A new boost power factor pre-regulator

Author

Divakar, B.P. ; Sutanto, D.

Author_Institution

Electr. Dept., Hong Kong Polytech., Hung Hom, Hong Kong

Volume

2

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

915

Abstract

A novel boost power factor corrector using a single switch is discussed. The new circuit is analyzed in steady state and experimental results obtained from a laboratory prototype are also provided. The novel converter has low current and voltage stresses and has a simple control loop to achieve near unity power factor with the aid of the commercially available chip UC3854. Another advantage of the converter is the ability to provide soft switching conditions for the diodes and zero-current switching for the active switch at turn-on using only one switch without increasing the component count

Keywords

DC-DC power convertors; power factor correction; power semiconductor diodes; power semiconductor switches; switching circuits; UC3854; boost power factor pre-regulator; control loop; current stress; near unity power factor; power factor corrector; soft switching conditions; voltage stress; zero-current switching; Circuit analysis; Laboratories; Low voltage; Prototypes; Reactive power; Steady-state; Stress control; Switches; Switching converters; Voltage control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics and Drive Systems, 1999. PEDS '99. Proceedings of the IEEE 1999 International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5769-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PEDS.1999.792829

Filename

792829