Buck–Boost-Type Unity Power Factor Rectifier With Extended Voltage Conversion Ratio

A buck-boost-type unity power factor rectifier is proposed in this paper. The main advantage of the proposed rectifier over the conventional buck-boost type is that it can perform input power factor correction (PFC) over a wider voltage conversion range. With a single switch, a fast well-regulated output voltage is achieved with a zero-current switch at turn-on. Moreover, the switch voltage stress is independent of converter load variation. The proposed converter is well suited for universal offline PFC applications for a low power range (<150 W ). The feasibility of the converter is confirmed with results obtained from a computer simulation and from an experimental prototype.     

A topology survey of single-stage power factor corrector with aboost type input-current-shaper

A topological review of the single stage power factor corrected (PFC) rectifiers is presented in this paper. Most reported single-stage PFC rectifiers cascade a boost-type converter with a forward or a flyback DC-DC converter so that input current shaping, isolation, and fast output voltage regulation are performed in one single stage. The cost and performance of single-stage PFC converters depend greatly on how its input current shaper (ICS) and the DC-DC converter are integrated together. For the cascade connected single-stage PFC rectifiers, the energy storage capacitor is found in either series or parallel path of energy flow. The second group appears to represent the main stream. Therefore, the focus of this paper is on the second group. It is found that many of these topologies can be implemented by combining a two-terminal or three-terminal boost ICS cell with DC-DC converter along with an energy storage capacitor in between. A general rule is observed that translates a three-terminal ICS cell to a two-terminal ICS cell using an additional winding from the transformer and vice verse. According to the translation rule, many of the reported single-stage PFC topologies can be viewed as electrically equivalent to one another. Several new PFC converters were derived from some existing topologies using the translation rule     

中大功率单相功率因数校正器的设计与实现

采用有源功率因数校正技术(active power factor correction,APFC)设计并实现了一款高功率因数、高效率、低谐波、低噪声的"绿色"功率因数校正装置.1700 W样机实验结果表明:所设计的功率因数校正装置能在165～275 V AC宽电压范围内,得到稳定的直流电压输出;输入交流电流能很好的跟踪...     

一种恒压输出的DC-DC升压电路设计

针对DC-DC升压器存在效率低,纹波电压较大,输出电压不稳定等问题,文中开发和设计了一种具有恒定输出电压的DC-DC升压转换器的方法。通过升压电路和电压反馈技术,将波动的输入电压变成恒定的直流电压输出。该设计通过将转换器的输出电压与参考电压相比较,两者的差值会产生一个PWM信号控制升压器的通断时间,从而达到恒定电压输出。仿真结果显示,该实验电路能在频率为20 kHz的连续导通模式中工作,产生24 V的恒定输出电压,输出功率为100 W。     

Optimum buck converter with a single switch

A new DC-DC power converter with only one active switch operating at a constant switching frequency and with low-current and voltage stress is proposed. The conduction losses are minimized because of the ability to use a minimum number of elements in the path of direct energy transfer from the input to the load. Furthermore, because only one switch is used, the design of the control circuit is greatly simplified. The new power converter achieves soft switching for the diodes and zero-current switching (ZCS) at turn on for the active switch     

一种新型软开关DC-DC PWM升压变换器设计

为提高转换效率并降低电源开关的电流应力,提出一种基于新型有源缓冲电路的PWM DC-DC升压变换器。该有源缓冲电路使用ZVT—ZCT软开关技术,分别提供了总开关ZVT开启及ZCT闭合、辅助开关ZCS开启及ZCT闭合。消除了总开关额外的电流及电压应力,消除了辅助开关电压应力,且有源缓冲电路的耦合电感降低了电流应力。另外,通过连续将二极管添加到辅助开关电路,防止来自共振电路的输入电流应力进入总开关。实验结果表明,相比传统的PWM变换器,新的DC-DC PWM升压变换器在满负荷时电流应力降低且总体效率能达到98.7%。     

A novel self-excited forward DC-DC converter withzero-voltage-switched resonant transitions using a saturable core

A novel self-excited forward DC-DC power converter is proposed. The turn-on and turn-off of the switch are zero-voltage-switching with resonant transition. A saturable core is used to achieve the self-excitation and the zero-voltage-switched resonant transition. The voltage waveform across the switch is trapezoidal with sinusoidal transitions, and the current waveform flowing through the switch is quasisquare. The switching losses, the conduction losses and the stresses of the switch are significantly reduced in the proposed power converter. The output voltage is determined by the ON duty ratio of the switch as in a PWM converter. Two methods to modulate the ON duty ratio are proposed. Both methods results in variable-frequency operation. Experiments on two 5 V, 20 A DC-DC power converters show good performance     

Voltage and current stress reduction in single-stage power factorcorrection AC/DC converters with bulk capacitor voltage feedback

Single-stage power factor correction (PFC) AC/DC converters integrate a boost-derived input current shaper (ICS) with a flyback or forward DC/DC converter in one single stage. The ICS can be operated in either discontinuous current mode (DCM) or continuous current mode (CCM), while the flyback or forward DC/DC converter is operated in CCM. Almost all single-stage PFC AC/DC converters suffer from high bulk capacitor voltage stress and extra switch current stress. The bulk capacitor voltage feedback with a coupled winding structure is widely used to reduce both the voltage and current stresses in practical single-stage PFC AC/DC converters. This paper presents a detailed analysis of the bulk capacitor voltage feedback, including the relationship between bulk capacitor voltage, input current harmonics, voltage feedback ratio, and load condition. The maximum bulk capacitor voltage appears when the DC/DC converter operates at the boundary between CCM and DCM. This paper also reveals that only the voltage feedback ratio determines the input current harmonics under DCM ICS and CCM DC/DC operation. The theoretical prediction of the bulk capacitor voltage as well as the predicted input harmonic contents is verified experimentally on a 60 W AC/DC converter with universal-line input     

基于GaN的图腾柱PFC电流过零点问题的研究

在连续导通模式下,图腾柱无桥拓扑结构功率因数校正器(PFC)的损耗非常大,导致拓扑结构的效率降低,在输入电压过零点处电流容易发生畸变。针对此问题,提出了一种改进的过零点控制方法。将输入电压过零时段划分为两个控制阶段,即高频桥臂主开关管完成软启动,采用双极控制方法有效校正输入电流,使其跟随输入电压。搭建一台1 kW实验样机,并利用DSP开发板进行实验验证。测试结果表明,当开关频率为100 kHz时,功率因数为0.99,PFC模块效率最大可达98.5%,总谐波失真在输出功率大于200 W时小于3%。     

Duty-ratio feedforward for digitally controlled boost PFC converters

When a "classical" current control scheme is applied, the line current of a boost power-factor-correction (PFC) converter leads the line voltage, resulting in a nonunity fundamental displacement power factor and in important zero-crossing distortion in applications with a high line frequency (e.g., 400-Hz power systems on commercial aircraft). To resolve this problem, a current-control scheme is proposed using duty-ratio feedforward. In this paper, the input impedance of the boost PFC converter for both the classical current-loop controller and the controller using duty-ratio feedforward are derived theoretically. A comparison reveals the advantages of the proposed control scheme: a low total harmonic distortion of the line current, a resistive input impedance, virtually no zero-crossing distortion, and a fundamental displacement power factor close to unity. The theoretical results obtained are verified using an experimental setup of a digitally controlled boost PFC converter.     

Design and analysis of automotive high intensity discharge lamp ballast using micro controller unit

A new scheme of the automotive high intensity discharge (HID) lamp ballast systems is proposed. The proposed scheme is consisted of the high frequency DC-DC converter and the low frequency DC-AC inverter as same as conventional HID ballast system. However this system separates the input voltage of the ignitor from DC link voltage using auxiliary winding, which results in the use of the lower voltage rating power devices for HID lamp ballast system compared with conventional system. As a result, proposed system has a lower cost or a higher efficiency. For the improvement of the efficiency, the proposed ballast controller using micro-controller unit (MCU), controls the frequency to operate the DC-DC converter in critical conduction mode. This paper presents the design and analysis of the proposed ballast and some experimental results.     

Harmonic resonant DC-DC converter for low coupling transformers

A new harmonic resonant DC-DC converter is proposed. The harmonic resonant converter is related to the multi-resonant converter and is used for transformers with low coupling. Two harmonic frequencies are present during any resonant state and the switch voltage can be less than two times the input voltage     

A true ZCZVT commutation cell for PWM converters

This paper introduces a true zero-current and zero-voltage transition (ZCZVT) commutation cell for DC-DC pulsewidth modulation (PWM) converters operating with an input voltage less than half the output voltage. It provides zero-current switching (ZCS) and zero-voltage switching (ZVS) simultaneously, at both turn on and turn off of the main switch and ZVS for the main diode. The proposed soft-switching technique is suitable for both minority and majority carrier semiconductor devices and can be implemented in several DC-DC PWM converters. The ZCZVT commutation cell is placed out of the power path, and, therefore, there are no voltage stresses on power semiconductor devices. The commutation cell consists of a few auxiliary devices, rated at low power, and it is only activated during the main switch commutations. The ZCZVT commutation cell, applied to a boost converter, has been analyzed theoretically and verified experimentally. A 1 kW boost converter operating at 40 kHz with an efficiency of 97.9% demonstrates the feasibility of the proposed commutation cell     

A new modulation strategy for a buck-boost input AC/DC converter

This paper presents a novel modulation strategy for a power factor corrected (PFC), isolated AC/DC converter derived from the integration of a nonisolated, two switch buck-boost AC/DC converter with an isolated dual active bridge DC/DC converter (2SBBDAB). This strategy, termed discontinuous leading/trailing edge (DLTE) modulation, serves to maximize the duty cycle of the input switch while keeping the current in the buck-boost inductor discontinuous. Hence, the crest factors of the currents in the switching devices are minimized, the input switch is turned on at zero current and the zero-voltage switching ranges of the bridge switches are unaffected by the integration. A conventional isolated, PFC AC/DC converter typically consists of a boost converter cascaded with a forward converter. The ratings required of the power switching devices of the 2SBBDAB employing the DLTE modulation strategy are similar to those required of the conventional design for wide line voltage operation. However, the 2SBBDAB converter has higher line voltage surge immunity than that of the conventional design and, unlike the conventional design, it has inherent inrush current limiting. The DLTE modulation strategy may be applied to the family of converters composed of the two switch buck-boost integrated with half and full-bridge forward converters     

一种采用无源辅助网络的ZVZCS三电平DC-DC变换器

提出一种采用无源辅助网络的零电压零电流开关(ZVZCS)三电平DC-DC;变换器拓扑,其中各开关管电压应力为输入电压的一半,并且能够在宽负载范围内实现各开关管的软开关.副边的无源辅助网络不仅能为滞后管创造零电流关断条件,而且还可抑制变压器副边整流后电压的过冲.本文详细分析了此变换器的工作原理及开关管实现软开关的条件,并通过实验样机验证了理论分析的正确性及此拓扑的可行性.     

A high-density 1 kW resonant power converter with a transient boostfunction

A series/parallel resonant DC-DC converter with secondary-side resonance and a novel input boosting feature is described. In order to greatly reduce the conduction loss (factor of four) due to circulating currents in the resonant components, the boost circuit, which requires no additional active switches, operates only when needed during transient input voltage dips. This reduces the effective input voltage range over which the converter must operate and allows optimization at the steady-state input voltage. The converter employs highly efficient resonant inductors and novel Z-folded thin flex circuit transformer windings to meet a density of greater than 50 W/in³ with an efficiency approaching 95%. The DC-DC converter was developed for use as a 270 to 50 V line converter for distributed power applications     

Novel Automotive High Intensity Discharge(HID) Lamps with Electronic Ballasts

A new scheme of automotive high intensity discharge(HID) lamps with electronic ballasts is proposed. The design of the proposed ballast and some experimental results are presented. The proposed scheme is consisted of the high frequency DC-DC converter and the low frequency DC-AC inverter. This system separates the input voltage of the ignitor from DC link voltage using auxiliary winding, then it could use the lower voltage rating power devices for HID lamp ballast system and reduce the size of HID lamp ballast. The proposed ballast controller using micro-controller unit(MCU) controls the frequency to operate the DC-DC converter in critical conduction mode, which reduces the noise of the circuit and improves the efficiency by 2%~4%.     

一种改进的ZCT无桥功率因数校正电路设计

为了降低开关损耗,提高变换器的效率,提出了一种改进的零电流转化软开关无桥功率因数校正电路,实现了变换器主开关管和辅助开关管的零电流导通和零电流关断,有效地减小了导通损耗,提高了电路的效率。详细分析了电路的工作模态、工作条件和主开关管的导通损耗。仿真和实验结果表明,该功率因数校正电路实现了输入电流对输入电压的良好跟踪,功率因数高,谐波含量少,效率较传统的全桥功率因数校正电路有明显的提高。 关键词：全桥;零电流转换;无桥;功率因数校正     

用于光伏发电的串联全桥DC-DC变换器

光伏发电系统中DC-DC变换器的作用是使太阳能光伏电池电压达到光伏系统逆变环节的直流母线电压的要求。其中,全桥结构具有功率开关管电压应力小、变压器利用率高、容易实现软开关的特点,现将标准的全桥DC-DC变换器重新设计成串联形式,用计算机仿真来评估其工作状况,结果表明,开关的工作峰值电流被显著地减小了,减少了损耗并提高了...     

Single-switch parallel power factor correction AC-DC converters with inherent load current feedback

Single-stage power factor correction (PFC) ac-dc converters usually suffer from high bulk capacitor voltage stress and extra switch current stress. Bulk capacitor voltage feedback with a coupled-winding structure can dramatically alleviate the stresses. However, this type of feedback is indirect because the feedback only occurs after the bulk capacitor voltage increases. This paper presents a family of single-switch single-stage parallel PFC ac-dc converters with inherent load current feedback. Unlike the bulk capacitor voltage feedback, which utilizes the decreased duty ratio and the increased bulk capacitor voltage to reduce the input power at light load, the load current feedback can reduce the input power automatically at light load while maintaining an unchanged duty ratio. The proposed converters combine the advantages of simple topology, low bulk capacitor voltage, and no extra current stress across the switch. The concept is verified using an ac-dc converter with universal-line input and 5-V, 60-W output power. The input current harmonics meet IEC1000-3-2 Class D requirements.