In this article we will build a modified sine wave inverter circuit utilizing IC 555 and IC 4017. Modified sine wave inverter
occasionally also referred to as modified square wave is an higher segment inverter design, over a simple square wave type.
We shall take a look at the proposed inverter circuit stage by stage.
Square Wave
Oscillator Stage:
The oscillator circuit generates the required clock signal for this inverter, and we may consider this stage as the core section
of the inverter.
The 555 timer is surely an classic IC and we are applying it as an oscillator. Our necessity is to generate 200Hz square wave
at 50% duty cycle which is to be divided by 4 by IC 4017 to obtain 50Hz AC modified sine wave output.
IC 555 is linked to an RC network of a couple of 36K ohm resistors and another 0.1 uF capacitor and a diode is attached
around pins 6 and 7 to obtain 50% duty cycle from IC 555.
We are able to determine the frequency of IC 555 using a diode across pin 6 and 7 through the following equation:
By executing the values in the circuit diagram in the above formula we reach the
following data,
Frequency = 200 Hz
Duty Cycle = 36000 / (36000 + 36000) = 0.5
IC 555
output
As we are able to see on the oscilloscope that mathematics did comply, we are obtaining values in close proximity to our
specifications. The output values are somewhat off with a little margin because of tolerance of the components.
Important Notice: You should never neglect the 0.1 uF capacitor at pin #5 of IC 555 that is helping to keep stability from
external noises. Not including may alter the frequency and duty cycle from anything you might have calculated.
Waveform shaping stage:
I'm implementing the 50Hz, 50% duty cycle signal to IC 4017 that is a decade counter, which could generate the modified
sinewave, let us check it out in more detail.
As we are able to observe, we are getting modified sine wave across these two
pins which are finally applied to MOSFETs for current boosting.
MOSFET Stage:
So ar we have 50 Hz, 50% duty cycle signal in modified sine waveform, the output from the IC is actually weak to deal with
the transformer, and we have to reinforce the signal to ensure that we are able to drive the transformer.
To get this done we could get assistance from MOSFETs which could move huge current to transformer’s winding with low
power signal from the IC. We are making use of IRF540N which is sufficient for handing 200 watts of load.
Transformer Stage:
We have been using an common step-down transformer backwards to step-up the low voltage to standard 230V/110 VAC. If
we select the transformer’s specs erroneously we may not obtain the preferred output voltage.
In this article we have decided on 6-0-6V/20A transformer, you could ask the reason why?
Here is the reply: Through the scope we can see the RMS value of the output at the IC is 9VAC from a 12V battery, the
MOSFET will decrease few volt from 12V battery and we'll receive 6 to 8 V RMS at the low voltage side of the transformer.
If we start using a transformer 6V we are going to obtain the desired output voltage possibly at some reasonable load.
Prototype Image:
Modified
Sine wave Inverter
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