High efficient DC-AC inverter for low wireless power transfer applications

Abstract

The inverter's simplicity is an important aspect that must be considered especially for electronic devices, as adding the number of power switches increases the complexity and overall cost of the inverter. This work proposes an inverter design that converts DC into AC power. It receives 12 VDC as an input voltage, and it is composed of a boost converter that converts an input voltage of 5-20 VDC to an output voltage of 4-30 VDC and a pulse width modulation controller to produce a square wave with a frequency of 100 kHz to drive the switching MOSFET. The designed inverter can be operated on different loads ranging from 50 Ω to 1000 Ω, tested in both simulations and experimentally. The design was optimized by the LT Spice simulator. The proposed inverter has operating frequencies ranging from 40 kHz to 110 kHz, taking into account different loads. The obtained results showed that both simulation and experimental results converged, whereas the highest efficiency was 96.96% at 55 kHz at a fixed load of 100 Ω. On the other hand, the maximum achieved efficiency when the load was sweeping was 80% at a load of 50 Ω at a fixed frequency of 100 kHz.