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Current sharing method and apparatus for alternately controlling parallel connected boost PFC circuits

US7116087B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 11, 2004
Grant dateOct 3, 2006
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Expiry dateDec 10, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P80/10
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The provided method and control circuit are employed to alternately control the dual boost PFC circuits. The control circuit for alternately controlling parallel-connected first and second boost circuits of a dual boost PFC circuit to achieve a current-sharing of the first and the second boost circuits includes: a first control circuit having a first current control loop for employing an output voltage of the PFC circuit, a feed-forward voltage, and an input reference voltage to generate a current reference, and sending the current reference to an input terminal of the first current control loop to generate a first PWM signal to drive the first boost circuit, and a second control circuit having a second current control loop for receiving the current reference through an input terminal of the second current control loop to generate a second PWM signal to drive the second boost circuit.

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