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Power factor correction circuit with frequency jittering

US8922174B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 16, 2012
Grant dateDec 30, 2014
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Expiry dateMay 7, 2033

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

Abstract

The present invention relates to a power factor correction circuit, that can include: an inductor current detector that generates a sampling voltage signal, and sinusoidal half-wave current and voltage signals based on the sampling voltage signal; a mediate signal generator generating slope voltage and clock signals in response to the sinusoidal half-wave voltage signal, where a frequency of each varies with the sinusoidal half-wave voltage signal; a current modulation circuit receiving the sinusoidal half-wave current signal and a voltage feedback signal representative of a power stage output voltage to generate a regulation signal that is compared against the slope voltage signal to generate a modulation signal; and a logic/driving circuit receiving the modulation and clock signals, and generating a controlling signal that controls a power switch with variable frequency to maintain the inductor current in phase with the sinusoidal half-wave voltage signal and the power stage output voltage constant.

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