Components’ Notations

Specifications

T x 1

230 - 12 V, 300 W, 50 Hz iron core step-down transformer with a turns ratio of N 1 : N 2 = 38 : 2

D 1 D 4 , D s , D c , D s 1 D s 4 , D s r & D r

Power diodes

L r

0.1 mH, rectifier output filter inductance

C r

500 μF, rectifier output filter capacitance (25 V electrolytic capacitor)

L c

0.95 mH, boost converter input inductance

C c

47 μF, boost converter output capacitance (50 V electrolytic capacitor)

Q c , Q i 1 Q i 4 & Q r

N-channel enhancement type MOSFET with an absolute maximum on-resistance, R o n = 17.5 m Ω and maximum drain current, I D = 49 A

Battery

12 V (rated nominal voltage), 7.5 A-h (capacity) and 9 V (cut-off voltage)

R s 1 R s 4

225 Ω, snubber resistance

C s 1 C s 4 & C s r

10 nF, snubber capacitance

T x 2

12 - 230 V, 400 W, 50 Hz iron core step-up transformer with a center-tapped primary side and a turns ratio of n 1 : n 2 : n 3 = 2 : 2 : 38

L o

21.2 mH, inverter output filter inductance

C o

470 μF, inverter output filter capacitance (250 V electrolytic capacitor)

A

Op-amp with the biasing voltage of V + = 12 V and V = 0 V

R r 1 & R r 2

1 kΩ and 12 kΩ respectively, resistances in the input terminal of the battery charge controller circuit

V d d

12 V, biasing voltage of the relay switching circuit

C, NO & NC

Common, normally open and normally closed terminals of a 250 V, 20 A, SPDT electromechanical relay

Transfer Switch

250 V, 30 A, 3 ms (transfer rate) electromechanical relay

Loads

In simulation, an R-L load of R = 500 Ω and L = 27 mH with a maximum power consumption of 103.59 W