Input-Current Distortion of CCM Boost PFC Converters Operated in DCM

Author

Gussemé, Koen De ; Van de Sype, David M. ; Van Den Bossche, Alex P M ; Melkebeek, Jan A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Energy, Ghent Univ.

Volume

54

Issue

2

fYear

2007

fDate

4/1/2007 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

858

Lastpage

865

Abstract

When power-factor correction (PFC) converters designed for operation in continuous-conduction mode (CCM) at full power are operated at reduced load, operation in discontinuous-conduction mode (DCM) occurs in a zone that is close to the crossover of the line voltage. This zone will gradually expand with decreasing load to finally encompass the entire line cycle. Whereas, in CCM, the parasitic capacitances of the switches only cause switching losses, in DCM, they are a source of converter instability, resulting in significant input-current distortion. In this paper, this source of input-current distortion is analyzed, and a solution is proposed. Experimental results are obtained using a digitally controlled boost PFC converter, which is designed to operate in CCM for 1 kW

Keywords

AC-DC power convertors; capacitor switching; power factor correction; snubbers; switching convertors; 1 kW; CCM boost PFC converter; DCM; continuous-conduction mode; digitally control; discontinuous-conduction mode; input-current distortion; parasitic switch capacitance; power-factor correction; snubbers; Control design; Digital control; Parasitic capacitance; Pulse width modulation converters; Snubbers; Switches; Switching converters; Switching loss; Topology; Voltage control; Discontinuous-conduction mode (DCM); power-factor correction (PFC); snubbers; switch capacitance;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0278-0046

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TIE.2007.892252

Filename

4126814