Period-doubling bifurcation in two-stage power factor correction converters using the method of incremental harmonic balance and Floquet theory

In this paper, period-doubling bifurcation in a two-stage power factor correction converter is analyzed by using the method of incremental harmonic balance （IHB） and Floquet theory. A two-stage power factor correction converter typically employs a cascade configuration of a pre-regulator boost power factor correction converter with average current mode control to achieve a near unity power factor and a tightly regulated post-regulator DC-DC Buck converter with voltage feedback control to regulate the output voltage. Based on the assumption that the tightly regulated postregulator DC-DC Buck converter is represented as a constant power sink and some other assumptions, the simplified model of the two-stage power factor correction converter is derived and its approximate periodic solution is calculated by the method of IHB. And then, the stability of the system is investigated by using Floquet theory and the stable boundaries are presented on the selected parameter spaces. Finally, some experimental results are given to confirm the effectiveness of the theoretical analysis.

A new high-performance AC/DC power factor correction switching converter based on one-cycle control technology and active floating-charge technology

A new family of converters,high-performance AC/DC power factor correction(PFC) switching converters with one-cycle control technology and active floating-charge technology,was derived and experimentally verified.The topology of a single-phase CCM and DCM Boost-PFC switching converter was also analyzed.Its operating prniciples and control methods were expounded.Based on these,a new type of AC/DC switching converter circuits for PFC combined with one-cycle control technology was presented herein.The proposed AC/DC switching converter significantly helps improve the converter efficiency and its power factor value.

Performance Evaluation of a Permanent Magnet Electric-Drive- Reconfigured Onboard Charger with Active Power Factor Correction

This paper presents a comprehensive charging operation for an electric-drive-reconfigured onboard charger(EDROC)with active power factor correction(APFC).The charging topology exclusively utilizes the three-phase permanent magnet synchronous motor(PMSM)propulsion system as a three-channel boost-type converter in which only a contactor and a small diode bridge are added.First,the operation scenario of the EDROC is introduced.Second,the relationship between electromagnetic torque and rotor position is investigated.Third,the current ripple cancellation of the EDROC is discussed in detail.Moreover,to implement the single-phase APFC along with charging voltage/current regulation of propulsion battery,control strategies including current balancing and synchronous/interleaving PWM strategies are incorporated.Finally,200W proof-of-concept prototype-based tests are conducted under different operation scenarios.

An Improved Non-isolated LED Converter with Power Factor Correction and Average Current Mode Control

A new type of high power LED drivers is proposed by adopting an improved two-stages non-isolated configuration. In order to improve power factor and achieve accurate average current control under universal input voltages ranging from 100 Vrms to 240 Vrms, the power factor correction and average current mode control methods operating in continuous current conduction mode are designed and implemented. With the LUMILEDS emitter type LEDs, a laboratory prototype is built and measured. And from the measured results, it could be concluded that the proposed driver has many better performances such as high power factor, low current harmonic, accurate average current control and switch protection.

Power Factor Correction Rectifier with a Variable Frequency Voltage Source in Vehicular Application

This paper presents a PFCVF (Power Factor Correction) rectifier that uses a variable frequency source for alternators for electric and hybrid vehicles application. In such application, the frequency of the signal in the alternator changes according to the vehicle speed, more over the loading effect on the alternator introduces harmonic currents and increases the alternator apparent power requirements. To overcome these problems and aiming more stability and better design of the alternator, a new third harmonic injection technique is proposed. This technique allows to preserve a good THD (Total Harmonic Distortion) of the input source at any frequency and to decrease losses in semiconductors switches, thereby allowing more stability and reducing the apparent power requirements. A comparative study between the standard and the new technique is made and highlights the effectiveness of the new design. A detailed analysis of the proposed topology is presented and simulations as well as experimental results are shown.

The Security Correction of Large Consumers Long-Term Direct Power Trading Based on DC Power Transfer Distribution Factor

The experiments of large consumers direct power trading is conducting in china nationwide, and it’s important to the reform of electricity market. To compensated efficiencies in security correction of large consumers direct power trading, a novel security correction method based on DC power transfer distribution factor was proposed. Using the presented method to comply security correction, all the transactions that satisfy the specific requirements of maximizing social welfare are able to enter security correction process, and when the power of transmission line is out of limit, this method avoid the transaction which causes this problem is abandoned directly by introducing supplement transactions. The simulation has shown that the proposed security correction method of large consumers direct power trading based on DC power transfer distribution factor is effective.

Comparison and Evaluation of Power Factor Correction Topologies for Industrial Applications

Power factor correction is a major issue for all industries, since a typical industrial load is causing current delays, as well as higher order current harmonics. Power factor correction is often mandatory from the power companies, usually by charging the reactive power that the company consumes. Many solutions for power factor correction have been presented in the bibliography;in this paper, the most significant power factor correction topologies will be reviewed and simulated with SABER RD software. Finally, a prototype design will be presented, based on a mass/cost analysis of the selected topologies and with an aim to manufacture 10 kW modules. The main outcome of this work is the feasibility for an SME to manufacture a competitive modular power factor correction product for industrial applications.

Single-stage active clamp power factor correction AC/DC converter

A simple single-stage AC/DC converter circuit with active clamp is presented. The operation theory and state are analyzed. The experimental results show that the voltage across main switch can be clamped to a certain value,and zero voltage switching (ZVS) can be achieved. The voltage stress and switching loss are both decreased. In range of the whole load,power factors can be always more than 97%,and the highest efficiency can reach 88%.

New DCM Operated Single Phase Bridgeless Cuk Derived Converters for Power Factor Correction

This paper presents a power factor corrected (PFC) new bridgeless (BL) Cuk Topologies for low power applications. A BL configuration of Cuk converter is proposed which eliminates the usage of diode bridge rectifier at the front end of the PFC converter, thus reducing the switching and conduction losses coupled with it. This new BL Cuk converter has two semiconductors switches. The current flow during each switching cycle interval of the converter reduces the conduction losses compared to the conventional Cuk PFC converter. It also reduces the input current ripple and Electromagnetic Interference (EMI). The inrush current during the starting period is limited and the input, output currents of the converter are continuous with minimum current ripple. Hence it is preferred mostly compared to other PFC circuits. The proposed topology works in the Discontinuous Conduction Mode (DCM) with simple control circuitry to achieve almost a unity power factor with less distortion in the input AC current. The switching of the power switches is done under zero current. The proposed PFC topologies are theoretically investigated and performance comparisons are made with the conventional rectifiers. The proposed PFC converter is simulated in MATLAB/SIMULINK with Fuzzy Logic Controller (FLC) and results are demonstrated to evaluate the effectiveness of the controller.

A RESEARCH TO HIGH-PERFORMANCE MULTI-LEVEL SINGLE-PHASE AC/DC POWER FACTOR CORRECT SWITCHING CONVERTER

This letter studies and analyzes the working features of main circuit of tri-level boost Power Factor Correct(PFC) converter and the advantages of tri-level switch converter in aspects of bearing high-voltage of power components,overall system loss and magnetic component selection based upon the single-level boost PFC switch converter.Besides,relying on the application of mi-croprocessor in power converter technology and DSP(Digital Signal Processing) chip's strong cal-culating capacity,the letter presents the adoption of modified scheme of tri-level boost PFC converter under the control of predictive control algorithm.Moreover,the operating principle and control method are specified,the results of circuit test and analysis are provided and the advantages of pre-dictive control technology-based multi-level boost PFC converter is verified.

Fault Diagnosis and Phase Disposition Reconfiguration of a 5-Level Double-Boost Power Factor Corrector with Fault-Tolerant Capability

A 5-level PFC （power factor correction） topology with fault-diagnostic and fault-tolerant capability is proposed and compared to known structures. It is derived from a 3-level non differential double-boost PFC including fly-cap cells. The series-connection of the two low-voltage switching-cells is decoupled by a single flying capacitor that provides a direct fault-tolerant capability and a post-failure operation increasing the availability of converter. The monitoring of the voltages across flying capacitors allows a rapid detection and localization either for open circuit failure or short-circuits failure. A PWM （pulse width modulation） phase-disposition type reconfiguration is also used and presented in order to optimize both normal operation and post-fault continuation. The design and the most important features are highlighted thanks to a digital control frame and a mock-up rated to： AC voltage network 115 V-load 400 V-nominal power 4 kW-switching frequency 62 kHz.

A New Zero-Voltage Transition Power Factor Corrected Single-Phase Single-Stage AC-to-DC Converter

This paper presents a new ZVT （zero-voltage transition） single-stage ac-to-dc converter using PWM （pulse width modulation） and HF （high frequency） transformer isolation with capacitive output filter. In this converter a front-end power factor corrected boost stage integrates with a cascaded dc-to-dc bridge HF converter. The front-end boost converter operates in discontinuous current mode and ensures natural power factor correction with very simple control. The auxiliary circuit of this topology deals with very small power and is placed out of the main power path. As a result, the auxiliary circuit components have smaller power rating as opposed to main converter components. Also, output rectifier voltage is clamped to output voltage due to capacitive output filter. Identification and analyses of different operating modes of this converter are presented. Based on these analyses design example of a 50 kHz, 48 V, 1 kW ac-to-dc converter is presented. PSPICE simulation results of the designed converter are presented and explained to verify the performance of this converter.

一类三电平伪图腾柱无桥PFC变换器

针对传统二极管钳位型三电平整流器在单相电源前级功率校正(power factor correction,PFC)电路应用场景下全控开关器件数量多的问题,该文基于3种传统无桥PFC电路进行三电平电路拓扑设计,提出一类三电平伪图腾柱PFC电路(single-phase three-level pseudo totem-pole PFC circuit,STPT-PFC),该类三电平PFC具有双电感支路桥臂,两者相互配合工作为输入电流提供路径,在正负半周两电感支路桥臂工作于不同模态可有效降低分别流过两电感的电流;基于该类PFC的一个代表性电路,从工作电流路径过程、关键波形和调制脉冲分配等方面对其进行工作原理分析,并对其它电路进行电路特性总结,推导桥臂对地电压电平特性与开关脉冲分配的数学关系式。另外,该类STPT-PFC共有5种结构,结合该类STPT-PFC结构特点,提出统一区间判断条件的双层载波调制技术,该类STPT-PFC具有相同开关器件不同拓扑结构可采用同一调制方案的特点,便于该类调制技术移植。最后,基于STPT-PFC-I电路设计1台额定功率1 kW、直流输出电压400 V的实验样机,从稳态及动态两方面进行实验分析,实验结果验证所提出一类三电平伪图腾柱PFC电路的可行性和三电平统一双层调制方法的有效性。

基于PFC电路直流纹波抑制的二阶自适应滑模控制器设计

文中提出一种背靠背型中性点钳位式(back-to-back neutral point clamped,BT-NPC)功率因数校正(power factor correction,PFC)电路,并设计二阶自适应滑模控制方法用于提高电路鲁棒性与降低电流谐波含量。首先,分析所提三电平PFC电路工作特性,推导该电路的等效模型及其模态扰动,并分析模态扰动量对其工作特性的影响;然后,结合高阶滑模理论与自适应控制两者的优点,设计二阶自适应滑模控制器,既使电路具有变结构控制的良好鲁棒性,又能最大限度的减小控制震颤。同时,基于电流带宽分析,设计比例谐振控制器补偿交流电流与工频相位,并设计基于扩张状态观测器的直流电压采样滤波方法,用于消除二倍频纹波造成的电流谐波影响。最后,基于BT-NPC电路,搭建220 V/50 Hz、1 kW/400 V的实验样机,实验结果验证所提变换器的可行性和控制方法的有效性。

A novel arc welding inverter with unit power factor based on DSP control

A novel inverter power source is developed characterized with constant output current and unit power factor input. Digital signal processor （ DSP ） is used to realize power factor correction and control of back-stage inverter bridge of the arc welding inverter. The fore-stage adopts double closed loop proportion and integration （PI） rectifier technique and the back- stage adopts digital pulse width modulation （ PWM） technique. Simulated waves can be obtained in Matlab/Simulink and validated by experiments. Experiments of the prototype showed that the total harmonic distortion （THD） can be controlled within 10% and the power factor is approximate to 1.

Intelligent power factor compensation equipment of three phase low voltage loads

An intelligent power factor correction scheme is presented for three phase low power factor loads. This new scheme is able to perform individual phase sensing of parameters by monitoring at all times to sense a change in system parameters and affects individual phase correction by applying the exact amount of reactive components needed for each phase, and can also reduce negative sequence current caused by the load to improve system balance. An optimization criterion is used for the proper calculation of reactive power steps in a power compensation installation of capacitor banks. The criterion is enabled by sampling measurements performed on the electrical plant examined within specific interval of time.

混合工作模态的高功率因数无桥Buck PFC变换器

AC-DC降压型功率因数校正PFC(power factor correction)变换器广泛应用于低压场合,为解决该类拓扑因输入电流死区导致功率因数PF(power factor)低、输入电流总谐波THDi(total harmonic distortions of input current)高的问题,首先引入Buck-Boost单元以构建1种高PF的混合工作模态降压型无桥PFC变换器,其在正、负半个工频周期分别工作在Buck和Buck-Boost模式。虽然Buck-Boost单元效率低于Buck单元,但所提变换器在负半工频周期运行于Buck-Boost模式,可以避免输入电流死区以提高PF并降低THDi。在正半工频周期运行于Buck模式,变换器仍保留Buck单元的高效率优势。其次,通过分析所提无桥变换器工作模态与PF值来证明变换器的高PF特性。最后,通过仿真实验,验证所提变换器的可行性和理论分析的正确性,并比较所提变换器与传统Buck PFC变换器的性能。

Boost型PFC变换器的自适应超螺旋全局滑模控制

针对Boost型功率因数校正(PFC)变换器,提出一种自适应超螺旋全局滑模控制(ASTTSMC)方法。该方法可以保证PFC变换器在理想工作条件下具备良好的性能,并且在面对负载突变、电网电压波动和电感参数变化等系统不确定性情况下时仍然能够保持全局鲁棒性。在控制律的设计中,采用全局滑模控制作为基准模型,从而确保系统在整个响应过程都具有鲁棒性;同时,切换项采用自适应超螺旋算法,考虑系统不确定项,通过自适应超螺旋算法中的切换增益参数来改善系统潜在的“抖振”现象;此外,基于李雅普诺夫稳定定理证明了所设计控制系统的稳定性。实验结果表明,在理想工作条件下和系统存在不确定性的情况下,该方法都能够有效改善网测电流的质量和提高变换器的功率因数,验证了该方法的有效性和所设计控制器的鲁棒性。

Isolated single stage high power factor AC/DC converter

The problem of harmonic pollution has brought wide attention with the increase of power customers. The adoption of the technology of active power factor correction (APFC) with advanced high frequency power converter is a more efficient solution to the problem of harmonic pollution. A single stage isolated high power factor AC/DC converter, which features wide range DC output, high power factor, lower harmonic pollution in input current, and phase shift PWM full bridge circuit can achieve soft switching. The principle of the circuit topology and the reasons of voltage surges across the power switch are analyzed. Experiment results illustrate that this circuit has the advantages of high power factor and lower harmonic distortion.

A High Power Factor Rectifier Based on Buck Converter Operating in Discontinuous Inductor Current Mode

By adding a suitable LC filter to the input of a Buck converter, a high-power-factor buck converter is proposed. The converter can operate in the discontinuous-output-current mode operation. A Buck converter in this operation mode features simple control as the constant duty cycle PWM used. The operation condition of the converter is studied. The validity of analysis is verified by Simulation and Experimental results.