CONSTRUCTION OF 1KVA INVERTER

WRITTEN BY

BALOGUN ISREAL IFEOLUWA EE20180200620 DPT

ARIYO OLUWASEYI O. EE20180200588 DPT

YUSUF KEHINDE MUKODAS EE20180200615 DPT

AZEEZ BASIRAT EE20180200592 DPT

SUPERVISED BY

ENGR.BAMIKEFA.

SUBMITTED TO

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL/ ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

TECHNOLOGY,

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY,

FEDRAL POLYTECHNIC EDE,

OSUN STATE.

IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN

ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

AUGUST-26- 2021

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 CERTIFICATION

This is to certify that this project work titled, CONSTRUCTION OF SIMPLE 1 kVA

INVERTER was constructed by BALOGUN ISREAL IFEOLUWA, ARIYO

OLUWASEYI O., YUSUF KEHINDE MUKODAS and AZEEZ BASIRAT of

electrical electronics department, School of Engineering Technology, Federal

Polytechnic, Ede.

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ENGR.BAMIKEFA
PROJECT SUPERVISOR.

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ENGR, JOHNSON ENGR, M.A TIJANI
PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR. HEAD OF DEPARTMEMT
ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS
ENGINEERING

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 DEDICATION

This project work is dedicated to God almighty who has given us the grace to be able to

see the completion of this course. Also, we dedicate this project work to our lovely

parents for their financial, spiritual and moral support caring for the course of study.

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

It is well known facts that not every attempts lead to success. This is the reason

we are grateful to God first and then to every other person involved in making our dream

a reality. we appreciate the effort of our project supervisor, ENGR.BAMIKEFA for his

maturity and high sense of understanding that really made us sail through with little or no

fear of the unforeseen circumstances.

Our unreserved appreciation goes also to the members of staff of the Electrical

Electronics Department, Federal Polytechnic, Ede. Also, our parent deserved not only

recognition but best commendation and gratitude, if only for their sacred parental

blessings not to talk of their moral and financial support. In fact, they are to us all that is

meant by parents.

This piece will never be completed without putting it into record the best of all

companionship we enjoy from the pioneering student of the School of Engineering

Technology, Department of Electric.al Electronics, Federal Polytechnic, Ede.

We doff our caps for you all, thanking God for the good and sweet memories of

our togetherness. We feel high indebted to all these people. In return we pray that as the

effect of their deeds linger or in our hearts, so shall their rewards be, till memory shall be

no more.

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 ABSTRACT

The simple 1kVA inverter was designed and built in order to reduce the problem
of unreliable power supply in our country today. This project is aimed at providing
electrical power to consumers in order to energize essential household or office
appliances when it is required. The 1kVA inverter uses electrical component to achieve
the desired voltage, these components are Integrated circuit (IC), MOSFETS, transistor,
lighting emitting diode[L.E.D], switch and relay which when combined together gives an
output voltage that can be used in houses and offices. This project does a long way to
give evidence and show that it can be used in the economy in favor of electronics and its
usefulness in our present life days. We suggest that this project should be looked into by
the school administration to see the possibilities of providing modification to better its
operation to encourage our future generation to indulge in technological advancement.
This project works based on the design and construction of a 1kVA inverter which is a
two mode operational device (i.e. charging mode and discharging mode).diodes are used
to prevent reverse current flow when the battery is fully charged it was constructed using
a top down methodology with active and passive component available in local market. It
is realized in different modules, all combine to form one functional unit. The inputs are
configured IC and relay which acts as a sensor that detects power supply from the
authority hence, switching between supply from mains and inverter supply that is
battery. The result being a system which can power appliances such as lighting points
and socket outlets (13A specifically). It is not suitable for industrial use.

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 TABLE OF CONTENT

TITLE PAGE

Cover page I

Title page II

Dedication III

Certification IV

Acknowledgement V

Abstract VI

Table of content VII

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 Background Information 2

1.2 Statement of Problem 2

1.3 Aims and Objectives 3

1.4 Scope of the Study 3

1.5 Significance of the Study 3

CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW 5

2.1 History of Inverter 5

2.2 Review of Early Inverter 6

2.2.1 Inverter Using Bubba Oscillator 7

2.2.2 Metal Oxide Semi-conductor Field Effect Transistor 8

2.2.3 Integrated Circuit(IC) 12

2.3 Important Consideration of Inverter 12

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2.3.1 Output frequency 12

2.3.2 Output Voltage 13

2.3.3 Output Power 13

2.3.4 Batteries 13

2.3.5 Circuit Description and Operation 17

2.3.6 AC Mains Supply 19

2.4 Inverter Designs 19

2.5 Inverter Output Waveforms 20

2.6 Advanced Inverter Design and Construction 21

CHAPTER THREE

CONSTRUCTION METHODOLOGY 22

3.1 Construction Methodology 22

3.2 Construction Analysis 22

3.2.1 Analysis of Power Switch Circuit 22

3.2.2 Construction of Switching Circuit 25

3.3 Transformer Construction 28

3.4 Construction Methodology 30

3.4.1 Construction of Oscillating Circuit 30

3.4.2 The Driver and the Output Amplifier 31

3.4.3 The Change-over Relay 31

3.4.4 Transformer Section 31

3.4.5 Feedback Section 32

3.5 The Battery 32

3.5.1 The Battery Charger 32

3.6 Components used in the Construction 33

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3.7 Implementation 33

3.8 Working Principle of the Inverter 33

CHAPTER FOUR

TESTING, MEASUREMENT AND RESULTS 36

4.1 Testing 36

4.2 Testing of the Inverter Load Condition 36

4.3 Measurement and Performance Evaluation 36

4.4 Settings on the Inverter 37

4.5 Maintenance, Safety and Precaution 37

4.6 Troubleshooting 38

CHAPTER FIVE

OBSERVATIONS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

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5.1 Observations 39

5.2 Conclusion 39

5.3 Recommendation 40

REFERENCES 41

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 LIST OF FIGURES

2.1 MOSFET Structure 10

2.2 Internal Architecture of SG3524 14

2.3 SG3524 Pin Configuration 15

3.1 Block Diagram of an Inverter 24

3.2 MOSFET Structure 27

LIST OF TABLES

2.1 SG3524 Pin Configuration and Functions

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4.4 Settings on the Inverter 37

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