Patent · US Expired

Apparatus for controlling power factor compensation in inverter control circuit and method thereof

US7049774B2 · kind B2 · utility

35Cited by
3References
10Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJan 19, 2005
Grant dateMay 23, 2006
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 19, 2025

Classification

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

Abstract

The present invention provides an apparatus for controlling power factor compensation and method thereof, in which a turn-on timing point of a power factor compensation switch is delayed by a prescribed time from a zero crossing timing point to enhance a power factor. The present invention includes periodically detecting a zero crossing time point of an inputted voltage, turning on the power factor compensation switch if a turn-on time point of the power factor compensation switch set to a time point delayed by a prescribed time from the detected zero crossing time of the inputted voltage is reached, and turning off the power factor compensation switch if a prescribed time passes after turning on the power factor compensation switch.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.