Power factor correction converter using delay control

A low cost universal input voltage single-controller power factor correction converter for a 200 W power supply is proposed. It consists of the PFC part followed by a DC-DC converter as in a conventional two-stage scheme. However a single PWM controller is used as in a single-stage PFC scheme. The switch in the PFC part is synchronized with the switch in the DC-DC converter and has a fixed frequency. Employing an adaptive delay scheme, the PPC switch is controlled to limit the capacitor voltage within a desired range for optimum efficiency and to reduce input current harmonic distortion. The design procedures of the delay scheme, the feedback loop, and experimented results are presented to verify the performance.