some pics to see what you're doing.

graated says: May 16, 2013. 3:18 PMReply

Hi sir how are you doing?please im still having the same problem my uot put is 164v i control
the variable but still even if it is a small transformer it should be 220v out put or?please help
me,thank you for the gud wk.

areeb.iqbal says: May 13, 2013. 12:48 AMReply

This is definitely by far one of the best instructable and DIY for an Inverter. Thank you so much
Nickk for sharing this. I followed the instructions in-order to make a 500W inverter and i feel
that i am really close. The Driver stage is working perfect. For the power stage i selected the
MOSFET version as IRFP250 were easily available here. I have used 4 mosfets in total with two
on each sides and have everything wired up. When i connect the battery terminals the output of
the transformer is 122V. One side of the mosfet driver(drains connected through heatsink) is
heating up rapidly while the other side remains cool throughout. Although the output voltages are
12V each. Any suggestions on how to troubleshoot this or where i may have gone wrong.

nickk (author) in reply to areeb.iqbalMay 15, 2013. 9:04 PMReply

hello,
Please check all your wiring connections again, this should not happen. Usualy if one side is
heating up this is because the other side is not oscillating at all. Check the driving voltage on the
gates of the fets.

haidar ayad says: May 14, 2013. 4:35 PMReply

hi
please help me:
I created inverter : by microcontroller and made PWM wave with frequency : 5 Khz.
But, When I run : department, it appeared : similar beep sound intermittent, so I measured :
voltages outside : found the limits of 50 to 60 volts and not fixed , in this case: suddenly the
mosfet burned : ... This is my map and I want to help:

http://store2.up-00.com/Apr13/JsK48244.jpg

2
http://store2.up-00.com/Apr13/lof42769.jpg
3
http://store2.up-00.com/Apr13/sH642769.jpg

I'm found that mosfets with it aluminum plate was their heat it too high in one side .... while the
other side the Mosfets were not elevated their heat and does not appear that it was never
Operated !

If the transformer raise one hand or from one side of the mosfet ,Does this lead to burn mosfets
with?

pleasehelp me?

alex young says: May 13, 2013. 5:55 PMReply

hello teacher Nickk I posted a question on ur other site with the circuit with the 300 watt sine
wave inverter asking u if fets can be used in place of the transistors and what would be the
changes to be made. I did not get an answer so could u help us out here . Thank u and keep the
great work going

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nickk (author) in reply to graatedMay 7, 2013. 9:12 PMReply

Hi graated,
1- Your T2 transformer is very small just as I expected. It is rated at 2 amps (48 watts) ! and
since it is a chinese ready made trans then expect at least -25% from what it written on it, this
makes it even less (36 watts).
You can't put a load on such a small trans. Did you see the notes and the pic of my transformer?
Did you look at the transformer table size?
(1500w 24VDC P:48V "24-0-24" / S:220V)
(***The transformer in the pic is a custom made (48V center tapped / 220v ) 2000 watts,
weights like 10 kilos).

2- I notice that you mounted your MOSFETS on a board, where is the big heat sink gonna fit?
even your blue and black power wires are not thick enough. The power transistors or MOSFETS
should be mounted directly on the heatsinks, see the pics and also see how thick the cable
connections should be.

graated in reply to nickkMay 12, 2013. 12:30 PMReply

Hi how is things going on?i hope by the grace of almighty god you and your family are doing
well thank you.nickk i want you to do me a favor why becos in my country they don't import a
big transformer so i don't know if you can help me,i want you to give me the number of turns in
secondary and primary cos i know a little of rewinding or i can take to the rewinders ,and i don't
mind to send you a money by westen union money transfer to buy me one all depend on you if
you do that.i tried some of the network some days ago but disappoint me thank you

little joe says: Jan 5, 2010. 10:51 AMReply

hi nickk! i really appreciate your work. i've built mine and its working perfectly. i used irfp260n
mosfets. i kind of like the soft start feature. i really want to ask which part of the circuit is
responsible for the soft start? have youe been able to come up with any battery charger circuit?
i'm also kind of having some challenges with setting the frequency please tell me at least the
range of resistance values you set the variable resistor to? let me add this, i included an auto
switching ciruit to mine...

nickk (author) in reply to little joeJan 8, 2010. 1:33 PMReply

Hi little joe,
Great to hear that u built a working unit !
The soft start is a built in functionality inside the IC itself and protects the power transistors
"mosfets in your case" from burning due to sudden high loads when starting the inverter, great
that u noticed that, this was one of the reasons i chose this specific IC for the design !
I suggest that you setup the frequency correctly with a frequency meter, u don't have to buy one,
any repair shop, maintanace guy or anyone else that u might know.. just take the circuit "without
the power transistors and the transformer" and a little 9v battery to power it up, u will need 1 min
only to set the freq.

Battery charging circuits are everywhere on the internet, they differ depending on the kind of
batteries u want to charge so that was the main reason for me not getting into those details since
this topic is wide (gel , lead acide, sealed...etc..)

Auto switching can be achieved by simply adding a 220v multi pole relay and powering it from
the mains, once the mains electricity goes out the relay immediatley flips and powers the inverter
on "this is my way".
N.B. be carefull how to connect that relay in a way that 220v electricity from the inverter does
not power the relay again or else the inverter will enter an ON-OFF never ending loop :)
Best Regards

Nick

little joe in reply to nickkJan 13, 2010. 4:10 AMReply

thanks nickk! i got to discover a way of charging the batteries using the same transformer. the
mosfets basically does the rectification and it gets to trickle charge the battery. what say you?
or rather can you help me get a standard smart SLA battery charger circuit that uses simp;le
components.
how do you calculate the filter capacitor values?
thanks alot for the response

alex young in reply to little joeMay 11, 2013. 7:43 PMReply

hello my friend could u post your design so we can see it. Thank u

graated says: May 8, 2013. 11:41 PMReply

please sir i have uploaded the pic thank you.
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nickk (author) in reply to graatedMay 8, 2013. 11:56 PMReply

i replied you already
alex young says: May 8, 2013. 5:02 AMReply
Hello Teacher Nickk as u said u do not advise running my fridge from the inverter do u
recomend using the conversion of the small sine wave inverter and ur poweer section to run these
appliances instead because I am about to buy a small inverter now. PleSE tell me about this
choice becasue I cant get the crystal in my country. Thank u

graated says: May 7, 2013. 4:50 PMReply

please sir i have sent it

graated says: May 7, 2013. 8:38 AMReply

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nickk (author) in reply to graatedMay 7, 2013. 10:05 AMReply

hello graated, i think your problem is with the transformer, please take a foto of your setup and
upload it, i need to see this transformer size compared to the circuit pcb,

pibecantina says: Jan 30, 2013. 10:46 AMReply

Hi Nick thank you for share your circuits with us. Hi everybodi. Sorry for my ¨bad english¨ is not
my language.
I build it with a modifications. I tell you, my house is iluminated with solar panel system (made
myself all the sistem except the batterys) I don´t need much power so i made a transformer
11+11 in primary, 222 in sec, and a coil for 12V for PWM control. One transformer, no two.
The circuit driver an power transistor are like they are in the picture. Driver BC 338 (NPN) and
BC 328, (PNP), Power: Mosfet IRF540 with an internal dumper diode, not need transformer
diode.
This mosfets can drive 15 amps (with dissipation) I use it with 80 Wattl load, so its a 8 amps an
their are cool with 30º ambient.
Less component, more cheap, more easy, less dissipation (less energy burn)

Well, thank you again.

Really thank´s Nick.

Greetings from the beatiful land of Argentina.
Sebastián.
alex young in reply to pibecantinaMay 2, 2013. 3:56 PMReply
hello my friend have u ever tried to run your fridge on this invverter. thank u

nickk (author) in reply to alex youngMay 4, 2013. 2:11 AMReply

i replied many times about operating inductive loads: some appliances work while others don't,
you have to try. My fridge works but not my air-condition. Anyway I don't advise connecting
such appliances to the inverter.
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