Circuit and method of controlling a regulator with an output feedback signal and devoid of an input feedforward signal
US6177782A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 23, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B70/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A power factor correction controller circuit 100 for controlling the duration of each on time phase and off time phase of a switched inductor power factor correction circuit 20, 30, 40, 50, 100 which is adapted for use with a rectifying arrangement 9, 10, 60, 70 producing a substantially regulated output voltage, Vo. The controller circuit 100 comprises an input terminal 114 for receiving a signal representative of Vo; an output terminal 131 for outputting a signal representative of the duration of each on time phase and off time phase; and on time determination means 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117; wherein the on time determination means acts to vary the maximum duration of each on time phase in an inverse dependence on Vo.
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