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RTmustbewithintherange2kto150k.CTmustbewithintherange1nF(code102)to0.2F(code224).Theoscillatorfrequencymustbewithin
therange100Hzto400kHz.Thereisaflipflopbeforethedriverstage,duetowhichyouroutputsignalswillhavefrequencieshalfthatoftheoscillator
frequencythatiscalculatedusingtheabovementionedformula.So,ifyouarelookingtousethisfora50Hzinverter,yourequiredrivesignalsof50Hz.
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Acapacitanceconnectedbetweenpin8andgroundprovidesthesoftstartfunctionality.Thelargerthecapacitance,thelargerthesoftstarttime.This
meansthatthetimetakentogofrom0%dutycycletothedesireddutycycleormaximumdutycycleislarger.So,thedutycycleincreasesmore
slowlyinitially.Keepinmindthatthisonlyaffectsinitialrateofincreaseofdutycycle,ie,therateofincreaseofdutycycleaftertheSG3525startsup.
Typicalvaluesofthesoftstartcapacitanceliewithintherange1Fto22Fdependingonthedesiredsoftstarttime.
Pin16istheoutputfromthevoltagereferencesection.SG3525containsaninternalvoltagereferencemoduleratedat+5.1Vthatistrimmedtoprovide
a1%accuracy.Thisreferenceisoftenusedtoprovideareferencevoltagetotheerroramplifierforsettingthefeedbackreferencevoltage.Itcanbe
directlyconnectedtooneoftheinputsoravoltagedividercanbeusedtofurtherscaledownthevoltage.

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Pin15isVCCthesupplyvoltagetotheSG3525thatmakesitrun.VCCmustliewithintherange8Vto35V.SG3525hasanundervoltagelockout
circuitthatpreventsoperationwhenVCCisbelow8V,thuspreventingerroneousoperationormalfunction.
Pin13isVCthesupplyvoltagetotheSG3525driverstage.ItisconnectedtothecollectorsoftheNPNtransistorsintheoutputtotempolestage.
HencethenameVC.VCmustliewithintherange4.5Vto35V.TheoutputdrivevoltagewillbeonetransistorvoltagedropbelowVC.Sowhendriving
PowerMOSFETs,VCshouldbewithintherange9Vto18V(asmostPowerMOSFETsrequireminimum8VtobefullyonandhaveamaximumVGS
breakdownvoltageof20V).FordrivinglogiclevelMOSFETs,lowerVCmaybeused.CaremustbetakentoensurethatthemaximumVGS
breakdownvoltageoftheMOSFETisnotcrossed.SimilarlywhentheSG3525outputsarefedtoanotherdriverorIGBT,VCmustbeselected
accordingly,keepinginmindtherequiredvoltageforthedevicebeingfedordriven.ItiscommonpracticetotieVCtoVCCwhenVCCisbelow20V.
Pin12istheGroundconnectionandshouldbeconnectedtothecircuitground.Itmustshareacommongroundwiththedeviceitdrives.
Pins11and14aretheoutputsfromwhichthedrivesignalsaretobetaken.TheyaretheoutputsoftheSG3525internaldriverstageandcanbeused
todirectlydriveMOSFETsandIGBTs.Theyhaveacontinuouscurrentratingof100mAandapeakratingof500mA.Whengreatercurrentorbetter
driveisrequired,afurtherdriverstageusingdiscretetransistorsoradedicateddriverstageshouldbeused.Similarlyadriverstageshouldbeused

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whendrivingthedevicecausingexcessivepowerdissipationandheatingofSG3525.WhendrivingMOSFETsinabridgeconfiguration,highlowside
driversorgatedrivetransformersmustbeusedastheSG3525isdesignedonlyforlowsidedrive.
Pin10isshutdown.Whenthispinislow,PWMisenabled.Whenthispinishigh,thePWMlatchisimmediatelyset.Thisprovidesthefastestturnoff
signaltotheoutputs.Atthesametimethesoftstartcapacitorisdischargedwitha150Acurrentsource.Analternativemethodofshuttingdownthe
SG3525istopulleitherpin8orpin9low.However,thisisnotasquickasusingtheshutdownpin.So,whenquickshutdownisrequired,ahighsignal
mustbeappliedtopin10.Thispinshouldnotbeleftfloatingasitcouldpickupnoiseandcauseproblems.So,thispinisusuallyheldlowwithapull
downresistor.
Pin9iscompensation.Itmaybeusedinconjunctionwithpin1toprovidefeedbackcompensation.
Nowthatweveseenthefunctionofeachpin,letsdesignacircuitwiththeSG3525andseehowitisputtousepractically.
Letsmakeacircuitrunningat50kHz,drivingMOSFETs(inapushpullconfiguration)thatdriveaferritecorewhichthenstepsupthehighfrequency
ACandthenisrectifiedandfilteredtogivea290VregulatedoutputDCthatcanbeusedtorunoneormoreCFLs.
Fortheturnscalculation,checkoutmyarticle"FerriteTransformerTurnsCalculationforHighFrequency/SMPSInverter":
http://tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2012/12/ferritetransformerturnscalculation.html
Soheresthecircuit(clickonthecircuittoenlargetheimage):

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LetsanalyzeitandseewhatIvedone.
Youcanfirstlyseethatthesupplyvoltagehasbeenprovidedandgroundhasbeenconnected.AlsonoticethatVChasbeenconnectedtoVCC.Ive
addedabulkandadecouplingcapacitoracrossthesupplypins.Thedecouplingcapacitor(0.1F)shouldbeplacedasclosetotheSG3525as
possible.Youshouldalwaysusethisinallyourdesigns.Donotomitthebulkcapacitoreither,althoughyoumayuseasmallervalue.
Letsseepins5,6and7.IveaddedasmallresistanceRD(betweenpins5and7)thatprovidesalittledeadtime.IveconnectedRTbetweenpin6and
groundandCTbetweenpin5andground.RD=22,CT=1nF(Code:102)andRT=15k.Thisgivesanoscillatorfrequencyof:

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Astheoscillatorfrequencyis94.6kHz,theswitchingfrequencyis0.5*94.6kHz=47.3kHzandthisiscloseenoughtoourtargetfrequencyof50kHz.
Nowifyouhadneeded50kHzaccurate,thenthebestwaywouldhavebeentouseapot(variableresistor)inserieswithRTandadjustthepot,orto
useapot(variableresistor)asRT,althoughIpreferthefirstasitallowsforfinetuningthefrequency.
Letslookatpin8now.Iveconnecteda1Fcapacitorfrompin8togroundandthisprovidesasmallsoftstart.Iveavoidedusingtoolargeasoftstart
astheslowdutycycleincrease(andthustheslowincreaseinvoltage)causesproblemswhenusingCFLsattheoutput.
Letslookatpin10now.InitiallyitspulleduptoVREFwithapullupresistor.So,PWMisdisabledanddoesnotrun.However,whentheswitchison,
pin10isnowatgroundandsoPWMisenabled.So,wevemadeuseoftheSG3525shutdownoption(viapin10).Thustheswitchactslikeanon/off
switch.
Pin2isconnectedtoVREFandisthusatapotentialof+5.1V(1%).Theoutputoftheconverterisconnectedtopin1throughavoltagedividerwith
resistances56kand1k.Voltageratiois57:1.Atfeedbackequilibrium,voltageatpin1is5.1Vaswellasthisisthetargetoftheerroramplifier
toadjustthedutycycletoadjustthevoltageatpin1sothatitisequaltothatofpin2.So,whenvoltageatpin1is5.1V,voltageatoutputis5.1V*57
=290.7Vandthisiscloseenoughtoour290Vtarget.Ifgreateraccuracyisrequired,oneoftheresistorscanbeeitherreplacedwithapotorinseries
withapotandthepotadjustedtogiverequiredreading.
Theparallelcombinationoftheresistorandcapacitorbetweenpins1and9providesfeedbackcompensation.Iwontgointodetailintofeedback
compensationasitisavasttopiconitsown.
Pins11and14drivetheMOSFETs.Thereareresistorsinserieswiththegatetolimitgatecurrent.Theresistorsfromgatetosourceensurethat
MOSFETsdontgetaccidentallyturnedon.
Sothatsaboutit.Youcanseethatthisisquiteaneasycircuittodesign.Ifyouveunderstoodallofthis,youcannowdesigncircuitswithSG3525
yourself.Trytomakeafew,egfor50Hzoutputandwithisolatedfeedback.Ifyoucantdontworry,Illputupanotherarticlewithafewmorecircuits

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usingSG3525sothatyoubecomecompletelyclearwithit(ifyouhaventalready).

Referencedocuments:
SG3525datasheet:www.onsemi.com/pub/Collateral/SG3525AD.PDF
FerriteTransformerTurnsCalculationforHighFrequency/SMPSInverter:http://tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2012/12/ferritetransformerturns
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310comments:
Yaghiyah January9,2013at2:44AM
A tip you got some good information here but, the colour scheme you choose are not good for readability, its really bad.. Try white on black
insteadiftheinverse(asyouhaveitcurrently).
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Tahmid

February7,2013at6:25AM

I'llkeepthatinmindandwillmakechangesifnecessary.Thanksfortheinput.
Regards,
Tahmid.

Anonymous February22,2013at9:38PM
hellotahmidIhaveaquestionhere.Iambuildingahighfrequencyinverter.Iuseirfz46inthedctodcsectionandthedcvoltage
standsupgoodunderaloadof300wattwhenIuseirf3205insteadwhichcanhandlemorecurrentthedcvoltagefallsoffto35v
from165v.Couldthisbedefective3205fetsorIneedtochangecomponentstomatchtheirf3205.Thanksforursupport

Tahmid

February22,2013at11:54PM

ItcouldbedefectiveIRF3205's.Butbeforethat,youshouldmakesurethattheMOSFETsareproperlydriven.Iftheyaren'tproperly
driventoturnthemfullyon,theproblemcouldliethere.So,addadrivercircuit(totempoleordiscretedriverbased,egTC427)and
thentestagain.
Seehere:http://tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2012/12/lowsidemosfetdrivecircuitsand_23.html
Regards,
Tahmid.

Anonymous February28,2013at9:21PM
OhthankyouTahmidiwilltrythisdriverandletyouknowtheresults.keepthegoodworkgoing
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PrasanthKumar January31,2013at7:01PM
HiTahmid,
WhatistheroleofR3intheabovecircuit?
Regards,
Prasanth.
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Tahmid

February1,2013at12:23AM

HiPrasanth,
R3pullsuppin2tothelevelofVREFandisthususedasreferencevoltage(atpin2)fortheerroramplifier.
Regards,
Tahmid.
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PrasanthKumar February9,2013at5:23AM
HiTahmid,
I am sorry if u misunderstood my question. I mean if the value of R3 is made 0 ohms, is it going to make any difference? If I am right, the
inputofthecomparatorsarehavingveryhighimpedance.
Regards,
Prasanth.
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February15,2013at7:32AM

Yeah,itshouldn'tbeaproblem.Ifyouwon'tusepin2withanyvoltagedividercircuitandjustneedtoprovide5V,youshouldjustbe
abletoconnectittoVREF.Theinputstotheerroramplifiershouldhavehighimpedance.
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Tahmid.
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Anonymous February13,2013at2:31PM
hi,
tahmidireallyneedyourhelpialreadymailedyousomeinfomaybeyoudidntchekitkindlyreplymeimintrouble.
Regards:
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February15,2013at7:35AM

Checkyourinbox.
I'llansweryourquestionhereaswell:

ThePIC,inasinewaveinverter,isusedtogeneratetheSPWMsignalsanddothe"housekeeping"tasksaswellbatterylowcut,
overload,batteryhighcutandotherprotection,etc.Andyoualsohavethebenefitofnotbeingabletocopysomeoneelse'swork!
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Tahmid.
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abm February19,2013at2:31PM
thankstahmidforyourtutorials.
pleasecanyouguidemeonhowtouseTL431andoptocouplerasfeebackforsg3525.
thanks..
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February28,2013at11:07PM

Hiabm,
I'mgladthatthetutorialswereofhelp.
I'lltrytowriteupanarticleonTL431andoptocouplerforfeedbackforSG3525.
Regards,
Tahmid.

abm March6,2013at9:59AM
thankstahmidiwillbelookingforwardtothat.
youjustmadetheseSG3525aplaythingformeiamenjoyingit.ihaveplacedorderfroferriteinductorshopetostartlearningsmps,
atleastenoughofsimulation.

thanksforallyoureffortmayGodgrantyoumoreeaseofwisdomandknowledge(amen).
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Anonymous February27,2013at12:38PM
hitahmid""""
mynameismohamedmustafafromegyptpleasehelpmetodesignmypowerinverter>>>iboughtferritecoreETD34andifindthatat100
khzthistransformergive321watt"fromdatasheet"canioperateirfz44nat100khzorthisnotadvisableandicalculatebutwith75khzthe
number of turns of primary and secondary and i found it :::: Np= 3 turns and Ns= 96 turns >>>> what is the thickness of this wire of both
primaryandsecondary
myemail::[email protected]
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February28,2013at11:10PM

Hi,
321Wmentionedinthedatasheetistheabsolutemaximum.Youshoulduseitataconsiderablylowerpowerlevel.
Thethicknessofthewireoftheprimaryandsecondarywilldependonyourselectedpowerlevel.Rememberthatyoucan'tusetoo
thickwiresduetoskineffect,especiallysinceyou'reoperatingat100kHz.Don'tusewiresthickerthan26SWG.Then,usemultiple
26SWGwirestohandletherequiredcurrent.
Regards,
Tahmid.

Anonymous February28,2013at11:48PM
forinput12v21A75KHZ250watt...
foroutput310V0.9A75KHZ250watt...
iwoundtheprimarywithwirethick=22SWG
andthesecondarywithwirethick=27SWG
Isthatsatisfied?

thankyouforhelpingme
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Anonymous March4,2013at4:37AM
IsthereanywaytomakedutycyclecontrolonSGICtobefrom1to99%?....Ibuiltfewcircuitsanditryedmanythingsbuticanreachthis
rangeon300Khz.
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Tahmid

March4,2013at11:25AM

Areyouattemptingtocontrolthedutycyclewithoutafeedbackloop?
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Anonymous March4,2013at2:52PM
hitahmid::
mydesign:formyferriteETD34transformer
forinput12v21A75KHZ250watt...
foroutput310V0.9A75KHZ250watt...
iwoundtheprimarywithwirethick=22SWG
andthesecondarywithwirethick=27SWG
Isthatsatisfied?
thankyouforhelpingme
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March6,2013at7:37AM

BeforeIgoontocheckforcurrentrating,IwillletyouknowthatSWG22wireistoothickforuseat75kHz.Skineffectwillplaya
large part and at high load, the wire will overheat. Use quite a few SWG 26 in parallel to make up the wire with required current

handlingcapacity.
Regards,
Tahmid.
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Anonymous March6,2013at4:14PM
hitahmid:
i purchase the component of above design but i have a question .... in the LC filter of the output the capacitor is 10 micro ..1 what is the
withstandvoltageofthecapacitor?????
2whatisthespecificationofthiscapacitor?
3haveyoupcblayoutofthisdesign?
thankyouverymuch..........
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March11,2013at12:46PM

1)Makesurethevoltageishigherthanthemaximumoutputvoltage.A400VcapacitorwouldbegoodsinceIassumeyouroutput
voltagewouldbelowerthan330V.Ifit'shigherthanthatandcloseto400V,use630V.
2)Itisanelectrolyticcapacitor.TrytousealowESRcapacitor.
3) Unfortunately, I don't have the PCB design for this. There are many free PCB design software you can use to design the PCB
yourself.
ExpressPCB:http://www.expresspcb.com/expresspcbhtm/download.htm
CadsoftEAGLE(freewarewithlimitation):http://www.cadsoftusa.com/downloadeagle/freeware/
PCB123:http://www.sunstone.com/pcb123.aspx
DesignSparkPCB:http://www.designspark.com/page/designsparkpcbhomepage
DipTrace(freewarewithlimitation):http://www.diptrace.com/
TINA:http://www.tina.com/English/tina/
gEDA:http://www.gpleda.org/
KiCadEDA:http://www.kicadpcb.org/display/KICAD/KiCad+EDA+Software+Suite

ThereareotherfreePCBdesignsoftwareavailableaswell.
So,downloadone.Gothroughthemanualandstartusingit.
I've used ExpressPCB and PCB123 (a little bit of EAGLE as well). I'd say they're pretty good and certainly good enough for your
purpose.
Hopethishelps!
Regards,
Tahmid.
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TrentPalmer March7,2013at3:00AM
Hi,
it's really an interesting topic "Using the SG3525 PWM Controller Explanation and Example: Circuit Diagram / Schematic of PushPull
Converter".Asfarasmyconsolationitisanexcellentexplanation.Thankyoudear.
Invertercharger
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March11,2013at12:43PM

You'rewelcome!
I'mgladyoufoundithelpful.
Regards,
Tahmid.
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Anonymous March7,2013at11:42PM

hellotahmidkeepupthegoodwork.Ihaveaquestioniseeurcalculationsfortransformer.ifIcalculatetheprimaryturnsfora12dcsupplyto
330vsayIwanttostepupmysystemto24dccaniusethesameprimaryturnsandadjustthesecondaryforthe330vormyprimaryturns
wouldalsohavetobedifferentfor24v..Thankuforursupport
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March8,2013at3:08AM

You should recalculate for 24VDC. Keeping the same primary turns means that you'll have twice the flux density you'll do for
12VDC.
Regards,
Tahmid.
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Anonymous March8,2013at11:08PM
hitahmid",,,,,
plz..iwantPCBofthisdesign
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March11,2013at12:42PM

Ihaven'tdesignedPCBforthis.TherearemanyfreePCBdesignsoftwareyoucanusetodesignthePCByourself.
ExpressPCB:http://www.expresspcb.com/expresspcbhtm/download.htm
CadsoftEAGLE(freewarewithlimitation):http://www.cadsoftusa.com/downloadeagle/freeware/
PCB123:http://www.sunstone.com/pcb123.aspx
DesignSparkPCB:http://www.designspark.com/page/designsparkpcbhomepage
DipTrace(freewarewithlimitation):http://www.diptrace.com/
TINA:http://www.tina.com/English/tina/
gEDA:http://www.gpleda.org/
KiCadEDA:http://www.kicadpcb.org/display/KICAD/KiCad+EDA+Software+Suite

ThereareotherfreePCBdesignsoftwareavailableaswell.
So,downloadone.Gothroughthemanualandstartusingit.
I've used ExpressPCB and PCB123 (a little bit of EAGLE as well). I'd say they're pretty good and certainly good enough for your
purpose.
Regards,
Tahmid.
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Anonymous March13,2013at7:33AM
hitahmidyouaredoingsomeexcellentworkiseeyourcalculationsforthenumberofprimaryturnsfortransformerfrom12VDCto330Vcould
you please calculate from 24VDC TO 330V the number of primary turns because i dont fully understand the steps after setting out the
equasionthanksinadvance
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March18,2013at12:05PM

You should try it yourself by following the steps mentioned here: http://tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2012/12/ferritetransformerturns
calculation.html
Specifytheproblemsyouhave.Then,youcanlearnbydoingityourselfandIcanhelpyouifyouarestuck.
Regards,
Tahmid.

Anonymous August12,2013at3:53PM
If i change the number of Transformer turn ratio accordingly for 24V Dc , should the values of other parameters remain same ???
@tahmid
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Anonymous March16,2013at2:40PM
hitahmid::
mydesign:formyferriteETD34transformer
forinput12v21A75KHZ250watt...
foroutput310V0.9A75KHZ250watt...
iwoundtheprimarywithwirethick=26SWG*4
andthesecondarywithwirethick=35SWG*3
whenapplying12vthecircuitgive310vbutthetransformermakenoisesound....isthisnoisesoundrefertoproblem?
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Tahmid

March18,2013at12:07PM

Howloudisthesound?
Ensurethatthetransformerandwindingaretightandthatthere'snoscopeforanysortof"movement".Dippingthetransformerin
varnishshouldhelp.
Many a times, the reason for the audible noise is due to problems in the feedback circuitry. The oscillations in the unstable
feedbackcircuitrycausethenoise.Stabilizingthefeedbackloopshouldhelp.
Regards,
Tahmid.
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Anonymous March17,2013at1:28PM
hiiiiiiiiiii
youareverygenius
plz...ihavedone12vto310vcircuitandiwantcircuitdiagramofHbridgetoproduce220v,50hzpuresinewave...thankyouverymuch
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Tahmid

March18,2013at12:08PM

Hi,
Thanksforthecompliment.
YoucanfindmanycircuitsifyousearchonGoogle.IthinkyoushouldfirstsearchonGoogle,ifyouhaven'tdonesoalready.Ifyou
areunabletochooseoneduetoproblemsinunderstandingcriteria,etc,feelfreetoaskforhelp.
Regards,
Tahmid.

Anonymous March18,2013at12:51PM
ihadsearchoninternetbutuselesshaveyoucircuitdiagramfordrivinghbridge.....i'msosorryfordisturbingyou.....

Tahmid

March18,2013at3:02PM

Whatarethespecifications?Icanhelpyoudesignone.
Regards,
Tahmid.

Anonymous March18,2013at3:31PM
iwant250watt220v50hzpuresinewavecircuitdiagram....ihavedone12vto310vcircuitandiwantcircuitdiagramofHbridge
toproduce220v,50hzpuresinewave...thankyouverymuch

Anonymous March18,2013at3:33PM
iwant250watt220v50hzpuresinewavecircuitdiagram....ihavedone12vto310vcircuitandiwantcircuitdiagramofHbridge
toproduce220v,50hzpuresinewave...thankyouverymuch

Tahmid

March21,2013at11:43AM

Pleasegothroughthisthoroughly:

http://tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2013/01/usinghighlowsidedriverir2110with.html
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Tahmid.
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Anonymous March20,2013at3:08PM
Hitahmid,yourblogisawesome.knowufromedaboard.haveaprojecttodoandnowjustneedtodopushpulldctodcconverterwhich
converts36VDCto311VDC.Icantsimulatethecircuitaboveandalsoneedtoimplementthiscircuit.Doesthiscircuitreallywork?needa
ferrite transformer but cant implement this circuit without this transformer. mean should select proper ferrite first right ? and then can
implementthiscircuit.Whicharticleshouldreadonyourblogaboutferritetransformercalculation?Myprojecthas1kVAoutputpower.So
ferrite transformer must be 1kVA. My question is that how should start to implement this circuit ? because cant simulate it in proteus,
multisim,ltspiceetc.
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Tahmid

March21,2013at11:42AM

Hi,
Thanksforthecompliment.MayIknowyouredaboardusername?
Yes, the circuit works. But, for your project, don't just "copypaste" this circuit into the application. If you go through this entire
tutorialonSG3525thoroughly,youshouldbeabletodesignthecircuityourself.
Regardingferritecoretransformercalculation,Ihavewrittenatutorialaswell.Youcanfindithere:
http://tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2012/12/ferritetransformerturnscalculation.html
Regards,
Tahmid.

Anonymous March21,2013at2:23PM

Myedaboardusernameisfethiyeli.guesscanmodifythiscircuitformyrequirementsbutifhaveaquestion,askuinthisblog.
Because of lacking of the ferrite transformer model in simulation software, cant simulate it. So, do u have any idea how can
implement this circuit without simulating ? Should I calculate ferrite core transformer calculation first ? I dont know which step
shouldstart=)thnxagain.

Tahmid

April2,2013at6:03AM

YoushouldstartwiththedesignofthePWMcontrollerstage,thenthedriverstageandthentheferritetransformerstage.Forthe
ferritetransformer,firstselectyourcoreandthencalculatethenumberofturns.Thendecidewhichwiretouseandthenwindthe
transformercarefullyandtightly.
Regards,
Tahmid.
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Anonymous March21,2013at12:41PM
hitahmid
iwantsmpsbatterycharger10A....iwantcircuitdiagram...canyouhelpme?
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Tahmid

March26,2013at5:24AM

YoucandesignoneusingSG3525andIR2110.GothroughthistutorialandtheoneonIR2110aswell.Alsogothroughthetutorial
regardingtransformerdesignforhalfbridgeconverters.
http://tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2013/01/usingsg3525pwmcontrollerexplanation.html
http://tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2013/01/usinghighlowsidedriverir2110with.html
http://tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2013/02/ferritetransformerturnscalculation_22.html
Regards,
Tahmid.
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Anonymous March23,2013at12:37PM
hitahmid
iwantsmpsbatterycharger10A....iwantcircuitdiagram...canyouhelpme?
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Tahmid

March26,2013at5:24AM

YoucandesignoneusingSG3525andIR2110.GothroughthistutorialandtheoneonIR2110aswell.Alsogothroughthetutorial
regardingtransformerdesignforhalfbridgeconverters.
http://tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2013/01/usingsg3525pwmcontrollerexplanation.html
http://tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2013/01/usinghighlowsidedriverir2110with.html
http://tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2013/02/ferritetransformerturnscalculation_22.html
Regards,
Tahmid.

Anonymous August29,2013at12:22AM
http://sandysplash.blogspot.in/
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Anonymous March23,2013at10:39PM
AftervisitingyourblogandreadingyourpostsIdidliketobecommunicatingwithyouhenceforth.
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Tahmid

March26,2013at5:20AM

Youcanemailmeatinfernorage(at)hotmail(dot)com

Regards,
Tahmid.
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Anonymous March26,2013at11:40PM
hitahmid...
what'sthedifferencebetweensg3525&sg3525anifiplaceSG3525ANinsteadofSG3525atpushpullapplication??????????
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Tahmid

March31,2013at12:49PM

YoucanuseSG3525ANdirectlyforpushpullapplication.SG3525ANandSG3525arethesamechip.Differentmanufacturersuse
differentsuffixes,ANbeingoneofthem.
Regards,
Tahmid.
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Anonymous March29,2013at10:25PM
DearTahmid,I'vefoundyourtutorialveryhelpful,especiallysincethedatasheetoftheSG3525chiplackstheproperinformation,regarding
the associated circuit design. For example a profound information given by the Linear Technology, which comes along their buck/boost
controllerchips,ispolesapartdifferentfromtheinformationmiseryofferedbytheSG3525manufacturers.Ithinkthoseguysoweyoualotof
moneysofar,asyourinformationservestheircustomers..Justonething,IMHO,yourvoltagedividerisslightlywronglycalculated.Whenyou
have that resistances, your actual resultant voltage will be V= 280x 1/(56+1)= 4.91V, not 5.1, hence 5.1x 57= 290.7V. But apart from that,
yourworkisexcellent.Thanksforyourefforts,justkeepitup,Iwishyouallthebest,mate,Alex,Krakow,Poland.(TemporarlyinLondon,UK)
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Tahmid

March31,2013at1:32PM

I'mgladtohearthatyoufoundmytutorialhelpful.I'mhappytobeabletohelpwheneverIcan.
Thanksforpointingouttheerror.I'vefixeditbyadjustingtheoutputvoltagerequirementsothattheoutputdesiredis290V.So,the
currentcombinationworks.Thanksforpointingitout.
Yourcommentsandsuggestionsregardingtheblogandanyfurthermaterialarewelcomeandwillbeappreciated.
Regards,
Tahmid.
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star April6,2013at2:43AM
incapacitor8howmanyvlotageswillbeused.....?
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Tahmid

April11,2013at10:25AM

C8shouldberatedfor400Vormore.
Regards,
Tahmid.
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TrentPalmer April9,2013at3:59AM
Hello,
TheblockdiagramofSG3525isfabulous.Andthedescriptionisreallyhelpfulforknowingthiscircuit.Thanksalotforsharingthisblog.
DCtoACpowerinverter
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Tahmid

April11,2013at10:21AM

You'rewelcome.I'mgladthatyou'vefoundituseful.
Regards,
Tahmid.
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Anonymous April11,2013at9:54AM
Cool!thankyouveryverymuch!
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Tahmid

April11,2013at10:21AM

You'rewelcome.I'mgladthatyou'vefoundituseful.
Regards,
Tahmid.
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Anonymous April13,2013at4:18AM
Greatresource!GreetingsfromSouthAfrica:)
Ihavejustonequestion.I'venoticedthatIamabletoonlyobtainamaxof50%dutycycleattheoutputsofAandBrespectively.CouldIjoin
theseoutputstogethersomewheretoobtainahigherdutycycle?Ifso,howwouldIachievethis?
Iamthinkingofusinganadderopamp?Whatdoyouthink?

KindRegards.
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Tahmid

April21,2013at8:45AM

Hi,
The internal circuitry of the SG3525 is such that the outputs of A and B can only go up to 50% duty cycle. That is where the
usefulnessoftheSG3525lies.Ifyouneedhigherdutycycle,youcoulduse2diodes,theanodesofwhichareconnectedtopins11
and14,andthecathodeofbothareshorted.Thenyoutaketheoutputfromthispointthecathodeofthediodes.Makesureyou
use ultrafast recovery diodes for higher frequencies. If you use this method, remember that you're blocking the pulling down /
sinking ability of the internal totem pole of the SG3525. So, you should use an external (totempole based or driver chip based)
drivertodrivetheMOSFET.
Hopethishelps!
Regards,
Tahmid.
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gosthwhisper April15,2013at4:39AM
hieverybodyi'mafrenchsoidon'ttalkenglishverywell!
ijustwanttoknowifwesuply18Vinsteadof12v,willitwork???
thak's
regards
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Tahmid
Hi,

April21,2013at8:04AM

I'vementionedthisinthearticleabove:
Pin 15 is VCC the supply voltage to the SG3525 that makes it run. VCC must lie within the range 8V to 35V. SG3525 has an
undervoltagelockoutcircuitthatpreventsoperationwhenVCCisbelow8V,thuspreventingerroneousoperationormalfunction.
Pin13isVCthesupplyvoltagetotheSG3525driverstage.ItisconnectedtothecollectorsoftheNPNtransistorsintheoutput
totempole stage. Hence the name VC. VC must lie within the range 4.5V to 35V. The output drive voltage will be one transistor
voltage drop below VC. So when driving Power MOSFETs, VC should be within the range 9V to 18V (as most Power MOSFETs
requireminimum8VtobefullyonandhaveamaximumVGSbreakdownvoltageof20V).FordrivinglogiclevelMOSFETs,lower
VC may be used. Care must be taken to ensure that the maximum VGS breakdown voltage of the MOSFET is not crossed.
Similarly when the SG3525 outputs are fed to another driver or IGBT, VC must be selected accordingly, keeping in mind the
requiredvoltageforthedevicebeingfedordriven.ItiscommonpracticetotieVCtoVCCwhenVCCisbelow20V.
Ihopethatanswersyourquestion!
Regards,
Tahmid.
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Anonymous April16,2013at6:08PM
mysg3525isalwaysheatup.afterdheat,it(sg3525)getdamage&canttakereadingofdfrequencyatthegateofthemosfetoncethesource
isconnectedtotheground.plskindlyguidemeinrectifingthisproblem.avalreadydamagelike3sg3525ic
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Tahmid

April21,2013at8:44AM

Check the power connections to the SG3525. Ensure that pin 16 (VREF) isn't shorted to ground or VCC. Ensure that none of the
outputsareshortedtogroundorVCC.EnsurethatVCCiswithinacceptablelimits.
RemovetheconnectionstotheMOSFETsalltogetherandthenchecktheoutputsoftheSG3525.Measureboththefrequencyand
thevoltage.Checktheshapeusinganoscilloscope,ifpossible.
You might even have damaged MOSFETs that are damaging the SG3525. So, if the outputs seem to be correct without the
MOSFETsconnected,replacetheMOSFETswithnewones.

Hopethishelps!
Regards,
Tahmid.
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Anonymous April17,2013at4:14AM
HiTahmid,
I am trying your circuit out, I get 48.8Khz from pin 11 (output A) but nothing at pin 14 (ouput B). What could be the problem? I have just
connected the SG3525 chip to 12V. I have not connected this to a MOSFET driver of CFL circuit yet?Just tryin this chip first to get a
frequencycloseto50Khz.
Thanksforyourhelpinadvance?
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Tahmid

April21,2013at7:56AM

Have you designed the circuit correctly? Exactly as I've shown? Did you make any changes? If you have, what changes did you
make?CanyoutrywithanotherSG3525?
Regards,
Tahmid.
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Anonymous April17,2013at4:45PM
HiTahmid,
greatblogandthanksforsharingthisvaluableinformation!!!
lastnightItriedthiscircuitanditseemstoworkfine,butther10forfeedback
wasveryhot..

Ihavejustonequestion:
thenetformatofR10andR11is57kohm,thecurrentflowingis290v/57kohm=5.08mAmoreorless...
thepowerdissipatedisP=R*I^2=57000*(5.08mA)^2=1.47W
isnottoohigh?
InThisconfigurationshouldIUsea1Wresistors?
It'snotbettertoincreasethevalueofthenetresistanceandlimitthecurrentflowwhile
maintainingthesameratioofdivider?
forexampleR10=120KohmandR11=2.2kohm
sothecurrentflowis290v/124.2kohm=2,33mA
andthepowerdissipationis(2.33mA)^2*124200=0.67W
Socanusethehalfwattresistors...
Iamright?
GreetingsfromItaly
Pier
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Tahmid

April21,2013at10:05AM

Yes,1.47Wisalittlehigh.Butyoucanuse3Wresistorssafely.1Wresistorswon'tdo.Youneedtoselectaresistorwithapower
dissipationcapacityhigherthantheactualmaxdissipation.Twicetheactualdissipationisagoodfigure.Andthat'swhyImentioned
3W.
Yes, you can use larger resistance to lower the current and thus the power dissipation. If you get a 0.67W power dissipation
(calculated),thenyoushouldusearesistorwithapowerdissipationcapacityofatleast1W.
RememberthatthisisforR10.R11won'tgethot.
Hopethishelps.
Regards,
Tahmid.

Anonymous April24,2013at6:41AM

Thanks....:)
Pier
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star April21,2013at5:27AM
I have made circuit as per your procedure but 25 watt energy saver is not working properly making fluctuating while i am using 12v 3amp
chargertoswitchoninverter.Youarerequestedtoexplainwhybulbisnotworkingproperly.
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Tahmid

April21,2013at7:51AM

My first suspicion is that the output voltage is too low. So, before checking for other things, use a high voltage DC voltmeter to
measuretheoutputvoltage.
AlsoyoumaywanttouseanoscilloscopetochecktheoutputsoftheSG3525toobservetheoutputpulsesanddetermineifthey
areok.
Postyourfindingsandthenwemayproceedtofixingtheproblem.
Regards,
Tahmid.
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star April21,2013at5:34AM
iamusingetdcore.....
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Tahmid

April21,2013at8:12AM

WhichETDcoreareyouusing?egETD34,ETD39,ETD44,etc.....
Whatfrequencydidyouselect?
Howmanyprimaryturnsdidyouuse?Howmanysecondaryturnsdidyouuse?
Whataretheinputandoutputvoltagespecificationsyouhavedefined?
Regards,
Tahmid.
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star April21,2013at5:41AM
tahmidplzreplyveryquickly.....andthanksalsowillbeforsupporting.....
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Tahmid

April21,2013at8:21AM

Iamextremelybusywithmyexams.KnowthatIwillreplytoyourpostsandwillbegladtodoso.Pleasebepatient.Thanks.
Regards,
Tahmid.
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Anonymous April21,2013at9:27AM
pls.mymosfetisburninout.wotshudido
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Tahmid

April21,2013at10:08AM

Could you describe your situation with more details? Specifications? Circuit connections/ configuration? Transformer core? Turns
used?
Withoutknowingthese,there'snowayIcantellyouwhyyourMOSFETsareburning.
Regards,
Tahmid.
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star April21,2013at10:27AM
mycoreisETD44...igiveninprimaryturns4+4...andinsecondaryturns200+200...sothenyoutellmeamiright?
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Tahmid

April22,2013at5:50AM

Whatisyourdesiredoutputvoltage?Whatistheinputvoltage?Didyouusefeedbackforoutputregulation?
Youransweringtheabovequestionswillhelpdeterminewheretheproblemlies.
Regards,
Tahmid.

Tahmid

April22,2013at5:52AM

Anotherproblemyoumayhaveisthatthe"softstart"maybetooslow.Whatisthevalueofthesoftstartcapacitorthatyouused?
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Anonymous April21,2013at10:45AM

amusingsg3524.rt=20Pot,ct=1nf.100khzfrequency.transformeree42.primary=4..0..4,sec=66turn.mosfet=75N06.frompin11&1410ohm
and1ktodground.dutycylearud51%.plsyismymosfetburninout.amgettinfrustrated.ioptforsg3524bcusmysg3525keepsburnathigh
frequencyi.e100KHZ
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Tahmid

May17,2013at9:16AM

Therecouldbemanyreasons.
Ensurethatyou'vegotagoodenoughdriverinplaceandthatyou'vegotsufficientdeadtime.
The 51% duty cycle seems erroneous, if it's on one output. If both outputs have 51% duty cycle, that's what's causing the
MOSFETstoburn.
Regards,
Tahmid.
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star April21,2013at11:59AM
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star April21,2013at12:02PM
tahmid...
icheckdotheirinverteroutputvoltageis240V.....
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Tahmid

April22,2013at5:51AM

ForaCFL,thatcouldbetoolow.Ofcourseitdependsonthebulbtoo.Iwouldrecommendyouincreasetheoutputvoltagetoabout

280V.
Regards,
Tahmid.
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Anonymous April21,2013at10:09PM
ThanksTahmid,
ItriedanotherSG3525chipanditworked.
Cheersbrother.
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Tahmid

April22,2013at5:46AM

That'sgreat!
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mj April22,2013at3:39PM
amusingsg3524.rt=20
Pot,ct=1nf.100khz
frequency.transformer
ee42.primary=4..0..4,sec=
66turn.mosfet=
75N06.frompin11&14
10ohmand1ktod
ground.dutycylearud
51%.plsyismymosfet
burninout.amgettin
frustrated.ioptforsg3524
bcusmysg3525keeps

burnathighfrequencyi.e
100KHZ
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Tahmid

May17,2013at8:35AM

Use a good MOSFET driver circuit between the SG3525 and the MOSFET. This is critical, especially at higher frequencies like
100kHz.YoucandesignasimplecircuitusingdedicatedgatedriverlikeTC427.Youcanalsousesimpletransistors.
Refertothis:
tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2012/12/lowsidemosfetdrivecircuitsand_23.html
Regards,
Tahmid.
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Anonymous April24,2013at1:36PM
iwanttodesigna50hzpuresinewavewhichhas10Vpeaktopeakoutputandaround100mAouputcurrent.pleasetellmethecircuitforthat
andtheexactspecificationsofallcomponentsrequired.(ItriedmakingitusingphaseshiftoscillatorusingBJTbutfrequencywouldnotcome
below150hz)
PLZHELP
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Tahmid

May17,2013at9:11AM

For such low power, using a microcontroller + bridge would be overkill. There are many sine wave oscillator circuits you can find
online,withBJTsandalsowithoperationalamplifiers.
Regards,
Tahmid.
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Anonymous May5,2013at4:24AM
Tahmid,moregreasetoyourelbow.Plzcanyouexpliantomethecompensationnetworkandhowitworks.
AnotherthingIwanttoknowisifIcanusetheoutputfromthetransformerdirectlytoappliancesassumingitisapproximately230V,50Hz.Plz
reply.Thanks
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Tahmid

May17,2013at8:33AM

There'squiteabitIhavetolearnaboutcompensationnetworkbeforeIcanwriteatutorialaboutthat.
Yes,youcanconnecttheoutputdirectly.Adda1uFcapacitoracrosstheoutputforfiltering.
Regards,
Tahmid.
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Anonymous May9,2013at12:30AM
HiTahmid
willcurrentflowthroughR5i.e2.2k??
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Tahmid

May17,2013at8:25AM

Therewillbeaverysmallamountofcurrent.YoumightfindithelpfultothinkofR5asa"pullupresistor".
Regards,
Tahmid.

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DinaHady May13,2013at1:25PM
Electronics is a study of flow of electrons in electrical circuits. You made some good points about electronics. I have read your post it is
genuineandhelpful.Thanks
AerospaceandElectronicsSystems
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Nomi May16,2013at1:26AM
DearTahmid,
IhavefollowingissuesinSMPSInverter.
Iammakinga1KVAsystem.IsETD49enaughfor24Vto350VDCDCBoostConverterworking@40KHzPushPull?
Whatarethestepstocalculatenumberofturnsforhighfrequencytransformer?Ihavecalculatedaccordingtomentionedcalculationbutitis
notworkig.
ThanksinAdvance
Regards
Gapoo
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Tahmid

May17,2013at8:28AM

Fortransformerwinding,refertothis:
tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2012/12/ferritetransformerturnscalculation.html
ETD49couldbeenough.YoucouldmoveuptoETD54.
Regards,
Tahmid.

Nomi May20,2013at8:04AM
Igot350VatoutputbutasIputanysmallloadoutputreducestozero.

Tahmid

June21,2013at5:12PM

DotheMOSFETsheatupandgetdamagedaftertheloadisputon?
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NandulalGavali May16,2013at9:01AM
HiTahmid,
Iamdesigningsinewaveinverter.
Input:8Vto16VDCBattery
PushpullOut:325V/0.5A
FullBridgeInverter:230V/50Hzoutput
Now,inpushpull,howtouseSG3525inisolatedvoltagefeedback?Canyoushareanyideaorcircuit?
Iwanttoregulate325Vbutwithisolation(anyisolatorwith100%or200%CTR).
Regards
NKG
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Tahmid

May17,2013at8:31AM

Youmayuseasimpleauxiliarywinding(thatcanalsobeusedtopowerthesecondarysidecircuits)alongwithoptocoupler+TL431
forisolatedfeedback.
PC817BhasaCTRbetween130%to260%.PC817C:200%to400%.PC817D:300%to600%.
Regards,
Tahmid.

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Anonymous May19,2013at12:23PM
plsineedurhelp,oneofmymosfetgethotfastthantheotherone
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Tahmid

May20,2013at5:21AM

WhichMOSFETsareyouusing?AreyoudrivingthemdirectlyfromSG3525?WhatisthefrequencyyousetforSG3525?Didyou
useadeadtimeresistor?

Anonymous May21,2013at9:03AM
amusingirfp250.amdrivingitfromthesg3525.65khzfrequencyandnodeadtimeresistor.iconnectedpin7directlytopin5

Tahmid

May23,2013at5:30AM

Useasmalldeadtime.
YoumayneedtouseadrivercircuitfortheMOSFETs.Youcanuseasimpletotempoledriveroradedicateddriverbaseddesign.
Takealookhere:
tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2012/12/lowsidemosfetdrivecircuitsand_23.html
Regards,
Tahmid.

Anonymous May28,2013at4:06PM
thanks.nowamdrivingthemosfetfromatotempoleandalso39ohmbetweenpin7and5.havealsoreduceddfrequencyto31KHZ
butafter5minuteswithoutloadbothmosfetwillstartgettinghotslowly

Tahmid

June21,2013at5:11PM

Haveyouensuredthatthetransformerhasbeenwoundproperly?
YoumightneedtousesnubbersyoumightbefacingproblemsduetospikesattheMOSFETdrains,iethetransformerprimary.
UseanoscilloscopeandobservethewaveformattheMOSFETdrains.
Regards,
Tahmid.

Anonymous June22,2013at9:26AM
i don't have access to oscilloscope.i savage my transformer from a t.v without having any information on it.so i rewinds it by just
assumingitaparticularcore.pleasewhatcanidonowsinceidon'thaveaccesstooscilloscope.

Tahmid

July20,2013at5:00PM

Useasnubbercircuit.Withoutanoscilloscopeitwillbedifficulttounderstandthenatureofthespikes,butyoumayexperimentwith
differentvaluestofindwhichworksbest.
Doesthetransformeryouusehavealargegappedcores?

Anonymous August2,2013at11:32AM
avusesnubberstilldsametini.e47ohmresistorden1nfcap.btweniputcapof100nfmyresistorsburnsout.amusing12v88ah
battery.notenofeedbackyet.

Anonymous August2,2013at11:38AM
anothertinagainisthatweniswitchonmycircuitwendmosfetisnothot,idoavlikeathousandvoltforsomesecondsbeforeit
dropstolike7hundredsomethingvolt

Tahmid

August8,2013at2:29AM

Thatvoltageiswaytoohigh!

I think you have a problem with your transformer winding. The leakage inductance is too high and that contributes to high spikes.
Also,thewindingsmaynotbeperfectlysymmetrical,causingtheheating.
Try with snubber values of about 56 ohm resistance (2W5W depending on how much heat you dissipate) and 68nF 100V
capacitance.Thenexperimentfurtherwiththeresistorandcapacitorvalues.
Regards,
Tahmid.
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Anonymous May20,2013at3:13PM
HiTahmid,
greatwebsite!savesmealottime....
so, I don't think you saw my last post about a uc2845 ic, looks like they call it a flyback converter (what I was building), simple design but
sincemyecoretransformersmadeanoyingnoise(can'treallyexplainit,nothingtodowithlosewindingswithtoroidstherewasnoproblem)
evenat48khzspecialywithlitleornoload,under"heavy"loaditwasbetter,andafterremovingsomesecundarywindingsitwasalsobetter
buttheoutputvoltagewasdroppingunderhigherload.
SoIstartedbuildingthe3525circuit
Mygoalwasstill24>+200VDC
Imadeeverythinglikeyourschematicanditworked!ExceptIputinalm7818forfeedingthe
3525andmosfets.
Sincetheefficiencywascrapwithafirsttest(Iusedthe1N4007forthebridgerectifier),maybetheoutputcapacitorof470uF450Vistobig,
theywerealsogettinghot.IswapedthediodesforBuy27.
So now I got 209V 0.63A output @ 75% efficiency and 208V 0.17A @ 74% efficiency. No load (only about 1W for the voltage sensing
feedbackresistors)thecircuitdrawsabout2.2W.
I'musing2times7turnsprim,and70turnssec.Somyturnratioisabitonthehighside,maybeIcouldremove5turns.Thefets250v38A
0.075mohmandarenotwarm,mountedonabigheatsinkImustsay.@0.2Aoutputthetransformerisnotgettingwarm,at0.6Athewindings
arewarmingup,butthecorestayscool.(with48khzIcouldevenbesavewithonly3primturns)
I'm using 0.28mm wire for the transformer. I think I need to parallel more wires for my primary coil since it is recomended to use 3A/mm
right?0.28mmistolowIguesssincemyprimpulls67A.
I'mnotusingtheoutputriple/snubber?coilsoIwillexperimentlaterwiththat.

NOw,Iwanttohighermyefficiency,sinceI'mlosingalmost45Wwithanoutputof130W,theremustbesomethinginthechainthatislosing
alotofpower!NowIcantnoticepartsthatareheatingupmorethantheyshould,anytips?Mymultimeterisdecentandmadenocalculation
mistakes.
Btwisitpossibletomakeacurrentprotectionwiththe3525ordoIneedamorecomplicateddriver?
thanks!

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Tahmid

June21,2013at5:30PM

UseadrivercircuitbetweentheSG3525outputsandtheMOSFETgates.
Bringtheprimaryturnsdownfrom2x7turnsto2x4turnsor2x5turns.Adjustthesecondaryaccordingly.
0.28mm^2iswhat,SWG24,right?Withaprimarycurrentof67A,use3xSWG26wiresinparallel.Thatshouldhelpimproved
currenthandling+reducedlossesfromskineffecy.
Use ultrafast diodes at the output. What are the specifications for BUY27? I regularly use UF4007 diodes. DO NOT use regular
rectifierdiodeslike1N4007astheyaretooslow.Justtakealookatthereverserecoverytimeinthedatasheet!
Reducetheoutputcapacitancetoabout100uF.
Trywiththesechangesandletmeknowtheresult.Goodluck!
Regards,
Tahmid.

Tahmid

June21,2013at5:44PM

For(over)currentprotection,youneedtouseanexternalcircuit.TheSG3525itselfdoesn'tprovideovercurrentprotection.Usean
externalcircuitthatshutsdowntheSG3525whenthecurrentistoohigh.Youcanuseashuntresistor,halleffectsensororcurrent
transformerforcurrentsense.
Regards,
Tahmid.

QunhDng July31,2013at1:07AM
HiTahmid,
Iwantmyoutput230VDC,500realwatt(50Ainput),soithinkishouldwindpri3turn+3turn,sec75turn.Canyoutellmehowto
choosecooperwireforpriandseccoils?
Bymycalculation,iwind72x26SWGwiresinparallelforpri,butduetoskineffect,ithink65x26SWGisOK!
Plzhelpmethisdoubt.
Regards,
Quynh

Tahmid

August8,2013at2:24AM

72 x 26 SWG is not required! If you can use that many, 72 or even 65, there's no harm. It's even better due to lower winding
resistance.Butabout1520x26SWGshouldbemorethanenough.Ofcourse,theactualcapacitywilldependonthespecificwire
itself,duetoitspropertiessuchasinsulatingmaterial,etc.So,oversizingmayactuallybeagoodideaifyouhavespace.
Forfrequencieslessthanabout100kHz,Idon'tthinkyoureallyneedtoworryaboutskineffectforSWG#26wire.
Regards,
Tahmid.
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Anonymous May29,2013at8:19AM
Hi,canIputapwmsignalontheshutdownpin?
(forasolarprojectIwanttocontroltheoutputpower,becausetheloadwillbeabatteryandIdon'twanttheinputvoltagetocollapseorgo
lowerthanacertainlevel,sinceitispoweredbyasolarpanelabout5timestheoutputvoltage)
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Tahmid

June21,2013at5:15PM

Don't apply PWM signals to the shutdown pin. Instead, I think, it'll be better if you use the MOSFETs for the switching and drive
them off when required and back on when required, ie control the MOSFET on/off via the drive signals instead of using the
shutdownpin.
Regards,
Tahmid.
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TrentPalmer June5,2013at2:35AM
Hello,
thankyoufortheinformationaboutthistypeofpowerinverter.Ilovetoreadthispostbecauseitisveryusefulandeasytounderstand,after
readingthispageIwillseetheotherpagesofthiswebhopefullyhavealotofgoodinformation.
Powerinverters
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Tahmid

June21,2013at5:08PM

I'mgladyou'refindingmypostshelpful!
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NoahTJ June9,2013at4:17PM
What is the formula for calculating the value of feedback resistors supposing the ferrite transformer would be wound to produce lets say
340v??
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Tahmid

June21,2013at5:17PM

It's the same formula as the normal voltage divider formula. Take Vin to be 340V and Vout to be 5.1V (as that's the reference
voltageused).Makesureyouuselargeenoughresistancessothatcurrentthroughtheresistorsisverysmall.
Regards,
Tahmid.
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Anonymous June9,2013at11:53PM
hiTahmid
whypin1connecttoinverteroutput?canweusewithoutconnectit
howselectprimaryandsecondarywirethick?
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Tahmid

June21,2013at5:06PM

Thegivenconnection(withpin1connectedtooutputviatheresistors)providesfeedback.Pleasegothroughthearticlethoroughly
andyoucanunderstandthefeedbackimplementation.
Youcanavoidconnectingpin1asshownifyouchoosenottousefeedback.
The thickness of the primary and secondary wires are selected depending on the current through them. Use multiple thin wires in
paralleldon'tusewiresthataretoothick.Google"wireskineffect"andreadaboutittoknowmoreaboutthis.

Regards,
Tahmid.
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Anonymous June13,2013at6:25AM
Hi,Dear
Icantfindsg3524orsg3525ProteouseliberaryCanupleasehelpinthis?
i'llbethankfull
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Tahmid

June21,2013at5:01PM

Takealookonthispage:http://320volt.com/proteusisissmpspwmentegremodellerilibrarydosyalari/
Thelinksgivenontheabovementionedpageare:
https://dl.dropbox.com/s/z6axv7owsnt73ax/proteusisissmpspwmentegremodellerilibrarydosyalari.rar?dl=1
https://rapidshare.com/files/2895824845/proteusisissmpspwmentegremodellerilibrarydosyalari.rar
http://www.mediafire.com/?0sz11ua84ah3v2d
http://320volt.com/wpcontent/uploads/2011/10/proteusisissmpspwmentegremodellerilibrarydosyalari.rar
Regards,
Tahmid.
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Anonymous June19,2013at3:35AM

Aoa!howtodesignfeedbackofthegivencct.
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Tahmid

June21,2013at5:02PM

Thecircuitshownhasnonisolatedfeedbackimplemented.Pleasereadthearticlethoroughlyandyoucanunderstandthefeedback
implementation.
Regards,
Tahmid.

Anonymous June27,2013at10:00AM
Aoa!i mean how to design feedback compensation b/w pin 1 and 9.or give general values of resistor and capacitor b/w pin 1 and
9.alsocanugivemereferenceforunderstandingthistopic.thanks

Tahmid

July20,2013at4:57PM

Ifyouwanttounderstandfeedbackcompensation,referto"SwitchingPowerSupplyDesign"byAbrahamPressman.Tolearnabout
quicklyimplementingit,referto"PowerSupplyCookbook"byMartyBrown.
Regards,
Tahmid.
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akeem2203 June25,2013at4:53AM
Please Tahmid, I designed 50HZ sine wave signal using OPAMP and carrier signal of 20KHZ using OPAMP. Can you tell me how to use
SG3525asPWMwiththistwosignalstoproduce50HZPURESINEWAVEsignalforinverter.BecausethisSG3525hasshutdownpinand
thepinwillbeusedforoverload,batterylowandACONshutdown.
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Tahmid

July20,2013at4:55PM

SG3525shouldnotbeusedforgeneratingSPWMsignals.Youcanusetheanalogmethodasyoudescribed.Butbetterwouldbeto
useamicrocontrollertogeneratetheSPWMsignals.Takealookatthese:
http://tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2011/01/generationandimplementationofsine.html
http://tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2012/10/smartsinesoftwaretogeneratesine.html
http://tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2012/10/generationofsinewaveusingspwmin_10.html
http://tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2012/10/600w50hzsinewaveinvertertest.html
http://tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2012/11/feedbackinsinewaveinverterpic16f.html
http://tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2013/02/demystifyinguseoftablepointerin.html
http://tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2013/02/generationofsinewavewithouteccp_16.html
http://tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2013/02/sinewavegenerationwithfastpwmmode_2525.html
http://tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2013/07/sinewavegenerationandimplementation.html
Hopethishelps!
Regards,
Tahmid.

Anonymous August29,2013at12:25AM
http://sandysplash.blogspot.in/
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EmbSysDev June27,2013at5:55PM
HiTahmid,

Niceblog.YoudidnotneedasnubbercircuitforyourMOSFETs?
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Tahmid

July20,2013at4:52PM

In most of my experimental lowvoltage input DCDC converter circuits I did not need snubbers as the peak spike was not high
enoughtodamagetheMOSFETs.However,forhighpowercircuitsandforfinalcommercialproducts,asnubbercircuitshouldbe
used.
Regards,
Tahmid.
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EmbSysDev June28,2013at3:28AM
AndIdowish,youwouldconsiderusingablackonwhitebackgroundforyourblog:)
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Tahmid

July20,2013at4:53PM

Ididgetthatsuggestiononcebefore.HoweverIlikethewhiteonblackbackgroundandmostpeopledon'tmindit.However,Iwill
keepyoursuggestioninmind.
Withthanks,
Tahmid.
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Anvaya June28,2013at5:44AM

DearTahmid.
Canyoupleaseprovidetheschematicfor300VAInverter.
Regards,
Anvaya
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Tahmid

July20,2013at4:56PM

Ican'tgiveyouanycompletecircuit,butgothroughthese:
http://tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2013/01/usingsg3525pwmcontrollerexplanation.html
http://tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2013/01/usinghighlowsidedriverir2110with.html
http://tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2012/12/ferritetransformerturnscalculation.html
http://tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2013/03/outputinductancecalculationforsmps.html
http://tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2013/02/nchannelmosfethighsidedrivewhen.html
http://tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2012/12/lowsidemosfetdrivecircuitsand_23.html
http://tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2013/05/debuggingbridgetipstosuccessfully.html
http://tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2012/12/learningsmpshardway.html
Hopethishelps!
Regards,
Tahmid.

Anonymous August29,2013at12:26AM
http://sandysplash.blogspot.in/

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Anonymous June30,2013at2:51AM
Aoa!ihavecoresaturationproblemwithmypushpullconverter.Bynow,ihavetesteditwithoutload.plzguidemeaboutitssolution.
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Tahmid

July20,2013at4:47PM

Howdoyouknowthattheproblemiswithcoresaturation?
Provide more details of the PWM section, the MOSFET drive section, the MOSFET connection section, and most importantly,
transformerparametersandspecifications.
Regards,
Tahmid.
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TrentPalmer July2,2013at1:41AM
Hi,
The topic about Using the SG3525 PWM Controller Explanation and Example: Circuit Diagram / Schematic of PushPull Converter is
fabulous.It's a good post for me because I am always interesting to know about the Inverters,it's shelling and products .Thanks Sir for this
usefulpostwhichisverymuchimportantforme.Thanksagain
DCpowerinverter
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Anonymous July16,2013at9:24PM
helloTahmidkeepthegoodworkgoing.Ihaveaproblemwithamodifiedsinewaveinverteribuilt.Itsrunningat60hzontheoutputwheneveri
plug appliances in it like tv radio fridge lights etc the frequency at the output remains at 60hz but when i plug a fan into it I see my meter
showingfrequencychangelike158hzanditisnotstableifIuseonelegofmymeterandtouchonelegoftheacoutitreads60hzbutaccross

twolegsIseeanincreasebutthisonlyhappenswithafanplugedin.Pleasehelpmehere.Thankyou
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Tahmid

July20,2013at4:39PM

Doesthefanoperateproperly?Doesitrunsmoothlywithoutanyunusualnoise?
Whatmeterareyouusing?
Canyoutestwithotherfanstooandposttheresult?

Anonymous July22,2013at9:34AM
thank u Tahmid for your support. The fan runs smoothely just the usual low hum being modified sine wave I am using a fluke
multimeter.ItriedotherfansandthesamethinghappensbutifIhavethetvplugedinatthesametimewiththefanIdontseea
differenceinthepictureonthescreenoroperationofthetvsoIdontknowhowtoexplainthissoIasku.Thanku

Tahmid

August8,2013at2:19AM

Itcouldbethateverything'sokaybutthemeterisgivingsomekindofafalsereading.Maybethefancontributestothissomehow.
I'mnotsurebutit'spossible.Likeyousay,everythingelseseemsfine.
See if you get the same results with a different fan. See if you get the same results with a different meter. If possible, see the
outputwithanoscilloscopeandseeiftherereallyisachangeintheoutput.Thatshouldclearthingsup.
Regards,
Tahmid.
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RAHUL.R July20,2013at9:14AM
helloTahmid,iamrahullaluaelectronicsEngineeringDiplomastudentfromtrivandrum,inIndia,nowiamtryingtomakea12Vdc/24Vdc500W
transformerlesspuresinewave(pwm)inverterformyclassroom,butidon'thaveanygoodcircuit,socanyougivemeagoodcircuit??
iamwaitingforyourfavorablereply(myemailid:[email protected])

thankyou....
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Tahmid

July20,2013at4:45PM

Ican'tgiveyouanycompletecircuit,butgothroughthese:
http://tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2013/01/usingsg3525pwmcontrollerexplanation.html
http://tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2013/01/usinghighlowsidedriverir2110with.html
http://tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2012/12/ferritetransformerturnscalculation.html
http://tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2013/03/outputinductancecalculationforsmps.html
http://tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2013/02/nchannelmosfethighsidedrivewhen.html
http://tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2012/12/lowsidemosfetdrivecircuitsand_23.html
http://tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2013/05/debuggingbridgetipstosuccessfully.html
http://tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2012/12/learningsmpshardway.html
Hopethishelps!
Regards,
Tahmid.
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Anonymous August7,2013at9:36PM
ihavesimplequestionthatthiscircuitisdesignedfor12Vinput,whatchangesshouldimadefor40Vinput
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Tahmid

August8,2013at2:16AM

Youneedtoaddalowvoltageregulator(egfor12Voutput)tosupplytheSG3525.Therestisprettymuchthesame.
Youmaywanttoconsideraswitchingregulatoroveralinearregulatorforlowerlossesandhigherefficiency.
Regards,
Tahmid.
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QunhDng August8,2013at4:35AM
HiTahmid,
CanyoushowmehowincreaseefficencyofDCDCconverterSG3525andreducetemparatureoneachMOSFET?
IthinkthatishouldforcedturnoffMOSFETwithnegativevoltage?Butihaventkonwnyetwhatishoulddo?
Plzhelpme.
Bestregards,
Qunh.
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Tahmid

August11,2013at2:33AM

1) Use MOSFETs with very low RDS(on) to reduce onstate resistance, thus reducing power loss and increasing efficiency. If

necessary,connectMOSFETsinparalleltoreduceRDS(on).Thisreducesconductionpowerlosses.
2)Negativevoltageisnotrequired.ButuseagooddrivercircuittoturntheMOSFEToffasquicklyaspossibleandtoensurethat
theMOSFETisturnedfullyonwhenitison.
3)Don'tusetoohighafrequencythattheswitchinglossesareincreased.
4)Usegoodtransformerswithlowleakageinductance.
Hopethishelps.
Regards,
Tahmid.
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Anonymous August8,2013at8:14PM
Bro,urblogisveryexellent,mayALLAHrewarduforureffort,ihavetoaskthatifiuse4mosfets(insteadof2duetolargepower)then
howshouldiconnectthem???plzreply
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Tahmid

August11,2013at2:30AM

YouhavetoconnectMOSFETsinparallel.ConnectthedrainsoftheparalleledMOSFETstogetherandconnectthesourcesofthe
paralleledMOSFETstogether.UseindividualgateresistorsforalltheMOSFETsandconnectthemalltothecommoninputsignal.
Ifyouhave4MOSFETsinsteadof2,thatmeansthatyouhave2MOSFETsparalleledineachjunction.
Regards,
Tahmid.
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Anonymous August10,2013at11:52AM
how to calculate the value of inductor ( L1) ??? and will there be any difference if C5,C6 are not used ? and what is the purpose of C8 ??
actuallyimnewinpowerelectronics.canuplzhelp
Regards
Qamar
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Tahmid

August11,2013at2:28AM

C5andC6mustbeused.C6shouldbeplacedasclosetotheSG3525aspossible.
C8istheoutputbulk/filtercapacitor.
Forcalculationoftheoutputinductor,gohere:
http://tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2013/03/outputinductancecalculationforsmps.html
Regards,
Tahmid.

Anonymous August11,2013at9:13AM
thanksalotsir:)
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Anonymous August20,2013at3:01PM
howdoimakemyoutputdutycycle50%?weniconnectoneendofmyoutputpin11orpin14,thenoneendtothenegativeterminalofmy
battery,ddutycycleisalwaysaround50.9%.butwhenitestbothoutputpin11&14togetherwithoutputitonthenegative,isalwaysaround
52.2%.anysolutionwhyisnot50%?mymosfetisgettinhottoo
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Anonymous October30,2013at7:48AM
hello,ineedtosetmydutycycleto58%howdoidothis?
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DirleanRsantos August21,2013at3:49PM
HiYourblogisverygood.ThetimesIhavebeenusinginmylearning.congratulationsforyourblog.RegardingtheSG3525amwonderinghow
doIconnectseveralcontrollerstosynchronizethem
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Tahmid

August25,2013at2:18PM

Ihaven'tyettriedtosynchronizemultiplecontrollers.MayIknowwhyyouaretryingtosynchronizemultiplecontrollers?
Iwilltakealookaroundandexperimentonthis,andI'llgetbacktoyou.
Regards,
Tahmid.

DirleanRsantos September4,2013at2:22PM
I'mtryingtomakeaconverterusingSG3525asPWMcontrollerforawindgeneratorthatwillworkwithvariablevoltagefrom80to
240VACandtheoutputvoltageoftheconvertershouldbe50Vdcpowertonotbeveryhighineachmodule,thetimingwouldbefor
connecting modules in parallel converters put without timing they do not work perfectly pwm a feedback influence on the other. I
awaitanyideathanksforyourattention...

DirleanRsantos October7,2013at8:15AM
Hi,IfoundadatasheetwheretimingisshownitcallsTC35C25ofTELCOM.IfthisisalsothedoubtsIhavehelpedsomeone...
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AnvayaDesignHouse August24,2013at8:04AM
HiTahmid,
Howtogetsinewaveoutputwiththisckt.Withoutusinganymicrocontroller.
Thesinewavefrequencyshouldbe50Hzonly.
Becausewiththismodifiedsinewavetheinductiveloadswillnotwork.
Likefansandmotorsarenotworkwithmodifiedsinewave.
So,canyoupleasetellme.
Regards,
Anvaya
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Tahmid

August25,2013at2:15PM

Youcan'tgetsinewaveoutputwiththiscircuit.Youshouldlooktouseamicrocontrollerforthispurpose.Ifyoudohaveaproblem
withusingmicrocontroller(egifyouaren'tsureinyourabilitiesinusingmicrocontrollers),thenyoucantrytoimplementsinewave
generationwithoutmicrocontroller,usingcircuitssimilartothis:
http://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/Eproject/Available/Eproject042507092653/unrestricted/MQP_D_1_2.pdf
Regards,
Tahmid.

AnvayaDesignHouse August26,2013at4:20AM
ThankuTahmid.
Butthisconceptisworkpractically.
Thisisjustaacademicproject.WearethemanufacturingCompany.Inlargevolumesthisdesignisnotcorrectchoice.

Canyoupleasetellmethathowmuchefficientthisdesign.
Isthereanypracticaleissueswithdesign.
IsawsomewhereelseBubbaOscillatorisnotefficient.Andthishavingmaxcurrentcapacityof200mAonly.
Butformyapplication
Input=12VDC
output=230VAC,50Hz,
ItisgoingtoruralareassoinIndiaruralareashavingInductiveLoadsonly.
ItshouldWorkwithinductiveloads.
Andmoreovertheabovedesign(SG3525)isusefulforInductivedesigns.
WithHighfrequencyDCVoltages.
Inhttp://tahmidmc.blogspot.in/2012/12/ferritetransformerturnscalculation.htmlyouhavementionedthatonlynumberofturns.
ButwecantabletoconstructFerriteTransformerwithoutknowinginductance.
So,canyoupleasetellmetheinductance.
Sofinallyineed2clarificationsHighFrequencyDCissuitableforInductiveloadsornot&Formulaforinductance.
Thanksinadvance.
Regards,
AnvayaDesigns

Tahmid

August26,2013at6:22PM

Youcanbuildprettyhighpowersystemswithit.ButIthinkI'vereadthatBubbaoscillatorsareunstableandtakequiteaneffortto
getstable.
Forcommercialapplicationswithhighefficiency,Ithinkyourbestchoiceistousemicrocontrollers.Gotothispage:

http://tahmidmc.blogspot.com/p/blogpage.html
Scrolldownto"SPWMandsinewavegenerationandinverter:"andseealltherelatedarticles.I'vegotloadsofarticles/tutorialson
sinewavegenerationandimplementationusingtheMicrochipPIC,AtmelAVRandtheMicrochipdsPIC.
SG3525isusedforjustregularPWMforobtainingsquarewave/quasisinewaveoutputs.
For forwardtype converters, such as forward, pushpull, bridge, what's important is the number of turns and the relevant flux
density.Don'tworryabouttheinductacne.
I don't get this last part: "So finally i need 2 clarifications High Frequency DC is suitable for Inductive loads or not & Formula for
inductance."Couldyouclarify?
Hopethishelps.
Tahmid.

AnvayaDesignHouse August27,2013at4:35AM
HiTahmid,
Inductiveloadsareworkwithhighfrequencyinverterornot.
Inductiveloadsmeanssealingfans.HighfrequencyinverterdesignbasedonSG3525.
CanwedesignInverterwith50HZfrequencywithSG3525ornot.
Ifeelthat,ifwedesigninverterat50HZtheferritecoreisnotsuitablefordesign.
Sopleasetellme..
Thanksinadvance
Anvaya
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Anonymous August27,2013at7:40AM
HelloTahmidIhavebennfollowingurinfoalloverthenetandImustsayIappreciateyoursupport.Ihaveaquestionhere.Iambuildinga
pushpulltransformeroutputinverter.Thecircuituses1kasgateresistorsand10kfromgatetosource.Iwanttouseabout24irf260fets.I
wanttoknowifloweringthegateresistorfrom1kdowntoabouthalf(500ohm)ifthiswouldgivememorepowerfromthefets.Iamusingone
ofyourtotemdrivercircuitstodrivethefets.Thankuforursupport
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DevonHoldeutine August27,2013at5:54PM
Tahmidcaniavoidconnectingthereftopin10..bcosiwillliketouseitwithothercontrolcircuitforshutdown...andplzcanumailmeawell
details feedback loop complete circuit diagram using 4n35 with sg3524 and sg3525.i will need it as soon as possible thanks.
[email protected]
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TD September16,2013at3:23AM
caniusethiscircuitforbothof24vand12viwatttomake12v24vto250vtransformerusingyourformulacanidoit
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Anonymous September16,2013at11:52AM
HiTahmid,
Youcanexplainforme10^9calculatorfrom?.andformulathick(Sorrymyenglishslightlyless.IusingGoogletrans,I'mfromVN).Ihope
youhelpgoodwork
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Tahmid

September21,2013at8:53PM

Hi,
That'sthetimingcapacitorCT.IusedCT=1nF(asmentioned).TheformulausescapacitanceinFaradsandresistanceinohmsto
givefrequencyinHertz.SoIneedtoconvertfromnFtoF:

1nF=10^(9)F.
Regards,
Tahmid.
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Anonymous September17,2013at10:48AM
hi
howtoconvertthissg3525circuitto24v
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JonathanKambalada October7,2013at4:22AM
hiecansomeonehelpmewithexplainingthefrequencyformularcalculationsimhavingproblemsunderstandingit
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MuhammadHamid October8,2013at9:52AM
HyTahmid,ihopeyouwillbefine...
iamhavingaprobleminmakinginverter.i'mmakinginverterusingtl494andsg3524.i'musingpushpulltopologytodrivetransformerandtl494
todrivepushpullmosfetandsg3524todrivefullbridgemosfet...butthereisnofeedback.itsjustasimplecircuit.canyousendmethetl494
andsg3524circuitwithproperfeedback.ihavesharedtheonlytl494circuitfile.linkis
http://rapidshare.com/share/C59EB1590CB87009A651BB5C6251E3D8
[email protected]
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TD October8,2013at10:04AM
HiTahmid
canyoutellmehowtochangethiscircuitandFETfor24v
icalculatetransformerfor24vbutthiscircuitnotwork24vFETburneverytimeisupply24vcanyouhelpmeplease
[email protected]
thanks
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extrangero October15,2013at2:00PM
hithmidthanksforthisblogitisgreatandsousefull,onpin3syncthereisnothing?i'vetryedthisonproteusbutnothinghapennedandsoi
connectitto+vccanditworks,couldyoutellmeifitwasamistakeorcanyouexplainmeforwhatisthispin?thanks
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MubarakMusthafa October17,2013at3:26AM
HiTahmid,MynameisMubarak.Ihavebeensuccessfulinmakingthe310VDCwithyourcircuit.Ihaveastrangeproblem.Wheniconnect
the 310 VDC to a CFL bulb, my MOSFET is getting very hot and blowing. I have made your circuit in 3 parts PCB, one is PWM stage,
MOSFETStageandTransformerStageandlastoneisrectificationstage.Isthemosfetgettinghotbecauseihaveseparatedeachstageand
connectedthroughwire?HowtosolvetheMosfetheatingissue?
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MubarakMusthafa October19,2013at12:42PM
Iwasabletomakeitwork.TheproblemofMOSFETgettinghotandblowingisbecauseofafaultyCFL.Whenitriedwitha100W
bulb,itsworkinglikeacharm.:)Iamhappytoseegetthingsworkingaftersomuchstruggleinmakingitwork.
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Anonymous October19,2013at12:55PM
howthisusetodrivedcmotor35vto180vfortreadmill.plcdrawacircuitforushowwilldoit
thanks
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TawheedKibria October21,2013at12:16PM
greetings!!!
Hopesoyourfine...

I,MohammadTawheedKibria.Ineedtobuildabuckboostregulatorusingamicrocontrollerformythesiswork.forthisworktheregulators
inputmayvaryfrom12Vto20Vwithconstantoutputat165V/150V.andmax.powercapacityshouldbe100W.
Pleasehelpmetofindoutthework.
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extrangero October25,2013at6:59PM
hitahmidcouldyoutellmewhathappenifthefeedbackvoltageonpin1isgreaterthan5.1v?inthiscaseinyourexamplewhenthevoltageis
lessof290Vthedutycycleisincreasedbutwhathappenifthevoltagegoesupforexampleto300Vinthiscasethevoltageonpin1willbe
morethan5.1Vinthiscasethedutycycleisdecreasedtoreducetheoutputvoltage?orwhathappeninthiscase?.thanksforyourtime.
Regardsfromcolombia
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GhulamZainordin October26,2013at3:25AM
thisispushpullcircuitright?thiscircuitcanapplyforphotovoltaicsystem?imean,thesupply12VDCwillconvertto12VACbypushpulland
stepuptransformerwillchangethevalueof12VACto240VAC..thati'mright?
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WsiKatinzy October26,2013at11:04AM
ThatWasaveryGreatCircuit,Imadeit,,ItwasAwesome.butIhavealilproblem.
wereducedtheFrequencyofoutputto350Hz,touseatransformerofironcore,EI6630
theproblemisthattheoutputisnotstableafterawhileofusage.
antherproblemisthatwhenwechangethevalueoftheload,thevoltageisdroppedfrom36to20VDC
at600mAoutputis36VDC,if1.2A,out30V,andif1.8A20VDC.wechangedtheCTvalue(Pin5andground)from1u,to530nF.andweuse
MOSFETSSF7509as
Howtosolvetheproblem,.
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Anonymous November13,2013at10:50PM
HelloTahmid,
I am sorry if the following question seems to be redundant but I have always been confused with the difference between Transformer
frequency, switching frequency and oscillator frequency. I know that the Oscillator Frequency(Fosc) is the Frequency set by the Resistor

CapacitorvaluesoftheSG3525AICandalso,thatthePowertransistorSwitchingfrequencyishalfoftheFoscbutwhenCalculatingNumberof
PrimaryTurnandPowerHandlingcapacityoftheHFtransformerIamconfusewhichfrequencytouse(DoIuseFoscorFosc/2?)
Please,yourreplywillbegreatlyappreciated.
Regards
Faruq(Nigeria)
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AbdullrahmanAlshamma'a November25,2013at8:27AM
dearTahmid
IsitnecessarytoconnecttheICtothetransistortocheckitsperformance?
Weappliedavoltagebetween15Vtopin1andpinconnectedtopin16via1kohmresistorbuterroramplifieroutputatpin9itsnotcorrectits
onlyfive.why?
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SomsakElect December1,2013at11:50AM
HelloTahmid,
Iamsorry.Idon'tknowaboutcompensationpins.Canyouexplainaboutit?
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Anonymous December5,2013at3:56PM
HelloTahmid
Really like your tutorials on the electronics.... I have read a few of them now and used some the circuits, ie: TLP250, high side MOSFET
switching....
Ihaveaquestionforyou:Iamdesigningavariableoutputvoltage(5002000VDC)pushpullconverter/inverterusingthesameSG3525Achip.

Basically, I will need the 5002000vdc voltage range to be constantly adjustable, but only need 1520ma. current. This is to be used as the
powersupplyforaDonSmith/Tangdevice.Icansendyoumoreinformationifyoulike.....
OK,IunderstandthattheOutputvoltagecanbevariedbyusingapotentiometerfromPIN#1toVoltagedividerfromOutputfeedback>Ground
crossconnectedtoPIN#9thruappropriateresister.
My question pertains to the calculations for the transformer I can't seem to find information on the construction/calculations for a variable
outputvoltagetransformertousewiththeSG2525Apushpullcircuit.
WhatdoyourecommendIdotowindsuchavariablevoltagetransformer?
Iwouldgreatlyappreciateanyhintsoradviceyoucangivemepertainingtodevelopingthiscircuit.
I have some photos of a completed variable (5002000vdc) pushpull circuit, but they do not show underneath side of the circuit board or
discusstheprincipalsinvolvedwiththecalculationforthetransformer.
Thanksinadvancefortakingthetimetoreadthis...
Haveagreatday1
mjd
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Anonymous December15,2013at6:16AM
thankstahmid.thisisreallyuseful
hafiz,Malaysia
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Anonymous December16,2013at2:44PM
hitahmid
iamveryimpresswithurFERRITETRANSFORMERCALCULATIONbutialwaysdreamofdesigninginverterwithchoppertransformersoplz
canuhelpmewithdcircuitdiagramusingsg3525whichiwilluseddferritetransformerwith
plzcomment
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