High frequency partial boost power factor correction control circuit and method
US7148664B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 7, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 12, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B70/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A circuit for providing power factor correction includes a boost converter circuit with a boost inductance and a power factor correction switch and a control circuit. The control circuit provides a pulse width modulated signal to control the on time of a PFC switch, and also includes a power factor correction pulse width modulated device receiving as inputs a rectified AC input voltage, a DC bus voltage, a signal proportional to the current through the inductor and a reference current signal. The power factor correction pulse width modulated device also includes a pulse width modulated generator operable to provide the pulse width modulated signal to control the on time of the PFC circuit and a pulse width modulated blanking device operable to provide an enable/disable signal to disable the pulse width modulated generator when predetermined conditions are met.
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