Opposed current converter power factor correcting power supply
First Claim
1. A power factor correcting power supply comprising:
- an opposed current converter having an input and an output;
a power factor correction controller coupled with the opposed current converter, where the opposed current converter is directed by the power factor correction controller to control the waveshape of an AC line current supplyable to the input by a power source; and
an output stage power converter coupled with the output of the opposed current converter, where the output stage power converter is configured to provide isolation and voltage conversion of a DC boost voltage provided at the output of the opposed current converter.
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Abstract
A power factor correcting power supply includes an input stage power converter and an output stage power converter. The input stage power converter includes an opposed current converter and a power factor correction controller. The power factor correction controller may direct the operation of the opposed current converter to perform power factor correction and voltage regulation. The opposed current converter is supplied AC input voltage and AC input current from a power source. The AC input voltage is converted to a DC boost voltage by the opposed current converter. The DC boost voltage may be converted to a desired DC output voltage by the output stage power converter. The desired DC output voltage may be provided on a DC rail for a load of the power factor correcting power supply.
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59 Claims
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1. A power factor correcting power supply comprising:
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an opposed current converter having an input and an output;
a power factor correction controller coupled with the opposed current converter, where the opposed current converter is directed by the power factor correction controller to control the waveshape of an AC line current supplyable to the input by a power source; and
an output stage power converter coupled with the output of the opposed current converter, where the output stage power converter is configured to provide isolation and voltage conversion of a DC boost voltage provided at the output of the opposed current converter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A power factor correcting power supply comprising:
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a power factor correction controller;
an opposed current converter coupled with the power factor correction controller, where the opposed current converter is configured to receive un-rectified AC input voltage and supply a DC boost voltage; and
an output stage power converter coupled with the opposed current converter and configured to receive the DC boost voltage and supply a DC output voltage, where the power factor correction controller is configured with feedforward control to direct the opposed current converter as a function of the DC boost voltage. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A power factor correcting power supply comprising:
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an opposed current converter configured to receive an AC input voltage and an AC input current and supply a DC boost voltage, where the opposed current converter includes a first boost switch and a second boost switch having a duty cycle, the first and second boost switches closeable concurrently during the duty cycle; and
means for controlling power factor coupled with the opposed current converter, where the means for controlling power factor is configured to control the duty cycle of the first and second boost switches to adjust a waveform of the AC input current to improve power factor. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A power factor correcting power supply comprising:
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an input stage power converter that includes an opposed current converter coupled with a power factor correction controller, where the opposed current converter includes a boost capacitor, a boost inductor and a pair of boost switches operable at a duty cycle, the pair of boost switches configured to be closed concurrently during a portion of the duty cycle to magnetize the boost inductor, the pair of boost switches configured to each be opened during a portion of the duty cycle to charge the boost capacitor to a first DC voltage, where interleaved switching of the pair of boost switches is controllable by the power factor correction controller to regulate the first DC voltage and to control a waveform of an AC input current supplyable to the input stage power converter; and
an output stage power converter coupled with the input stage power converter, where the output stage power converter is configured to convert the first DC voltage to a second DC voltage that is isolated from the first DC voltage. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A power factor correcting power supply comprising:
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a power factor correction controller; and
an opposed current converter coupled with the power factor correction controller, where the opposed current converter includes an input and an output and a boost capacitor, the boost capacitor chargeable to a DC boost voltage, the opposed current converter controllable by the power factor correction controller as a function of a DC boost voltage supplied at the output to regulate the magnitude of the DC boost voltage, the opposed current converter also controllable by the power factor correction controller to control the waveshape of an AC input current supplyable to the input by a power source. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A method of performing power factor correction with a power factor correcting power supply, the method comprising:
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providing an AC power source having an AC input voltage and an AC input current;
converting the AC input voltage to a first DC voltage with an opposed current converter controlled by a power factor correction controller;
transforming the first DC voltage to a second DC voltage with an output stage power converter; and
supplying the second DC voltage to a power rail to supply a load. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A method of performing power factor correction with a power factor correcting power supply, the method comprising:
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providing an AC power source having an AC input voltage and an AC input current;
converting the AC input voltage to a DC voltage with an opposed current converter controlled by a power factor correction controller;
decreasing a magnitude of a pulse width modulation voltage created by the opposed current converter from the AC input voltage to increase the flow of AC input current into the opposed current converter; and
increasing the magnitude of the pulse width modulation voltage to decrease the flow of AC input current into the opposed current converter. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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