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Inverter DC to AC
Sometime we go to camping, fishing and make some
out door activity that need electricity, then we can overcome this problem
by using gasoline or diesel generator sets. It is all right if we can handle
this equipment. But if its weight is a problem too, then we need light AC
power supply. A light AC power supply is realized by DC to AC inverter.
Basically, DC to AC inverter work by using
control circuit to generate electric pulse at high power (typically at
hundred to thousand watts) and then this high power pulse is connected to
step up transformer to get high voltage, i.e. 220 volt. For example, this
control circuit can be realized using microcontroller circuit as seen at
figure1. By using a microcontroller, the generated pulse can be formed in
modified sine wave by using pulse width modulation technique. We can built
simple inverter using unstable multivibrator as be explained in
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Figure 1. Inverter circuit using AT89C2051

Figure 2. Photograph of Inverter Circuit in off condition

Figure 3. Photograph of Inverter Circuit in turn on condition
In this circuit, AT89C2051 (belong to AT89 series) is used to
generate pulse that is used for MOSFET IRFZ 44 driving. This mosfet switched
on and off DC current to low side voltage transformer. The high voltage is
generated at the other side that can turn on the lamp. To get a higher
power, we can add more mosfet in parallel connection.

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