POWER CONTROL SYSTEM USING A NONLINEAR DELTA-SIGMA MODULATOR WITH NONLINEAR POWER CONVERSION PROCESS MODELING
First Claim
1. A power factor correction controller comprising:
- a processor to receive and process one or more switching power converter feedback signals and generate a pulse width control signal using each processed feedback signal; and
a pulse width modulator, coupled to the signal processor, having an input to receive the pulse width control signal and generate a pulse width modulated, power factor correction (PFC) control signal to control a switch that controls a power factor correction stage of the switching power converter;
wherein a pulse width of the PFC control signal varies approximately with a square root of the PWM control signal.
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Abstract
A power control system includes a switching power converter and a power factor correction (PFC) and output voltage controller. The switching power converter utilizes a nonlinear energy transfer process to provide power to a load. The PFC and output voltage controller generates a control signal to control power factor correction and voltage regulation of the switching power converter. The PFC and output voltage controller includes a nonlinear delta-sigma modulator that models the nonlinear energy transfer process of the switching power converter. The nonlinear delta-sigma modulator generates an output signal used to determine the control signal. By using the nonlinear delta-sigma modulator in a control signal generation process, the PFC and output voltage controller generates a spectrally noise shaped control signal. In at least one embodiment, noise shaping of the control signal improves power factor correction and output voltage regulation relative to conventional systems.
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21 Claims
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1. A power factor correction controller comprising:
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a processor to receive and process one or more switching power converter feedback signals and generate a pulse width control signal using each processed feedback signal; and a pulse width modulator, coupled to the signal processor, having an input to receive the pulse width control signal and generate a pulse width modulated, power factor correction (PFC) control signal to control a switch that controls a power factor correction stage of the switching power converter; wherein a pulse width of the PFC control signal varies approximately with a square root of the PWM control signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of controlling power factor correction of a switching power converter, the method comprising:
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receiving one or more switching power converter feedback signals; processing each received feedback signal; generating a pulse width control signal using each processed feedback signal; and generating a pulse width modulated, power factor correction (PFC) control signal to control a switch that controls a power factor correction stage of the switching power converter; wherein a pulse width of the PFC control signal varies approximately with a square root of the PWM control signal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus to control power factor correction of a switching power converter, the apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving one or more switching power converter feedback signals; means for generating a pulse width control signal using each processed feedback signal; and means for generating a pulse width modulated, power factor correction (PFC) control signal to control a switch that controls a power factor correction stage of the switching power converter; wherein a pulse width of the PFC control signal varies approximately with a square root of the PWM control signal.
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