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Copyright : Dr Gawie van der Merwe 150W Inverter - an optimal Presenter: Dr Gawie van der Merwe Background Complete “Solar Home” kits are being presented as an option to power remote areas Inverter background Inverter types Square wave Modified sinewave Pure sinewave General topologies Inverter Specification Inverter Functions Protection Over load Short circuit Overheat Reverse polarity Input over voltage Input battery low voltage Research Industrial inverters disseminated Design Power transfer topology 1) 50Hz Transformer Too ‘Heavy’ - for export potential Output voltage variation due to high battery voltage fluctuations High frequency topology Flyback or feed forward as input stage? Results Conclusion further work A well designed inverter, with all requirement First production stage undergone Load life time test still being done with items such as small fluorescent light. Inverter lifetime test still to be done! Copyright : Dr Gawie van der Merwe Copyright DR Gawie van der Merwe www.planmypower.co.zaa Copyright : Dr Gawie van der Merwe design in solar home systems. Kit typically consists of 1 or 2 solar panels Small PV regulator Suited DC or AC Lights Small 50Hz inverter Battery and suitable enclosure Cost and reliability of some of above components are problems Investigation was done on the optimal design of an inverter to comply with solar home requirements Copyright : Dr Gawie van der Merwe 50Hz Transformer Inverter High frequency BATTERY QS OUTPUT 50HZ TRANSFORMER Input : 12V DC Output : 230V AC 50Hz Efficiency: 90%+ Rating : 150W Waveform: Ideal for the typical load such as TV, VCR 11W Fluorescent light Cost : As low as possible MTBF : 10 year PV application, efficiency as high as possible No load consumption 100mA (1,2W) Performance Inverter must be able to supply load of up to 3 times rated power Weighted efficiency above 80% Various loads analysed Conditions of operation investigated Production complexity and cost investiga