Patent · US Active

Bridgeless power factor corrector with logic control

US8031500B2 · kind B2 · utility

1Cited by
1References
9Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateMay 10, 2010
Grant dateOct 4, 2011
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 10, 2030

Classification

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

Abstract

The present invention discloses a bridgeless active power factor corrector with a logic control comprising a high frequency switch controller, a boost inductor, an output filtering capacitor, two boost transistor modules, two boost diodes, two AC input voltage polarity detectors, and two low frequency switch drivers. With a coupling signal, the two AC input voltage polarity detectors respectively control the two low frequency switch drivers in conjunction with the high frequency switch controller to drive the two boost transistor modules with a logic control so that the inductor current releasing electric energy from the boost inductor can flow through the channels of the two boost transistor modules to effectively reduce the body diode conduction loss.

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