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  • Copper Thickness: 0.5-20oz
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  • Surface finishes: HAL, OSP, ENIG, immersion gold, immersion silver, immersion tin, ENGPIG
  • ISO9001:2015 Certified & UL Listed

What is Inverter PCB?

Inverter PCB is the PCB used in equipment that changes DC electric energy ( battery, accumulator jar ) into alternating current ( normally 220 V, 50Hz sine wave ). The inverter is composed of an inverter bridge, control logic, and filter circuit. Inverters are widely used in household Electric Appliances. You can find them in air conditioners, home theaters, electric grinding wheels, sewing machines, DVDs, VCD, computers, TV, washing machine, smoke lampblack machine, refrigerator, video recorders, massagers, electric fans, lighting, etc.
Now, because of the high popularity rate of automobiles, people who go out to work or travel can use the inverter to connect an accumulator jar to put electrical appliances and various tools in motion. The onboard inverter output through the cigarette lighter normally are 20 W, 40 W, 80 W, 120 W to 150 W power specifications. For some bigger power inverters, the power supply needs to connect to the storage battery by connecting a wire. Connecting the home use electric appliance mentioned above to the output of the power converter, you can use various electrical appliances inside the automobile.

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    Key Advantages of An Inverter PCB

    The AC power output from the inverter can be used for all kinds of equipment to meet the needs of users in mobile power supply places or areas without electricity for AC power to the maximum extent.
    With the inverter, DC power (battery, switching power supply, fuel cell, etc.) can be converted into AC power to provide stable and reliable power for electrical appliances, such as laptops, cell phones, handheld PCs, digital cameras, and various instruments. Inverters can also be used with generators, which can effectively save fuel and reduce noise. In the field of wind and solar energy, inverters are essential. Small inverters can also be used in cars, boats, and portable power supply equipment to provide AC power in the field.

    Applications of An Inverter PCB

    Inverter PCBs have a wide range of applications and can be used in all types of vehicles, such as automobiles, ships, and aircraft. In the field of solar and wind power generation, inverter circuit boards have an irreplaceable role. They are also used in household appliances, electric vehicles, massagers, generators, etc.

    Key Points in High-Power Inverter PCB Design

    From the selection of the type of power switch to the PCB layout, a lot of design decisions will affect the robustness of the high-power inverter design. Some key points in the design of a high-power inverter are summarized below:

    Five Steps in high power inverter PCB design

    Although the process of PCB designing is fascinating and challenging for the designer, a lot of necessary precautions must adopt to ensure correct circuit operation, especially when you design a high-power inverter PCB board. With the size of electronic equipment becoming more and more smaller, so we need to properly consider some design problems such as power supply and thermal management, etc. We will introduce some guidelines to you to show the PCB design process, you can follow them to design PCBs that are suitable for supporting high-power applications.

    In principle, the traces are longer, the more resistance and more heat to be dissipated. Because the final target for PCB is to reduce the power loss in the highest measure, this can make sure the high reliability and durability of the electronic circuit board. So we advise the trace conduct large current should be designed as short as possible. There is a formula contained in the IPC-2221 standard to calculate the width of a trace correctly, and also know the maximum current it can pass through, the designer can rely on it or use an online calculator to calculate when doing the PCB design.
    As for trace thickness ( copper thickness ) choice, the typical thickness of the inner layer is 17.5 um ( 1/2 oz/ft 2 ) for standard PCB. But this thickness for the high-power inverter circuit board is not enough, they normally use thicker copper, which can reduce the trace width under the same current. So the wiring space on the PCB can be reduced. The thicker copper range is 35 um to 105 um ( 1 oz to 3 oz/ft 2 ), usually used in those PCB where the current is greater than 10A. The thicker copper will need to pay additional cost than normal copper thickness inevitably, but because the viscosity of thicker copper is higher, and the required track width is much smaller, so the space on the board can be saved, and realize the small size equipment.

    1. PCB layout

    The PCB layout should be considered from the early stage of PCB development. An important rule of PCB suitable for any high-power inverter are to determine the path followed by power. And the important factor in evaluating the heat that the PCB needs to emit is the location and quantity of power flowing through the circuit. The main factors that affect PCB layout are:
    • Power level flowing through the circuit.
    • Evaluate the work environment temperature of PCB.
    • Affect the airflow of the board.
    • The material used for PCB fabrication.
    • The density of components that make up the circuit board.

    2. Component placement

    First, the position of high-power components (such as voltage converters or power transistors) responsible for generating a large amount of heat must be determined on the PCB, this is very important. The high-power components should not solder near the PCB edge, because it will cause heat accumulation and temperature will increase significantly.

    The highly integrated digital components ( such as a microcontroller, processor, and FPGA ) should be put in the middle of the PCB so that the heat is evenly diffused on the board and then reduce the temperature. In any circumstances, should not put the power components together in the same area, avoid to forming hot spots. Opposite, Linear type arrangements are preferred.

    The components place should start with power equipment, and the trace of power equipment should be kept as short and wide as possible, to eliminate noise and unnecessary grounding loops. Normally, the rules are as below.

    In some circumstances, you also can put the components in a few different boards, as long as the size of the equipment allows.

    • Identify and reduce current loops, especially for the high current path.
    • Minimize the resistive voltage drop and other parasitic phenomena between components.
    • Put the high-power circuit away from the sensitive circuit.
    • Take good grounding measures
    • The density of components that make up the circuit board.

    Proper thermal management must be carried out, to keep each component in the safe temperature range. The junction temperature shall not exceed the limits indicated in the manufacturer’s data sheet ( For Silicon-based components, the temperature is typically between + 125 °C and + 175 °C ). The thermal cause by each component will transfer to the external by package and joint pin. In recent years, electronic component manufacturers had established more and more thermal compatibility packages. Even with the development of those packages, and with the size of PCB shrinking, dissipating heat also become more and more complicated.

    There are two main kinds of technology to improve PCB thermal management. They are creating a larger ground plane and insert the thermal through the hole. The first technology that creates a larger ground layer can increase the dissipated heat area on PCB. Normally, these planes connect to the top layer or bottom layer and exchange the heat with the surrounding environment in the highest measure. But, the inner layer can also be used to extract part of the power consumed by the equipment on the PCB. Instead, the second technology that uses thermal through holes is to transfer the thermal from one layer to another layer in the same PCB. The function of those thermal through holes is to lead the thermal from the hottest point on the board to other layers.

    Many components used in electronic circuits, like regulators, amplifiers, and converters are extremely sensitive to fluctuations in the surrounding environment. If they detect significant thermal changes, will change the signal they engender, then will generate errors and reduce equipment reliability. So, it is important to thermally insulate these sensitive components so that they are not affected by the thermal generated on the circuit board.

    Another technology you can use to allow the trace to carry more current is to remove the solder mask layer from PCB. Removing the solder mask will expose the copper material, and then you can add extra soldering flux to increase the thickness of copper and reduce the overall resistance of PCB current-carrying elements. Although this technology can be seen as more solutions than design rules, this technology allows the PCB trace to carry bigger power, and no need to add the width of traces.

    When distributing and sharing power cords between multiple circuit board components, some components may engender dangerous phenomena, for example grounding bounce, and ringing. This may cause the voltage near the components’ power pin to drop. To overcome this problem, you can use the decoupling capacitor, and please note that: one terminal of the capacitor must be placed as close as possible to the pin of the component receiving the power, and the other terminal must be connected to the low-impedance ground layer directly. The purpose is to reduce the impedance between the power rail and the ground.

    A decoupling capacitor is used as a secondary power supply, providing the required current to components during each transient (voltage ripple or noise). Choosing a decoupling capacitor need to consider several factors. Those factors include choosing the correct capacitor value, dielectric material, geometry, and position of the capacitor relative to the electronic component. The typical value for a decoupling capacitor is 0.2uF ceramics.

    Inverter PCB Layout Principle

    • Key signal priority: Priority layout of the key signal of Radiofrequency, high-speed signal, the clock signal, synchronization signal, etc.
    • Density priority principle: Start with the components with the most complex connection relationship on the single board, and start the layout with the most concentrated area on the single board.
    • Ground circuit ( signal ) rules: This Means the ring circuit minimum principle, requires the signal circuit and its return circuit to constitute a ring area must be as small as possible. In the small ring area, the external radiation is less, interference of receiving external radiation also smaller.
    • Open loop inspection rules for wiring: normally, the layout with one end floating is not allowed, this is mainly to avoid the “ antenna effect ”, and reduce unnecessary radiation interference and receive, otherwise, it may bring some unpredictable results for the PCB.
    • Impedance matching inspection rules: The trace width of the same network shall be consistent, the trace width change will cause nonuniformity of trace characteristic impedance, thereby generating signal reflection when in the high transmission speed, so must avoid this situation when designing the PCB.
    • The power layer and ground layer integrity rules: For those through hole dense area, need to pay attention to avoid the via holes invisible connection in the hollowed-out area of the power layer and the ground layer, this will form the actual division of the levelling layer, and then destroy the integrity of plane layer. In the end, the loop area of the signal in the ground layer will increase.
    • The power supply area of different layers shall not overlap each other in space, that is mainly to reduce the time interference of different power, especially between some large voltage difference power supplies. If overlapping can’t be avoided, the middle ground layer to separate them should be added.

    How to Design a Perfect Inverter PCB

    • Follow the principle of “ fix first and move later, big first and small later, difficult first and easy later”, means should priority layout those have fixed positions, important unit circuits, and core components. And for those components that need to be located like tooling holes, connectors, etc, give them an immovable attribute, and mark the dimensions to them.
    • Temperature-sensitive components should be put far away from the heating components; High heat components should consider putting in the air outlet or favorable for convection position, the high component should be put in the air outlet and does not block the air duct; The radiator shall be placed to facilitate convection.
    • Decoupling components should be placed near the power input end. RF chips are very sensitive to power noises, so each chip will use a few capacitors and shielded inductors to make sure to filter all the power noises, required the filter components are placed near the chip, to make sure there have good filtering before the power input, otherwise, the noise radiation to the whole PCB side.
    • Refer to the schematic diagram, and then arrange the layout for the main components according to the important ( key ) signal flow direction.
    • Layout should try to satisfy the requirements below: overall traces are as short as possible. The main signal trace must be the shortest. Through holes the less, the better. Completely separate the high voltage, large current signal with low voltage, and small current weak signal; Design needs to separate the analog and digital signals; Separate the high frequency and low frequency of course; The spacing of high-frequency components shall be sufficient.
    • The Crystal oscillator should be put in the nearest place to the chip, but not put near the edge of the board.
    • Inductor or magnetic bead can not be put side by side, if so, will form an air core transformer, mutual induction generates interference signals. The distance between them should at least be bigger than the high of one of the components or adopt a right angle arrangement to minimize mutual inductance.
    • Voltage dividing circuit, Differential circuit, Circuits part of the same structure, etc. Do your best to adopt a symmetrical layout; Put the components with the same power supplier together.
    • On the premise of meeting the electrical performance, optimizing the layout according to the standard of uniform distribution principle, the center of gravity should be balanced and try to make it beautiful and tidy.

    Classification of Photovoltaic Inverter PCB

    The photovoltaic power generation system mainly includes an inverter, controller, photovoltaic cell array, energy storage device, etc. The Photovoltaic inverter is also called a Photovoltaic inverter power supply. its work principle is a little complicated. The main function is to transfer the direct current electric energy ( DC electric energy ) to alternating current energy ( AC energy ) by the semiconductor power switch, to meet the needs of AC load, equipment power supply, and grid-connected power generation. And then the PCBs are photovoltaic inverter circuit board, also solar inverter circuit board.
    According to the inverter output AC energy frequency, it can be divided into frequency inverter（value 50-60 Hz ), Intermediate frequency inverter ( value 400HZ to ten and twenty kHz), High-frequency inverter ( value ten and twenty kHz to MHz).
    And according to the output AC power phase number, it can be divided into Single phase inverter, Three phase inverter, Multiphase inverter. According to the electric energy direction, it can be divided into Active inverter, Passive inverter.
    According to the main circuit structure, it can be divided into Single ended inverter, Half bridge inverter, Full bridge inverter, Push-pull inverter.
    According to the big or small power, it can be divided into a Small power inverter ( 1kW ), a Medium power inverter ( 1-10kW ), and the high power inverter ( > 10kW ).
    Photovoltaic inverters are mainly formed by semiconductor power devices, inverter drives, and control circuits. And high power semiconductor switches include: Insulated gate transistors ( IGBT ), Power field effect transistors ( VMOSFETT ), Turn off transistors ( GTO ), MOS control transistors ( MCT ), Electrostatic induction transistors ( EIT), Electrostatic induction thyristor ( SIT ), Intelligent power module ( IPM ), etc.

    Most Important Requirements for A Photovoltaic Inverter PCB

    1
    Stable output voltage

    In the photovoltaic system, the electric energy of the solar cell will be stored, and become 220V or 380V alternating current by inverter, the output voltage fluctuates greatly, so the requirements for inverter are high, its steady-state output voltage variation fluctuates around 5%, when the load changes suddenly, output voltage variation fluctuates should be around 10%.

    2
    Small waveform distortion

    Normal speaking, waveform distortion can not be over 5%, if the waveform distortion is too big, will cause the load component to engender serious heating, not conducive to the equipment and service life of the device, and even affect the use of the whole system.

    3
    Stable output frequency

    The optimum frequency operating point of the motor is 50Hz, the frequency too high or low will easily cause the heating of equipment, and then reduce the operational efficiency and service life of the system.

    4
    Other requirements

    Like Lightning protection, Over temperature protection, Reliable startup under rated load, etc.

    Best Photovoltaic Inverter PCB Material: Ceramic Material

    The ceramic material PCB has good insulation and stability, and the breakdown voltage is as high as 20kV / mm. It can instantly withstand the sudden change of high current and high voltage to ensure the normal operation of devices and systems; The coefficient of thermal expansion of ceramic and chip is close, and it will not produce too much deformation when the temperature difference changes sharply, resulting in line desoldering, internal stress and other problems. So, it’s a very suitable photovoltaic inverter.
    Ceramic material PCB also have higher thermal conductivity, good heat dissipation performance, can work in outdoor high and low temperature and other harsh environments, etc. characteristic, also can improve the service life of the photovoltaic system.
    China is a big exporter of photovoltaic products. Affected by the improvement of international environmental protection requirements for photovoltaic products and the product upgrading caused by the overcapacity of photovoltaic products in China, China’s photovoltaic products use inorganic materials, pollution-free, good heat dissipation and high stability ceramic circuit boards as important part of photovoltaic inverters and solar panels, also call so.
     

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    Frequently Asked Questions

    As mentioned before, Inverter PCB is the PCB used in equipment that changes DC electric energy ( battery, accumulator jar ) into alternating current ( normally 220 V, 50Hz sine wave ).

    The inverter PCB board allows the inverter to transform the DC voltage output from the power adapter into high-frequency, high-voltage AC power.

    An inverter, also known as an inverter power supply, is a power conversion device that converts 12V or 24V DC power into 240V, 50Hz AC power, or other types of AC power.

    1) Evaluate the types of the power switch
    2) Consider the requirements of working voltage
    3) Application program and PCB layout
    4) Consider how to supply power to the secondary side

    Yes, the inverter circuit board can be repaired and maintainable.

    Components such as resistors, capacitors, inductors, diodes, resistors, IC chips, etc., can be mounted on an inverter PCB board.

    It is hard to answer this question with specific data. We need to specify the battery voltage before we know how many amperes are needed. Different battery voltages require different currents.

    Main types of inverter PCB are listed below.
    1) Active Inverter
    2) Passive Inverter
    3) Off-grid Inverter
    4) Grid-connected Inverter
    5) Two-level inverter
    6) Three-level inverter
    7) Multilevel Inverter
    8) High Power Inverter
    9) Medium Power Inverter
    10) Small Power Inverter

    To effectively dissipate heat from the electrical components on the inverter printed circuit, the inverter PCB board needs a structure for heat dissipation or the use of a heat sink.

    1) The inverter PCB has a fast start-up and a very high efficiency of conversion
    2) Its safety is excellent
    3) It has very good stability. In case of insufficient voltage, negative voltage, etc., it can maintain its performance well without changing.

    Since the printed circuit board is the skeleton that supports the components and the conduit that connects the electrical signals, the inverter PCB is an important guarantee that the inverter will perform its function.

    Its biggest disadvantage is the high cost.

    Of course, we can manufacture custom inverter PCBs. We will provide custom inverter PCB board according to your requirements.

    Generally, it is normal for inverters to have some heat generation. The heat sink system of the inverter mainly includes a heat sink, cooling fan, and thermal grease. If the inverter PCB is too hot you have to see whether the load is too large and whether the supply voltage is normal.

    The production process of inverter PCB is shown below.
    Cutting & grinding → drilling → outer layer graphics → copper etching → AOI inspection → solder mask→ (hot air leveling/ENIG/OSP) → silkscreen → the processing of the shape → E-test → final inspection

    Many types of materials are used in inverter PCBs; the following ones are most commonly used.
    1) CEM-1 materials
    2) CEM-3 materials
    3) FR-4 materials

    The quality of the inverter PCB needs to pass the following certifications.
    1) ISO 9001
    2) RoHS/REACH
    3) UL

    Under normal operation, the inverter PCB will not be melted down due to the protection of the heat dissipation system.

    The price of the inverter PCB is mainly determined by the following factors.
    1) Base material
    2) The dimension
    3) The number of layers
    4) Copper thickness
    5) The thickness
    6) Layup structure
    7) The number of blind/buried vias
    8) Surface finishes
    9) Special technology or requirements

    The lead time of the inverter PCB in Viasion is one to four weeks.

    There are many outstanding manufacturers of inverter PCB. Viasion is one of the best manufacturers of inverter PCB. We are looking forward to becoming your partner!

    If you want to order the Inverter PCB, please email to our sales staff. Their contact information (phone number and email address) is listed on our official website: https://www.viasion.com/contact-us/. We will reply to you as soon as possible. We will offer you high-quality products of Inverter boards with competitive pricing. You are welcome to order the inverter printed circuit boards in Viasion. We are looking forward to serving you!

    Our company is located in Shenzhen, China. Shenzhen has many advantages in foreign export trade. We can import products of the inverter PCB through international logistics.

    The express options include DHL, UPS, FedEx, TNT, etc. Products can be shipped by air, or by sea. Anyway, we will ship the products according to your requirements and for your convenience.

    Please consider the following things before buying an inverter PCB.
    1) The production experience of the manufacturer
    2) The reliability of the manufacturer
    3) The quality of the products
    4) The reasonableness of the manufacturer’s quotation
    5) The manufacturer’s service attitude, etc.

    Yes, we will provide after-sales service for inverter PCB. Whenever you need our help, we are here to serve you. Please feel free to contact us.

    There are no specific criteria for the average life of an inverter PCB, but it can used for more than 15 years in a typical environment. 

    We will offer a 12-month quality guarantee on the bare PCBs subject to T&Cs (Terms and Conditions).