Power Supply With Accurate Energy Measurement
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1. A power supply, comprising:
- a rectifier having an AC input and a DC output; and
a power factor correction (PFC) preregulator, coupled to the rectifier, that increases a power factor of the power supply, wherein the PFC preregulator includes a PFC controller that integrates an input power to determine energy consumption and outputs a signal indicative of the energy consumption.
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Abstract
A power supply includes a rectifier having an AC input and a DC output and a power factor correction (PFC) preregulator, coupled to the rectifier, that increases a power factor of the power supply. The PFC preregulator includes a controller that integrates an input power to determine energy consumption and outputs a signal indicative of the energy consumption.
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21 Claims
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1. A power supply, comprising:
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a rectifier having an AC input and a DC output; and a power factor correction (PFC) preregulator, coupled to the rectifier, that increases a power factor of the power supply, wherein the PFC preregulator includes a PFC controller that integrates an input power to determine energy consumption and outputs a signal indicative of the energy consumption. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of operating a power supply, said method comprising:
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rectifying an AC input; applying, by a power factor correction (PFC) preregulator, power factor correction to increase a power factor of the power supply; determining, by a PFC controller of the PFC preregulator, energy consumption by integrating an input power; and outputting, by the PFC controller, a signal indicative of the energy consumption. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A circuit for controlling a power supply, the circuit comprising:
a power factor correction (PFC) controller that controls current flow in a PFC preregulator to increase a power factor of the power supply, wherein the PFC controller integrates an input power to determine energy consumption and outputs a signal indicative of the energy consumption. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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