DC/AC PURE SINEWAVE INVERTER

USING BUBBA OSCILLATOR

Project report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements
For the award of the degree of

BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY
IN
ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
By
ANIL .R
MAHENDRA .P

(07241A0258)
(07241A0275)

VAMSI KRISHNA .L (07241A02B4)

Under the guidance of

Sr.Asst.Prof D.swathi

Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

GOKARAJU RANGARAJU INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY,
BACHUPALLY, HYDERABAD

GOKARAJU RANGARAJU INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND

TECHNOLOGY
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
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Mahendra.P (07241A0275)
Vamsi Krishna.L (07241A02B4)
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This is to place on record my appreciation and deep gratitude to the persons for
their valuable suggestions and support throughout this project work.
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guidance, encouragement, and for all facilities to complete this project.
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Mrs. D.swathi , Sr.Asst. Professor , Department of Electrical Engineering , G.R.I.E.T for her
guidance throughout this project.
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Review Committee, G.R.I.E.T for his valuable recommendations and for accepting this project report.
Finally I express my sincere gratitude to all the members of faculty and my friends
who contributed their valuable advice and helped to complete the project successfully.

Anil.R
(07241A0258)

Mahendra.P

Vamsi Krishna.L

(07241A0275)

(07241A02B4)

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ABSTRACT
This report focuses on DC to AC power inverters, which aim to efficiently transform a DC
power source to a high voltage AC source, similar to power that would be available at an electrical wall
outlet. Inverters are used for many applications, as in situations where low voltage DC sources such as
batteries, solar panels or fuel cells must be converted so that devices can run off of AC power. One
example of such a situation would be converting electrical power from a car battery to run a laptop, TV
or cell phone.
The method in which the low voltage DC power is inverted, is completed in two steps. The
first being the conversion of the low voltage DC power to a high voltage DC source, and the second step
being the conversion of the high DC source to an AC waveform using pulse width modulation. Another
method to complete the desired outcome would be to first convert the low voltage DC power to AC, and
then use a transformer to boost the voltage to 230 volts. This project focused on the first method
described and specifically the transformation of a high voltage DC source into an AC output.
Of the different DC/AC inverters on the market today there are essentially two different forms
of AC output generated: modified sine wave, and pure sine wave1. A modified sine wave can be seen as
more of a square wave than a sine wave; it passes the high DC voltage for specified amounts of time so
that the average power and rms voltage are the same as if it were a sine wave. These types of inverters
are much cheaper than pure sine wave inverters and therefore are attractive alternatives.
Pure sine wave inverters, on the other hand, produce a sine wave output identical to the power
coming out of an electrical outlet. These devices are able to run more sensitive devices that a modified
sine wave may cause damage to such as: laser printers, laptop computers, power tools, digital clocks and
medical equipment. This form of AC power also reduces audible noise in devices such as fluorescent
lights and runs inductive loads, like motors, faster and quieter due to the low harmonic distortion.

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CONTENTS
TOPIC

PAGENO.

Abstract

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Chapter 1: Introduction 1
Chapter 2: Background 2
2.1 Inverters 2
2.2 Pulse Width Modulation3
2.3 Bubba Oscillator5
2.4 H-Bridge Configuration9
2.5 MOSFET Drivers.10
2.6 Circuit Protection and Snubbers...11
2.7 Filtering.13
Chapter 3: Methodology .15
3.1 Block Diagram...15
3.2 Sine Wave Generator.16
3.3 Carrier Wave Generator.17
3.4 Pulse Width Modulation19
3.5 H-Bridge22
Chapter 4: Simulation & Results ..34
4.1 Bubba Oscillator24
4.2 Carrier Wave Generator25
4.3 PWM Generator Circuit27
Chapter 5: Implementing the Design28
Chapter 6: Hardware design and Results.32
6.1 Bubba Oscillator....32
6.2 Carrier Wave Generator....33
6.3 PWM Signal Generator.34
6.4 H-bridge configuration with Mosfets...35
6.5 Results...36
6.6 Recommendations.38
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TOPIC

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Chapter 7: Conclusion and scope of Future work.40

References..41
Appendix A: Circuit Diagram..43
Appendix B: Flow Chart..44
Appendix C: LM 34845
Appendix D: TL 084.49
Appendix E: LM 2901..53
Appendix F: IR 211059
Appendix G: IRF 74063
Appendix H: 1N4148.66
Appendix I : List of components..68

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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 2.1: Commercial 200 Watt Inverter .. 2
Figure 2.2: Square, Modified, and Pure Sine Wave...3
Figure 2.3: Pulse Width Modulation..5
Figure 2.4: Bubba Oscillator Schematic.6
Figure 2.5: RC Filter Schematic.6
Figure 2.6: Signal at P1..8
Figure 2.7: H-Bridge Configuration using N-Channel MOSFETs....9
Figure 2.8: N-Channel MOSFET...11
Figure 2.9: Inductive Load Circuit.12
Figure 2.10: Inductive Load Circuit with Snubber....12
Figure 2.11: Inductive Load Circuit with Snubber and Zener Diode13
Figure 2.12: LC Filter Schematic...14
Figure 3.1: Block Diagram.15
Figure 3.2: Bubba Oscillator Circuit..16
Figure 3.3: Triangle Wave Generator17
Figure 3.4: Square and Triangle Waves.18
Figure 3.5: PWM Signal.....19
Figure 3.6: Sine Reference, Triangle Wave, and square wave reference...20
Figure 3.7: Modified triangle wave, overlaid with sine reference..20
Figure 3.8: PWM control signal..21
Figure 3.9: Trilevel PWM signal.21
Figure 3.10: H-Bridge with MOSFET Drivers22
Figure 3.11: Typical Connection for IR2110 MOSFET Driver...23
Figure 4.1 : Simulation circuit of Bubba oscillator......24
Figure 4.2 : Output waveform of Bubba oscillator...24
Figure 4.3 : Simulation circuit of Carrier wave Generator...25
Figure 4.4 : Output waveform of Carrier wave Generator....26
Figure 4.5 : Simulation circuit of PWM generator27
Figure 4.6 : Output waveform of PWM circuit..27
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Figure 5.1 : New Sine Wave Oscillator Circuit Diagram.30

Figure 5.2 : Two Pole Output Filter31
Figure 6.1 : Hardware Circuit of Bubba oscillator.32
Figure 6.2 : Hardware Circuit of Carrier wave Generator.33
Figure 6.3 : Hardware Circuit of PWM signal Generator.34
Figure 6.4 : Hardware Circuit of H-bridge configuration
Of Mosfets..35
Figure 6.5 : Output waveform of Bubba oscillator
Hardware Circuit.36
Figure 6.6 : Output waveform of Carrier wave Generator
Hardware circuit..37
Figure 6.7 : Closed loop Flowchart.38
Figure 6.8 : Non-inverting Amplifier Block....39

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LIST OF TABLES
Table 2.1: Valid H-Bridge Switch States..10
Table 4.1: Variations in Sine wave Generator...25
Table 4.2: Variations in Carrier wave Generator...26

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ABBREVIATIONS
1) PWM - Pulse Width Modulation
2) FET

- Field Effect Transistor

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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
This report focuses on DC to AC power inverters, which aim to efficiently transform a DC
power source to a high voltage AC source, similar to power that would be available at an electrical wall
outlet. Inverters are used for many applications, as in situations where low voltage DC sources such as
batteries, solar panels or fuel cells must be converted so that devices can run off of AC power. One
example of such a situation would be converting electrical power from a car battery to run a laptop, TV
or cell phone.
The method in which the low voltage DC power is inverted, is completed in two steps. The
first being the conversion of the low voltage DC power to a high voltage DC source, and the second step
being the conversion of the high DC source to an AC waveform using pulse width modulation. Another
method to complete the desired outcome would be to first convert the low voltage DC power to AC, and
then use a transformer to boost the voltage to 120 volts. This project focused on the first method
described and specifically the transformation of a high voltage DC source into an AC output.
Of the different DC AC inverters on the market today there are essentially two different
forms of AC output generated: modified sine wave, and pure sine wave1. A modified sine wave can be
seen as more of a square wave than a sine wave; it passes the high DC voltage for specified amounts of
time so that the average power and rms voltage are the same as if it were a sine wave. These types of
inverters are much cheaper than pure sine wave inverters and therefore are attractive alternatives. Pure
sine wave inverters, on the other hand, produce a sine wave output identical to the power coming out of
an electrical outlet. These devices are able to run more sensitive devices that a modified sine wave may
cause damage to such as: laser printers, laptop computers, power tools, digital clocks and medical
equipment. This form of AC power also reduces audible noise in devices such as fluorescent lights and
runs inductive loads, like motors, faster and quieter due to the low harmonic distortion.

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CHAPTER 2
BACKGROUND
2.1 INVERTERS :
Power inverters are devices which can convert electrical energy of DC form into that
of AC. They come in all shapes and sizes, from low power functions such as powering a car radio to that
of backing up a building in case of power outage. Inverters can come in many different varieties,
differing in price, power, efficiency and purpose. The purpose of a DC/AC power inverter is typically to
take DC power supplied by a battery, such as a 12 volt car battery, and transform it into a 120 volt AC
power source operating at 60 Hz, emulating the power available at an ordinary household electrical
outlet.

Figure 2.1 : Commercial 200 Watt Inverter

Figure 2.1 provides a idea of what a small power inverter looks like. Power inverters are
used today for many tasks like powering appliances in a car such as cell phones, radios and televisions.
They also come in handy for consumers who own camping vehicles, boats and at construction sites
where an electric grid may not be as accessible to hook into. Inverters allow the user to provide AC
power in areas where only batteries can be made available, allowing portability and freeing the user of
long power cords.

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On the market today are two different types of power inverters, modified sine wave and
pure sine wave generators. These inverters differ in their outputs, providing varying levels of efficiency
and distortion that can affect electronic devices in different ways.
A modified sine wave is similar to a square wave but instead has a stepping look to it
that relates more in shape to a sine wave. This can be seen in Figure 2.2, which displays how a modified
sine wave tries to emulate the sine wave itself. The waveform is easy to produce because it is just the
product of switching between 3 values at set frequencies, thereby leaving out the more complicated
circuitry needed for a pure sine wave. The modified sine wave inverter provides a cheap and easy
solution to powering devices that need AC power. It does have some drawbacks as not all devices work
properly on a modified sine wave, products such as computers and medical equipment are not resistant to
the distortion of the signal and must be run off of a pure sine wave power source.

Figure 2.2 : Square, Modified, and Pure Sine Wave

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Pure sine wave inverters are able to simulate precisely the AC power that is delivered
by a wall outlet. Usually sine wave inverters are more expensive then modified sine wave generators due
to the added circuitry. This cost, however, is made up for in its ability to provide power to all AC
electronic devices, allow inductive loads to run faster and quieter, and reduce the audible and electric
noise in audio equipment, TVs and fluorescent lights .

2.2 PULSE WIDTH MODULATION :

In electronic power converters and motors, PWM is used extensively as a means of
powering alternating current (AC) devices with an available direct current (DC) source or for advanced
DC/AC conversion. Variation of duty cycle in the PWM signal to provide a DC voltage across the load in
a specific pattern will appear to the load as an AC signal, or can control the speed of motors that would
otherwise run only at full speed or off. This is further explained in this section. The pattern at which the
duty cycle of a PWM signal varies can be created through simple analog components, a digital
microcontroller, or specific PWM integrated circuits.
Analog PWM control requires the generation of both reference and carrier signals that
feed into a comparator which creates output signals based on the difference between the signals10. The
reference signal is sinusoidal and at the frequency of the desired output signal, while the carrier signal is
often either a sawtooth or triangular wave at a frequency significantly greater than the reference. When
the carrier signal exceeds the reference, the comparator output signal is at one state, and when the
reference is at a higher voltage, the output is at its second state. This process is shown in Figure 2.3 with
the triangular carrier wave in red, sinusoidal reference wave in blue, and modulated and unmodulated
sine pulses.

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Figure 2.3 : Pulse Width Modulation

In order to source an output with a PWM signal, transistor or other switching
technologies are used to connect the source to the load when the signal is high or low. Full or half bridge
configurations are common switching schemes used in power electronics. Full bridge configurations
require the use of four switching devices and are often referred to as H-Bridges due to their orientation
with respect to a load.

2.3 BUBBA OSCILLATOR :

The Bubba Oscillator is a circuit that provides a filtered sine wave of any frequency the
user desires based upon the configuration of resistors and capacitors in the circuit. The circuit completes
this task with four operational amplifiers that either buffer or amplify the signal. This oscillator is a phase
shift oscillator, but unlike other phase shift varieties that require phase shifts of 90 degrees or more, the
bubba oscillator only requires a 45 degree shift in order to function. This is because of the four op amps,
that when placed in series, produce a total 180 shift.

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The bubba oscillator offers a few features that other oscillators cannot, the biggest
factor is that the frequency stability holds while still giving a low distortion output. The reason for this
involves the four filters that the signal passes through, providing a clear and stable signal at point P5, as
shown in Figure 2.4.

Figure 2.4: Bubba Oscillator Schematic

Four identical RC filters phase shift the signal 45 degrees each. This causes a 180
degree phase shift which is then returned to a zero degree phase shift with the inverting amplifier placed
across the first operational amplifier.

Figure 2.5: RC Filter Schematic

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A = Vo/Vi = 1/(j+1)
A = 45 deg.
Another side effect of the filtering, however, is that the signal becomes attenuated,
enough so that the signal must be amplified so that the oscillator works. It only will work if the signal
being passed back into the system is the same as the one it started out
The total attenuation of the system is of the original signal, therefore the
amplification of the inverting amplifier must be of magnitude 4. When this knowledge is coupled with
the 180 degree phase shift of the filters it can be determined that the amplifier have a value of 4 in order
for the circuit to pass back the original signal and thereby oscillate.
A problem that exists in all oscillators is that it is nearly impossible to get an exact amplification of the
signal. If the amplification is too small then the oscillator signal will decay to nothing, however if it is too
large the signal will keep on amplifying until it hits the rails of the op amps. This means that some sort of
nonlinear feedback must be implemented with these oscillators so that the signal provided will actually
be a stable sine wave. The bubba oscillator (as well as other phase shift oscillators) solves this problem
by the very nature of the op amps, when the signal is amplified back into the circuit the signal gets
clipped at the peaks of the sine wave. This is because the amplitude is reaching the rails of the op amp
allowing the signal to stabilize and providing the nonlinear feedback needed.

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Figure 2.6: Signal at P1

Figure 2.6 shows how the signal looks when it passes through this point, which is the point
P1 in Figure 2.4. It is acceptable for this incoming signal to be clipped at the peaks because through the 4
filters provided by the circuit all distortion associated with the signal for the most part is eliminated,
providing a clean sine wave.

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2.4 H-BRIDGE CONFIGURATION :

An H-Bridge or fullbridge converter is a switching configuration composed of four
switches in an arrangement that resembles an H. By controlling different switches in the bridge, a
positive, negative, or zeropotential voltage can be placed across a load. When this load is a motor, these
states correspond to forward, reverse, and off. The use of an H-Bridge configuration to drive a motor is
shown in Figure 7.

Figure 2.7: H-Bridge Configuration using N-Channel MOSFETs

As shown in Figure 2.7 the H-Bridge circuit consists of four switches corresponding
to high side left, high side right, low side left, and low side right. There are four possible switch positions
that can be used to obtain voltages across the load. These positions are outlined in Table 1. Note that all
other possibilities are omitted, as they would short circuit power to ground, potentially causing damage
to the device or rapidly depleting the power supply.

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Table 2.1: Valid HBridge Switch States

High Side Left

High Side Right

Low Side Left

Low Side Right

Voltage Across Load

On

Off

Off

On

Positive

Off

On

On

Off

Negative

On

On

Off

Off

Zero Potential

Off

Off

On

On

Zero Potential

The switches used to implement an HBridge can be mechanical or built from solid state
transistors. Selection of the proper switches varies greatly. The use of PChannel MOSFETs on the high
side and N Channel MOSFETs on the low side is easier, but using all NChannel MOSFETs and a FET
driver, lower on resistance can be obtained resulting in reduced power loss. The use of all NChannel
MOSFETs requires a driver, since in order to turn on a highside NChannel MOSFET,there must be a
voltage higher than the switching voltage (in the case of a power inverter, 170V). This difficulty is often
overcome by driver circuits capable of charging an external capacitor to create additional potential.
MOSFET drivers and discussion of how they achieve this higher potential are discussed in the following
section.

2.5 MOSFET DRIVERS :

When utilizing NChannel MOSFETs to switch a DC voltage across a load, the drain
terminals of the high side MOSFETs are often connected to the highest voltage in the system. This
creates a difficulty, as the gate terminal must be approximately 10V higher than the drain terminal for the
MOSFET to conduct. Often, integrated circuit devices known as MOSFET drivers are utilized to achieve
this difference through charge pumps or bootstrapping techniques. These chips are capable of quickly
charging the input capacitance of the MOSFET (Cgiss) quickly before the potential difference is reached,
causing the gate to source voltage to be the highest system voltage plus the capacitor voltage, allowing it
to conduct. A diagram of an NChannel MOSFET with gate, drain, and source terminals is shown in
Figure 2.8.

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Figure 2.8: N-Channel MOSFET

There are many MOSFET drivers available to power NChannel MOSFETsthrough
level translation of low voltage control signals into voltages capable of supplying sufficient gate voltage.
Advanced drivers contain circuitry forpowering high and low side devices as well as N and PChannel
MOSFETs.
In this design, all MOSFETs are NChannel due to their increasedcurrent handling
capabilities. To overcome the difficulties of driving high side NChannel MOSFETs, the driver devices use
an external source to charge a bootstrapping capacitor connected between Vcc and source terminals. The
bootstrap capacitor provides gate charge to the high side MOSFET. As the switch begins to conduct, the
capacitor maintains a potential difference, rapidly causing the MOSFET to further conduct, until it is fully
on. The name bootstrap component refers to this process and how the MOSFETacts as if it is pulling
itself up by its own boot strap.

2.6 CIRCUIT PROTECTION AND SNUBBERS :

One of the major factors in any electronic device is its ability to protect itself from
surges that could damage the circuitry. In the case of the inverter, inductive loads can cause special
problems because an inductor cannot instantly stop conducting current, it must be dampened or diverted
so that the current does not try to flow through the open switch. If not dampened the surges can cause
trouble in the MOSFETs used to produce the output sine wave; when a MOSFET is turned off the
inductive load still wants to push current through the switch, as it has no where else to go. This action
can cause the switch to be put under considerable stress, the high dV/dt, dI/dt, V and I associated with
this problem can cause the MOSFETs to malfunction and break.
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To combat this problem snubber circuits can reduce or eliminate any severe voltages
and currents. Composed of simply a resistor and capacitor placed across each switch it allows any current
or voltage spikes to be suppressed by critically dampening the surge and protecting the switch from
damage. The snubber can become more effective by the addition of a zener diode so that any large
current surge the resistorcapacitor snubber cannot handle gets passed through to ground by the zener
diode. The diagram in Figure 2.9 shows a simple representation of an inductive load (L) over a switch
representation, Figure 2.10 and Figure 2.11 show how snubbers canbe implemented so that a surge will
be suppressed.

Figure 2.9: Inductive Load Circuit

Figure 2.10: Inductive Load Circuit with Snubber

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Figure 2.11: Inductive Load Circuit with Snubber and Zener Diode

2.7 FILTERING :
Filters come in many different packages, with many different advantages and
disadvantages. For example, a digital filter is easily reconfigurable and can have almost any frequency
response desired. If the response is simply low pass/high pass/band pass behavior with a set frequency,
an active filter can be made to have a very sharp edge at the cutoff, resulting in enormous reductions in
noise and very little attenuation of the signal. These, however, require opamps. Opamps capable of
filtering a 230v RMS sine wave exist, but are expensive and lossy, since the opamp must be able to
source hundreds of watts, and must be very large to do so without burning. Digital filters have a similar
drawback and, designed with TTL and CMOS technology, can only work with small signals. Lastly we
come to a passive filter. Generally large in size and very resistive at low frequencies, these filters often
seem to have more of a prototyping application, or perhaps use in a device where low cost is important,
and efficiency is not.
Given these choices, an application such as a high power sine inverter is left with only one
viable option: the passive filter. This makes the design slightly more difficult to accomplish.Noting that
passive filters introduce higher resistance at lower frequencies (due to the larger inductances, which require
longer wires), the obvious choice is to switch at the highest possible frequency. The problem with this
choice, however, is that the switching MOSFETs introduce more switching losses at higher frequencies.
This would imply that we should switch slower to improve our switching efficiency, which contradicts the
filter's need for a higher frequency.

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Figure 2.12: LC Filter Schematic

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CHAPTER - 3
METHODOLOGY
The construction of the pure sine wave inverter can be complex when thought of as a whole
but when broken up into smaller projects and divisions it becomes a much easier to manage project. The
following sections detail each specific part of the project as well as how each section is constructed and
interacts with other blocks to result in the production of a 120 volt pure sine wave power inverter.

3.1 BLOCK DIAGRAM :

Analog circuitry, as well as discrete components, a MOSFET drive integrated circuit and a
low pass filter are all that is necessary to generate a 50Hz, 230V AC sine wave across a load. The block
diagram shown in Figure 3.1 shows the varying parts of the project that will be addressed. The control
circuit is comprised of three basic blocks, the six volt reference, sine wave generator and triangle wave
generator; when these blocks are implemented with comparators and other small analog circuitry they
control the PWM signals that the two MOSFET drivers will send. The PWM signals are fed into these
MOSFET drivers that perform level translation to drive four NChannel MOSFETs in an H-Bridge
configuration. From here the signal is sent through a low pass LC filter so that the output delivers a pure
sine wave. The specific operation, construction, and resulting output waveforms for each block will be
discussed in detail in the following sections

Figure 3.1: Block Diagram

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3.2 SINE WAVE GENERATOR :

The first step to creating an accurate pulse width modulation signal using analog circuitry
is to construct an accuraterepresentation of the signal you wish to duplicate. In the case of a pure sine
wave inverter the team wanted to construct a 60 Hz sine wave output. Therefore an oscillator was needed
to produce a stable 60 Hz sine wave that had little distortion so that the output could be as accurate as
possible. A Bubba oscillator was chosen as the means to produce this signal because of its ability to
produce a stable sine wave that contains very little distortion. The circuitry and values chosen are shown
in Figure 3.2 and the opamp chip chosen to complete the task was an LM348 as it is an inexpensive part
and meets all the requirements of creating this sine wave.

Figure 3.2: Bubba Oscillator Circuit

The bubba oscillator has 4 different output points (P25) where the signal can be taken from. P2 has the
largest amplitude, however it is also the most distorted; P5 is the least distorted, however it has the
smallest amplitude. Taking the signal from P5 is the best wayto get the least distorted signal, the amplitude
of the wave is not a factor as much because there is a noninverting amplifier that this signal will run
through before being used in any of the control circuitry.

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3.3 CARRIER WAVE GENERATOR :

Generating a sine wave at 50Hz requires both the reference sine wave and a carrier
wave at the switching speed of the power supply. Carrier waves can be either sawtooth or triangular
signals; in this case, a triangular wave will be used. This wave will be at 50KHz as determined in optimal
power loss simulations. The generation of the triangular carrier wave will be done with analog
components. The circuit for the construction of the triangle wave generator consists of a square wave
generator and integrator, as shown in Figure 3.3.

Figure 3.3: Triangle Wave Generator

The above circuit will oscillate at a frequency of 1/4RtC, and the amplitude can be
controlled by the amplitude of R1 and R2. The frequencies that can be generated by this circuit depend
greatly on the slew rate of the operational amplifiers. Using a TL084, output waves with frequencies of up
to 40KHz can be generated. Speeds of 50KHz require an opamp with a faster slew rate. Using the
TL084 opamp, with Rt=1K, R1=R2=10K, and C=.1uF, this circuit generates square and triangle waves
oscillating at 5Khz. The slew rate of this operational amplifier is 12V/uS and will allow switching speeds
up to 43KHz. With an opamp with a higher slew rate, the capacitor will be replaced with a 0.01uF
capacitor, increasing the frequencies to 50Hz.

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The operation of this device is based on basic Schmitt Trigger and Integrator circuits.
The square wave generator uses positive feedback, and as the capacitor, C, charges , the Schmitt trigger
saturates to the positive rail. The feedback eventually causes the trigger to change states, and as the
capacitor discharges, the output is at the opposite rail. The amplitude of the square wave is determined by
the rail voltage powering the MOSFET, as well as the ratio of R2/R1.
The second part of the circuit consists of an integrator circuit. When the output of
the Schmitt trigger is positive, the capacitor is charging and the output voltage ramps down. The inversion
of the triangle wave with respect to the square wave is due to the negative feedback to the second opamp.
As stated above, the triangle wave will be inverted with respect to the square wave due to the negative
feedback. This is shown in Figure 3.4.

Figure 3.4: Square and Triangle Waves

Difficulties with this circuit are caused mainly by the operational amplifier selected in
its design. The square and triangle waves may be skewed due to the opamps inability to reach output
rails. Also, if the frequency is too high for the opamp to handle, the square wave will be skewed and the
triangle wave will be noticeably clipped or distorted. Currently, the opamps are powered by separate
positive and negative supplies adjusted to obtain a proportional output, but in the final design, a single
source and offset will be used. This can be achieved by setting the high rail to the available 12V and
setting a dc offset by inputting the inverting terminal of the Schmitt trigger op amp and the non-inverting
terminal of the integrator opamp with a 6V reference signal. This will result in the same waveforms,
with a DC offset of 6V oscillating between 0V and 12V.
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3.4 PULSE WIDTH MODULATION :

Bilevel pulse width modulation is a simple concept, and not difficult to implement.
Trilevel PWM is not a far stretch from bilevel, but is significantly more difficult to implement. Below is
shown a sample trilevel PWM wave.

Figure 3.5: PWM Signal

The top picture shows the input reference waveform, and the generated PWM signal overlaid. The
bottom picture shows the signals which are passed into a comparator to achievethe PWM waveform.
The triangular wave is simple to create, utilizing an opamp driver. It must then be modified such that it
switches between a midtohigh triangular wave, to a midtolow triangular wave. This is accomplished
by generating a triangular wave at roughly half the amplitude of the reference sine, centered at the same
voltage. This wave is then passed into a voltage summer with a square wave (made from the sine
reference, to create one with identical frequency), which creates the modified triangle wave shown.
The triangular and sine reference generators are discussed separately in the document, this section will
assume those waves already exist, and will modify them for the purposes of trilevel PWM. First, a
picture of the sine reference, the above stated square wave, and the triangular wave:

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Figure 3.6: Sine Reference, Triangle Wave, and square wave

Reference
Now, applying the triangular wave and square wave to a voltage summer (the
square wave is attenuated by a factor of 12), we obtain:

Figure 3.7: Modified triangle wave, overlaid with sine reference

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The sine reference is included to show the result of modifying the triangle wave. If
these waveforms are passed into a comparator, we will obtain:

Figure 3.8: PWM control signal

This signal will be used to control MOSFETs. As you can see by close inspection,
the duty cycle approaches 1 (or zero) at the peaks and, though it may not be entirely visible, at the zero
crossing of the sine wave, the duty cycle first approaches zero, then switches to one (as the square
reference changes polarity). Now, using an HBridge MOSFET configuration, and utilizing both the above
PWM signal and the square wave generated, we can obtain:

Figure 3.9: Trilevel PWM signal

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3.5 H-BRIDGE :
Generating a sine wave centered on zero volts requires both a positive and negative
voltage across the load, for the positive and negative parts of the wave, respectively. This can be
achieved from a single source through the use of four MOSFET switches arranged in an HBridge
configuration. To minimize power loss and utilize higher switching speeds, NChannel MOSFETs were
chosen as switches in the bridge. Level translation between PWM signals and voltages required to
forward bias high side N Channel MOSFETS, the IR2110 MOSFET driver integrated circuit was
chosen. A diagram of the H Bridge circuit with MOSFETS and drivers is shown in Figure 3.10.

Figure 3.10: HBridge with MOSFET Drivers

The IR2110 High and Low Side Drive device exceeds all requirements for driving the
MOSFETs in the bridge. It is capable of up to 500V at a current rating of 2A at fast switching speeds.
This device is required to drive the high side MOSFETS in the circuit designated HO, due to the fact that
the gate to source voltage must be higher than the drain to source voltage, which is the highest voltage in
the system. This device utilizes a bootstrapping capacitor to maintain a voltage difference of
approximately 10V above the drain to source voltage. With a full bridge configuration, two of these
devices are utilized, as shown in the above figure. A typical connection of a single IR2110 device is
shown in Figure 3.11.

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Figure 3.11: Typical Connection for IR2110 MOSFET Driver

Operation of the IR2110 device will be controlled through generated PWM signals.
The PWM signal will be fed to the HIN and LIN pins simultaneously. If the internal logic detects a logic
high, the HO pin will be driven; if a logic low is detected, the LO pin will be driven. The SD pin controls
shut down of the device and will be unused and tied to ground. Additional pins that require external
connections are the Vss pin which will be tied to ground, the Vcc pin which will be tied to 12V, pins
requiring connections to bootstrapping components and outputs to the MOSFETS.
Bootstrapping capacitors and diodes will be connected as designated. The values
for these components are calculated from International Rectifiers AN978 application note, HV
Floating MOS Gate Driver ICs.
Minimum capacitor values were calculated to be 2uF for the 50Hz side of the bridge
and 51nF for the 50KHz bridge.
Driving four MOSFETs in an HBridge configuration allows +170, 170, or 0
volts across the load at any time. To utilize PWM signals and this technology, the left and right sides
of the bridge will be driven by different signals. The MOSFET driver on the left side of the bridge
will receive a square wave at 50Hz, and the right side will receive the 50KHz PWM signal. The 50Hz
square wave will control the polarity of the output sine wave, while the PWM signal will control the
amplitude. The MOSFETs to be used in the design are the IRFB20N50KPbF Hexfet Power
MOSFET, rated for 500V at 20A with a Rds of .21ohm.
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CHAPTER - 4
SIMULATION & RESULTS
4.1

BUBBA OSCILLATOR :

4.1.1 Connection Of Circuit Diagram:

Figure 4.1 Bubba oscillator simulation circuit

4.1.2 Output Waveform Of Bubba Oscillator Circuit:

Figure 4.2 output waveform of bubba oscillator

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4.1.3 Variations In Output Waveform Parameters :

Bubba Oscillator:
Table 4.1: Variations in sine wave generator
R (in K ohms)

C (in nF)

33

100

50

26.7

100

60

15

150

70

4.2 CARRIER WAVE GENERATOR :

4.2.1 Connection Of Circuit Diagram:

Figure 4.3 Simulation Circuit of Carrier wave generator

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Frequency (in Hz)

4.2.2 Output Waveform Of Carrier Wave Circuit :

Figure 4.4 output waveform of Carrier wave generator

4.2.3 Variations In Output Waveform Parameters :

Carrier Wave Generator :
Table 4.2: Variations in Carrier wave generator
R (in K ohms)

C (in pF)

100

200

8.2

100

50

50

150

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Frequency (in KHz)

4.3 PWM GENERATOR CIRCUIT :

4.3.1 Connection Of Circuit Diagram :

Figure 4.5 Simulation circuit of PWM generator

4.3.2 Output Waveform Of PWM Circuit :

Figure 4.6 Output waveform of PWM circuit

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CHAPTER-5
IMPLEMENTING THE DESIGN
To actually implement the design of this DCAC power inverter, certain steps had to
be taken to ensure that every block of the project functions correctly. In order to do this the entire project
was first placed on a breadboard to ensurefunctionality and where any glitches or inaccuraciesdue to
small uncalculated losses could be accounted for. The project had to be placed on the breadboard in a
specific order so that each block could be tested to see if the desired output occurred before moving onto
the next step.
The first function blocks to be constructed were the six volt reference, sine wave and
carrier wave generators. The sine and carrier wave generators work independently of each other and
therefore were able to be constructed at the same time. Some time was spent on these two sections of the
project because their functionality at the precise frequency, shape and amplitudes will affect the outcome
of the PWM signal. Some problems also arouse out of the original design of these function blocks that
will be discussed below in the difficulties section. Following the successful operation ofthese blocks the
PWM signal could then be constructed, by routing the sine signal through an amplifier (for ensuring the
correct amplitude) and by routing both the sine wave and carrier wave through the correct comparators to
the H Bridge drivers the PWM signal was successfully implemented.
The HBridge driver chips were the next to be breadboarded, followed by the
HBridge whice consisted of four nchannel MOSFETs. The final portion of our project to be
constructed wasour filter to be placed across the load of the HBridge. The team had no difficulties
with finding or implementing the design for our original filter with lowvoltage, lowcurrent
components. However when it came to finding parts that could handle the amount of voltage and
current that this device needed no matches arouse which led to another difficulty in the total
implementation of our design.

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5.1 DIFFICULTIES :
The two main difficulties involved the construction of the sine wave oscillator and
filter. both cases where it set off the schedule of our project due to the huge part each block plays in the
overall functionnality of the power inverter

5.1.1 Sine Wave Generator :

When the oscillator was first pieced together, all that was being output was a 6 volt
signal, all of the calculations were correctly made and all of the components were correct in their
choosing, therefore the team had to understand why the circuit wasnt runnnig. In order to understand if
the circuit was operating at all, the power to the circuit wasturned on and off while attached to an
oscilloscope. While doing this the team noticed that there was some oscillation present but it would
attenuate to the 6volt signal in under a second.
The phase shift oscillator works in such a way that if the amplitude of the inverting
amplifier is not high enough the system will continually attenuate the signal until the amplitude is zero, it
was therefore decided to change the amplification power of the inverting amplifier. By increasing the
amplification value the circuit eventually oscillated, in a perfect to the naked eye, sine wave, upon
measuring it was seen that the frequency was not as calculated either, looking for a 50Hz sine wave, the
oscillator was producing a 57Hz sine wave.
The next task therefore was to return this value to 50Hz, the frequency of the oscillator
is controlled by the 4 filters comprised of a resistor and capacitor. The team found that by controlling the
size of the resistor in one of the four filters the frequency could be adjusted. Therefore to get the correct
size signal, a potentiometer was put in place of one of the resistors and adjusted while measuring the
output on an oscilloscope to determine what size resistor should be used to oscillate at 50Hz.

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Figure 5.1: New Sine Wave Oscillator Circuit Diagram

The reasons for trouble with both of these aspects of the sine wave oscillator can most
likely be attributed to losses in the circuit through components. The change in resistance needed to fix the
frequency problem was to increase one of the four filter resistors from 27.5k to 31, not a large difference.
Another spot that could have caused problems, specifically where a larger amplification was needed could
be attributed to the LM348 opamp chip. The opamp has properties within itself that might have caused
the circuit not to oscillate, such as the rail to rail operating voltages or resistances within itself.

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5.1.2 Filter Design :

The other major obstacle in the implementation of this project was the design of the filter,
the original design was a simple one pole inductorcapacitor low pass filter designed for passing all signals
under 50kHz. When first breadboarding thecircuit the team used low voltage, low power capacitors and
inductors that were available in the WPI ECE shop. Using this method the filter worked as it was designed
and the only hurdle was to order parts designed for the voltage and current needed. The problem arouse
when searching for these parts, because the filter components needed to be capable of handling at least
400volts and 4amps (for reliability reasons) these parts were very large and bulky. The inductor alone was
to weigh five pounds and have a length of six inches, forour application this would not do.

Figure 5.2: Two Pole Output Filter

Therefore in order to rectify this problem the team went back to scratch in designing the
low pass filter, instead of a simple first order low pass filter, a two pole low pass filter would be used.
Using this approach there would be twice as many components in the filter but the size of these
components would be considerably smaller, lighter and cost less. After first verifying that this filter
would work with low voltage/current parts from the shop, the team bought components that could handle
the current and voltage demanded of the filter and tests on the new filter were conducted.
When we tested this new filter with the high voltage/current components we noticed
that it was not acting as we though when small loads were applied across it. We then decided to double
check all of the component values with a capacitorinductor analyzer, upon measuring the inductors it
was determined that their values were much greater then what we had wanted. In order to get
inductances of 1.2mH and 4mH we decided to unwind portions of the toroids and then compare them
with the analyzer to determine the correct number of windings. Although this allowed us to effectively
create a precise filter, which functioned properly, the output still distorted significantly when under load.
We investigated the distortion and discovered a 50kHz frequency, which meant that the filter was not
filtering.
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CHAPTER - 6
HARDWARE DESIGN AND RESULTS
The design circuits of each and every block is connected on
General purpose boards(GPB) and those were connected to CRO to check the outputs.

6.1 BUBBA OSCILLATOR :

Figure 6.1 : Hardware circuit of Bubba oscillator

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6.2 CARRIER WAVE GENERATOR :

Figure 6.2 :Hardware circuit of Carrier wave generator

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6.3 PWM SIGNAL GENERATOR :

Figure 6.3 : Hardware circuit of PWM signal generator

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6.4 H-BRIDGE CONFIGURATION OF MOSFETS :

Figure 6.4 : Hardware circuit of H-bridge configuration of mosfets

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6.5 RESULTS :
1) Through proper connection of all components in the Bubba oscillator circuit and the output
Wave form is obtained which was shown in figure below.

Figure 6.5 Output waveform of bubba oscillator Hardware circuit

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2) Through proper connection of carrier wave generator circuit,the output waveform is obtained which is
shown in figure below.

Figure 6.6 Output waveform of Carrier wave generator Hardware circuit

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6.6 RECOMMENDATIONS :
Although all goals in this project were met there are many ways in which this project can be improved
upon. The project called for producing a 120 volt RMS pure sine wave output, therein lies a problem
however, in the way that this project is designed, differing loads will allow the output of this project to
vary from the 120 volt RMS output. One way in which this problem could be combated would be to
introduce a closed loop monitoring system. This system would look at the output of the inverterand
check to ensure that this is the correct output, if this output is not what it should be then this system has
the power to go back and adjust the settings in the control circuit so that the output is the desired 120 volt
RMS sine wave. A simple diagram shown below demonstrates the basic idea of a closed loop control
system.

Figure 6.7 : Closed Loop Flow Chart

The output would be scaled and comparedto an ideal output reference, perhaps the sine wave reference
(Bubba Oscillator) in the control circuit (its size and shape do not change), so that the change in voltage
output can be accounted for. When this change is detected the amplification factor of the non inverting
amplifier for the sine wave reference could be adjusted thereby changing the PWM signal and effectively
adjusting the output.

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Figure 6.8 : NonInverting Amplifier Block

The closed loop control system would allow the system to output the correct voltage and power no
matter what the load. Sometimes certain loads can cause fluctuations and voltage spikes within the
driving portion of the circuit, specifically around the MOSFETs. This project intended to take into
account these voltage and current spikes and protect the MOSFETs with the additions of RC snubbers
and zener diodes across each of the MOSFETs. Information on these types of devices can be found in
the background section of this report under: Circuit Protection and Snubbers. The team completed more
research and discovered this problem can easily be solved with the introduction of Transient Voltage
Suppression (TVS) diodes.
These diodes are zener diodes with special characteristics (such as suppression of high transient
voltages) that make them ideal for these types of power applications. The team even went so far as to
order these diodes, however time was not available to apply them to the circuit. TVS diodes are special
in that they are able to withstand the quick voltage and current spikes that can occur in the MOSFET
switching as well as being a cheap alternative to RC snubbers. For this application a TVS diode of
rating 170 volts would be used, and to ensure that they would last a 1500 Watt rating was chosen. This
team recommends that in any future projects that these diodes or any other circuit protection be applied
across each of the 4 MOSFETs used in the H-Bridge to protect them from surges that can occur in basic
switching or by inductive loads.

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CHAPTER -7
CONCLUSION AND SCOPE FOR FUTURE WORK
The goals for this project were to produce a pure sine wave DCAC inverter that
would output at 50 Hz, 230 volts RMS with 250 watt output, would be cheap to manufacture, and fairly
efficient in the method in which it produces it. Taking a look at these goals and the end result it can be said
that they were met, the circuitry and total cost of all the components used in the construction of the circuit
was around $65 (Appendix E) as compared to the $300600 pure sine wave inverters on the market now.
This cost however, is when buying parts one at a time, if manufactured this price tag would drop greatly
due to the quantities of parts that would be bought.
The second goal, to produce a 230 volt RMS sine wave with the capability of
providing 250 watts of power was not actually tested, but the team is confident in its ability to produce this
waveform. Using parts in the driver portion of the circuit that are rated for at least twice the operating
parameters,170 volts and 2 amps, the team can be assured that these devices will work with the same
functionality as they do at 12 volts. At 12 volts powering, the HBridge output is a clean 50 Hz sine wave
that can easily be controlled in size by the size of the sine reference in the control circuit. It is in this
capability that the option of a closed loop control circuit could be implemented.
In looking at how efficient this project is, there is no hard data that can be referred to
as not enough time was available to collect it. In looking at the components selected and the simulations
created before the actual construction of the inverter, everything was built in mind for the purpose of
efficiency and keeping power losses to a minimum. One of the major factors in the power savings is the
use of a three level PWM signal instead of a two level, this allows a much lower average power output to
produce the sine wave needed and assisting in the efficiency of the device.
This project is a stepping stone to a cheaper and efficient pure sine wave inverter, by
using the data collected in this report as well as the schematics and recommendations the product
produced here can be improved upon. Simple additions such as circuit protection and a closed loop
control system could greatly improve the performance of this project. The project, in its present condition,
does work in the manner the team wished and has met every goal set at the commencement of this venture.

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Appendix A : Circuit Diagram

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Appendix B : Flow Chart

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Appendix C : LM348
General Description
The LM348 series is a true quad 741. It consists of four independent, high gain, internally
compensated, low power operational amplifiers which have been designed to provide functional
characteristics identical to those of the familiar
741 operational amplifier. In addition the total supply current for all four amplifiers is comparable to
the supply current of a single 741 type op amp. Other features include input offset currents and
input bias current which are much less than those of a standard 741. Also, excellent isolation
between amplifiers has been achieved by independently biasing each amplifier and using layout
techniques which minimize ther- mal coupling.
The LM348 can be used anywhere multiple 741 or 1558 type amplifiers are being used and in
applications where amplifier matching or high packing density is required. For lower power
refer to LF444.

Features
741 op amp operating characteristics
Class AB output stage no crossover distortion
Pin compatible with the LM124
Overload protection for inputs and outputs
Low supply current drain: 0.6 mA/Amplifier
Low input offset voltage: 1mV
Low input offset current: 4 nA
Low input bias current : 30 nA
High degree of isolation between amplifiers : 120 dB
Gain bandwidth product
LM148 (unity gain) : 1.0 MHz

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Absolute Maximum Ratings

Distributors for availability and specifications.

(Note 4)

If Military/Aerospace specified devices are required,

please contact the National Semiconductor Sales Office/
LM148

LM248

LM348

22V
44V

18V
36V

18V
36V

Continuous

Continuous

Continuous

Supply Voltage
Differential Input Voltage
Output Short Circuit Duration (Note 1)
Power Dissipation (Pd at 25C) and
Thermal Resistance (jA), (Note 2)
Molded DIP (N) Pd

750 mW

jA

100C/W

1100 mW

800 mW

700 mW

JA

110C/W

110C/W

110C/W

Maximum Junction Temperature (TjMAX)

150C

110C

100C

55C TA +125C

25C TA +85C

0C TA +70C

65C to +150C

65C to +150C

65C to +150C

300C

300C

300C

Cavity DIP (J) Pd

Operating Temperature Range

Storage Temperature Range
Lead Temperature (Soldering, 10 sec.) Ceramic
Lead Temperature (Soldering, 10 sec.) Plastic

260C

Soldering Information
Dual-In-Line Package
Soldering (10 seconds)

260C

260C

260C

Vapor Phase (60 seconds)

215C

215C

215C

Infrared (15 seconds)

220C

220C

220C

Small Outline Package

See AN-450 Surface Mounting Methods and Their Effect on Product Reliability for other methods of soldering surface
mount
devices.
ESD tolerance (Note 5)
Parameter

500V

Electrical Characteristics

Conditions
Min

500V

500V

LM148
LM248
LM348
Typ Max Min Typ Max Min Typ Max

Units

(Note 3)
Input Offset Voltage

TA = 25C, RS 10 k

1.0

5.0

1.0

6.0

1.0

6.0

mV

Input Offset Current

Input Bias Current
Input Resistance

TA = 25C
TA = 25C
TA = 25C

25
100

0.8

4
30
2.5

50
200

0.8

4
30
2.5

50
200

0.8

4
30
2.5

nA
nA
M

3.6

25

2.4
160

4.5

25

2.4
160

4.5

50

2.4
160

mA
V/mV

Supply Current All Amplifiers

Large Signal Voltage Gain

TA = 25C, VS = 15V
TA = 25C, VS = 15V

Amplifier to Amplifier

VOUT = 10V, RL 2
T
k
A = 25C, f = 1 Hz to 20 kHz

Coupling

(Input Referred) See Crosstalk

Small Signal Bandwidth

Phase Margin
Slew Rate
Output Short Circuit Current
Input Offset Voltage

Test Circuit
TA = 25C,
LM148 Series
TA = 25C,
LM148 Series (AV = 1)
TA = 25C,
LM148 Series (AV = 1)
TA = 25C
RS 10 k

120

120

120

dB

1.0

1.0

1.0

MHz

60

60

60

Degrees

0.5

0.5

0.5

V/s

25

Input Offset Current

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6.0

25
7.5

25
7.5

mA
mV

75

125

100

nA

Electrical Characteristics
(Continued) (Note 3)
Parameter

Input Bias Current

Large Signal Voltage Gain

Conditions

VS = 15V, VOUT =

LM148
LM248
LM348
Min Typ Max Min Typ Max Min Typ Max
325
500
400
25
15
15

Units
nA
V/mV

Output Voltage Swing

10V, RL > 2 k
VS = 15V, RL = 10 k

Input Voltage Range

Common-Mode Rejection

RL = 2 k
VS = 15V
RS 10 k

70

90

70

90

70

90

V
V
dB

Ratio
Supply Voltage Rejection

RS 10 k, 5V VS 15V 77

96

77

96

77

96

dB

12 13
10 12
12

12 13
10 12
12

12 13
10 12
12

Note 1: Any of the amplifier outputs can be shorted to ground indefinitely; however, more than one should not
be simultaneously shorted as the maximum junction temperature will be exceeded.
Note 2: The maximum power dissipation for these devices must be derated at elevated temperatures and is
dicated by TJMAX, JA, and the ambient temperature, TA. The maximum available power dissipation at any
temperature is Pd = (TJMAX

TA)/JA

or the 25C PDMAX, whichever is less.

Note 3: These specifications apply for VS = 15V and over the absolute maximum operating temperature range
(TL TA TH) unless otherwise noted.
Note 4: Refer to RETS 148X for LM148 military specifications.
Note 5: Human body model, 1.5 k in series with 100 pF.

Cross Talk Test Circuit

VS

= 15V

00778606

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Connection Diagram :

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Appendix D : TL084

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Appendix E : LM 2901

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Appendix F: IR2110

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Appendix G: IRF740

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Appendix H : 1N4148

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Appendix I : List Of Components

Resistors
10 Ohm
2.2M Ohm
475k Ohm
27.5k Ohm
31k Ohm
300k Ohm
1k Ohm
10k Ohm
7.5k Ohm
510 Ohm
1.5k Ohm
26.7k Ohm
2k Ohm
200k Ohm
510k Ohm
Capacitors
.1uF
2uF
51nF
1nF
.01nF
.1nF
680pF
Diodes
1n4148 Diode
1N4007 Diode
Chips and Semiconductors
LM348
TL084
LM2901
IR2110
IRF740

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Quantity
4
1
1
3
1
1
9
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Quantity
6
2
2
1
1
1
1
Quantity
8
12
Quantity
1
2
2
2
4