240VAC TO llOVAC VOLTAGE CONVERTER

The main task of this final year project is to design a household 240VAC to 110VAC
voltage converter. This converter should be able to supply up to 400 Watts ofpower,
enough to power up a normal household appliances such as vacuum cleaner. A
voltage regulator must be included in the design to ensure the protection of any
household appliances that uses this converter. This is important to ensure user safety
when operating this converter and to protect the equipments that use this converter.
The idea of designing this particular converter is by combining an AC-to-DC
converter with a DC-to-AC inverter. Thus, the design must be reliable andefficient in
term ofpower conversion. The cost ofthe design should be minimized since this type
of converter is available in the market but the price is quite expensive. The main
concern in this design is to minimize the cost needed to build this converter while
maintaining its performance.