Publication: A novel single-phase ZCS-PWM high power factor boost rectifier
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Date
1997-01-01
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
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Abstract
This paper presents a novel single-phase high power factor PWM boost rectifier, featuring soft commutation of the active switches at zero-current (ZCS). It incorporates the most desirable properties of the conventional PWM and the soft-switching resonant techniques. The input current shaping is achieved with average current mode control, and continuous inductor current mode. This new PWM converter provides ZCS turn-on and turn-off of the active switches, and it is suitable for high power applications employing IGBTs. Principle of operation, theoretical analysis, a design example, and experimental results from a laboratory prototype rated at 1600 W with 400 Vdc output voltage are presented. The measured efficiency and power factor were 96.2% and 0.99 respectively, with an input current THD equal to 3.94%, for an input voltage THD equal to 3.8%, at rated load.
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Total harmonic distortion (THD), Zero current switching (ZCS), Bipolar transistors, Electric commutation, Electric current control, Electric distortion, Electric inductors, Electric network analysis, Electric network topology, Electric power factor, Electric switches, Pulse width modulation, Resonant circuits, Switching circuits, Electric rectifiers
Language
English
Citation
PESC Record - IEEE Annual Power Electronics Specialists Conference, v. 1, p. 110-114.