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AC-DC power converter with power factor correction

US11901811B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 11, 2019
Grant dateFeb 13, 2024
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Expiry dateJan 26, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02B70/10
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to an AC-DC power converter which includes a resonant DC-DC converter and a charge pump circuit. The charge pump circuit is configured to perform power factor correction of the AC-DC power converter by drawing current pulses at a switching frequency of the converter from an AC line voltage such that electrical charges of the current pulses vary substantially proportionally with instantaneous amplitude of the AC line voltage.

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