12 Vdc to 10 Vac and 5 Vac

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worldHello

Joined Oct 15, 2014
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So I need to have two inverters.
The first one is 12 Vdc to 10 Vac
the second one is 12 Vdc to 5 Vac.

How can this be done?

I found a website that introduces inversion http://homemadecircuitsandschematics.blogspot.com/2013/10/pure-sine-wave-inverter-circuit-using.html , but it doesn't seem suitable for my project.

And I thought about buying inverters instead of building one, but most inverters one can buy are 12 Vdc to 110 Vac. Most transformers are 12 V to 6 V not 5 V or 10 V. How can this be done? Do I have to build it myself?

Please help me!
Thank you
 

wayneh

Joined Sep 9, 2010
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What do you want to power with those inverters and how much power do they need? If they can use a square wave, it's simple. If they need a sine wave, that's different.
 

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worldHello

Joined Oct 15, 2014
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What do you want to power with those inverters and how much power do they need? If they can use a square wave, it's simple. If they need a sine wave, that's different.
Could you tell me your idea of making it a square wave? I have been searching around using Google, and my conclusion is CD 4047 Chip can make a square wave. Afterwards, use a few NE 555 chips can make that a sine wave. However, I haven't implemented this, so I don't know how good this approach is.

I would like to hear your approach, too. Thank you.
 

MrChips

Joined Oct 2, 2009
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You really ought to say what you are powering with 10VAC and 5VAC, at what frequency and what amperage for each.

You may want to consider a linear power amp such as LM675 or LM1875.
 

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worldHello

Joined Oct 15, 2014
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You really ought to say what you are powering with 10VAC and 5VAC, at what frequency and what amperage for each.

You may want to consider a linear power amp such as LM675 or LM1875.
Thank you very much. It is a project, so I'm not really powering anything. The requirement only states 2W - 10 W. Frequency and amperage are not specified.
However, the requirement comes in when looking at the equation for power P = I*V*cos(phi), where phi is the phase shift. Any more suggestions?
Thank you for the suggestions LM675/LM1875.
 

wayneh

Joined Sep 9, 2010
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Worst case is you need 2A at 5V to get 10W, or 1A at 10V. If you don't mind a square wave, then all you'd need is a square wave generator driving a push-pull amplifier. You can make a square wave with an op-amp, or a 555, or many other ways. Just about any "power" MOSFETs can handle switching 2A. I have a handful of IRF540N (old, easy to find, cheap) that I would use for this but there are many other options.

You could reach frequencies up to high-audio or even ~100kHz without much trouble with this simple approach. If you need higher frequencies, the design becomes more specialized.

Modern DC-AC inverters improve on a square wave by adding a brief step at zero volts in between the peaks to positive or to negative. This begins to look more like a sine wave. The more steps you add, the smaller the error becomes.
 

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worldHello

Joined Oct 15, 2014
23
Worst case is you need 2A at 5V to get 10W, or 1A at 10V. If you don't mind a square wave, then all you'd need is a square wave generator driving a push-pull amplifier. You can make a square wave with an op-amp, or a 555, or many other ways. Just about any "power" MOSFETs can handle switching 2A. I have a handful of IRF540N (old, easy to find, cheap) that I would use for this but there are many other options.

You could reach frequencies up to high-audio or even ~100kHz without much trouble with this simple approach. If you need higher frequencies, the design becomes more specialized.

Modern DC-AC inverters improve on a square wave by adding a brief step at zero volts in between the peaks to positive or to negative. This begins to look more like a sine wave. The more steps you add, the smaller the error becomes.
Thank you. Could you say more about the push-pull amplifier? Are you saying we can use a push-pull amplifier to generate a square wave? instead of using 4047 or 555.
 

wayneh

Joined Sep 9, 2010
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You still need an oscillator to make the square wave, such as a 555. The amplifier increases the current to the level you need and changes pulsing DC into real AC.
 
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