Input-Current Distortion of CCM Boost PFC Converters Operated in DCM
Koen De Gusseme
Van de Sype, D.M.
Van den Bossche, A.P.M.
Melkebeek, J.A.
Dept. of Electr. Energy, Ghent Univ.;
This paper appears in: Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
Publication Date: April 2007
Volume: 54,
Issue: 2
On page(s): 858-865
ISSN: 0278-0046
INSPEC Accession Number: 9400435
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/TIE.2007.892252
Current Version Published: 2007-03-12
Abstract
When power-factor correction (PFC) converters designed for operation in continuous-conduction mode (CCM) at full power are operated at reduced load, operation in discontinuous-conduction mode (DCM) occurs in a zone that is close to the crossover of the line voltage. This zone will gradually expand with decreasing load to finally encompass the entire line cycle. Whereas, in CCM, the parasitic capacitances of the switches only cause switching losses, in DCM, they are a source of converter instability, resulting in significant input-current distortion. In this paper, this source of input-current distortion is analyzed, and a solution is proposed. Experimental results are obtained using a digitally controlled boost PFC converter, which is designed to operate in CCM for 1 kW
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