Title :
Power-factor correction in bridge and voltage-doubler rectifier circuits with inductors and capacitors
Author :
Redl, Richard ; Balogh, Laszlo
Author_Institution :
ELFI SA, Derrey-la-Cabuche, Switzerland
Abstract :
To improve the power factor and to comply with line-harmonics regulations, a power-factor-correction/line-harmonics-reduction circuit must be added to the capacitively filtered bridge or voltage-doubler rectifier. Passive solutions (i.e. circuits using only inductors and capacitors) are simple, reliable, and generate no EMI. In this paper we discuss single-phase rectifier circuits employing an additional inductor and one or more additional capacitors for power-factor correction
Keywords :
bridge circuits; capacitors; inductors; power factor correction; power system harmonics; rectifying circuits; bridge rectifier circuits; capacitively filtered rectifiers; capacitors; inductors; line-harmonics-reduction circuit; power-factor correction; single-phase rectifier circuits; voltage-doubler rectifier circuits; Active inductors; Bridge circuits; Capacitors; Circuit simulation; Costs; Diodes; Electromagnetic interference; Reactive power; Rectifiers; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 1995. APEC '95. Conference Proceedings 1995., Tenth Annual
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2482-X
DOI :
10.1109/APEC.1995.468989
