Power line communication using power factor correction circuits
US7205749B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 28, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 2, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B70/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A PFC circuit modulating a power line using pulse width modulation (PWM) to drive a power MOSFET and series inductor across the power line. Since many modern electronic systems include a power factor correction circuit (PFC) that already includes a series inductor and power MOSFET, a PLC is incorporated into a controller to inject a PLC transmit signal into a control loop for the PFC circuit. This can be done using either an analog PFC controller, such as the UCC28517, the UCC2819A, or a digital PFC controller such as based on a TMS320C24xx DSP.
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