Power factor correction circuit and power supply circuit

• US 9,502,962 B2
• Filed: 12/20/2013
• Issued: 11/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Company Limited (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Wang, Weifeng, Yao, Xiaofeng, Cheng, Yang
• Primary Examiner(s): Berhane, Adolf
• Assistant Examiner(s): Torres-Rivera, Alex
• Application Number:
  US14/136,794
• Publication Number:
  US 20140132230A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,068 Days
• Field of Search: 323/207, 363/87, 363/44, 363/45, 363/46, 363/84, 363/125, 363/127, 363/128, 363/129, 307/44, 307/45, 307/46, 307/48, 307/64, 307/66
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 1/4208 Arrangements for improving power factor of AC input
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 1/4216 operating from a three-phase input voltage H02M1/4233 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 1/4225 using a non-isolated boost converter
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 70/10 Technologies improving the efficiency by using switched-mode power supplies [SMPS], i.e. efficient power electronics conversion e.g. power factor correction or reduction of losses in power supplies or efficient standby modes

Abstract

Embodiments of the present application provide a power factor correction circuit and a power supply circuit. The power factor correction circuit includes a main correction circuit and a switch module. The main correction circuit includes: a first correction circuit and a second correction circuit that are configured to perform power factor correction on a forward alternating current voltage, and a third correction circuit and a fourth correction circuit that are configured to perform power factor correction on an inverse alternating current voltage. The switch module includes first switch units that are connected in parallel between an input terminal of the first correction circuit and an input terminal of the third correction circuit, and second switch units that are connected in parallel between an input terminal of the second correction circuit and an input terminal of the fourth correction circuit.

Claims

1. A power supply circuit comprising:

a power factor correction circuit receiving a direct current voltage from a direct current voltage power supply when an alternating current power supply fails, the power factor correction circuit comprising a main correction circuit and a switch module, wherein;

the main correction circuit comprises;

a first correction circuit and a second correction circuit configured to perform power factor correction on a forward alternating current voltage, and a third correction circuit and a fourth correction circuit configured to perform power factor correction on an inverse alternating current voltage, wherein output terminals of the first correction circuit, the second correction circuit, the third correction circuit, and the fourth correction circuit are electrically connected;

wherein each of the first second third and fourth correction circuits comprises an inductor, a diode, a capacitor and an active controlled switch connected between the diode and the capacitor; and

the switch module configured to receive an alternating current input voltage from the alternating current power supply, the switch module comprises;

first switch units connected in parallel between an input terminal of the first correction circuit and an input terminal of the fourth correction circuit, and second switch units connected in parallel between an input terminal of the second correction circuit and an input terminal of the third correction circuit;

the first switch unit and the second switch unit each comprises two controlled switches connected in series, wherein a voltage input terminal providing the alternating current input voltage is set between the two controlled switches;

the first switch unit and the second switch unit are three phase to single phase rectifier converters, wherein the first switch unit and the second switch unit each comprise two output terminals;

wherein a first output terminal of the first switch unit is directly coupled only to an input terminal of the inductor of the first correction circuit when operating in the forward alternating current voltage, and a second output terminal of the first switch unit is directly coupled only to an input terminal of the inductor of the fourth correction circuit when operating in the inverse alternating current voltage;

wherein a first output terminal of the second switch unit is directly coupled only to an input terminal of the inductor of the second correction circuit when operating in the forward alternating current voltage and a second output terminal of the second switch unit is directly coupled only to an input terminal of the inductor of the third correction circuit when operating in the inverse alternating voltage.

2. The power supply circuit according to claim 1, wherein the first correction circuit and the second correction circuit share the same capacitor.

3. The power supply circuit according to claim 1, wherein:

the switch module comprises three first switch units that are connected in parallel and three second switch units that are connected in parallel, wherein one of the first switch units and one of the second switch units form an input voltage control switch block; and

a voltage input terminal on each pair of input voltage control switch blocks is configured to connect alternating current input voltages of different phases in a three-phase alternating current input voltage.

4. The power supply circuit according to claim 1, wherein the third correction circuit and the fourth correction circuit share the same capacitor.