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Modelling and Control of CCM Boost PFC Using K-Factor Method

This document discusses power factor correction techniques for electronic appliances that use bridge rectifiers and large electrolytic capacitors in their power supplies. These power supplies typically have poor power factors due to the spiky, discontinuous current drawn from the AC mains to charge the filter capacitor. Various active and passive power factor correction approaches are proposed to shape the input current to match the voltage waveform and improve the power factor. Specifically, the document introduces the K-factor method for modeling and controlling constant current mode boost power factor correction circuits to meet harmonic standards.

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Modelling and Control of CCM Boost PFC Using K-Factor Method

This document discusses power factor correction techniques for electronic appliances that use bridge rectifiers and large electrolytic capacitors in their power supplies. These power supplies typically have poor power factors due to the spiky, discontinuous current drawn from the AC mains to charge the filter capacitor. Various active and passive power factor correction approaches are proposed to shape the input current to match the voltage waveform and improve the power factor. Specifically, the document introduces the K-factor method for modeling and controlling constant current mode boost power factor correction circuits to meet harmonic standards.

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Modelling and control of CCM boost PFC using

K-factor method
Divya K S
School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
REVA University
Email: [email protected]

Abstract—The widespread(increasing) usage of electronic ap- moderate loading conditions, charging phase is much smaller
pliances in day to day life has resulted in a new problem for compared to overall time period. This implies capacitor has
power system engineers. The to be charged quickly with a high current to ensure charge
I. I NTRODUCTION balance in each cycle.This results in highly discontinuous
spiky input current which inturn causes a poor power factor
Bridge rectifiers with large electrolytic capacitors are very and high THD[refernce].This discontinuous input current also
popular in single phase power supplies for electronic appli- causes further burden on EMI filter[refernce].Hence power
ances. A typical power supply for an electronic appliance is factor correction techniques have to be employed to meet
shown in Fig1 the various hamonics standards such as IEC 6100 and IEEE
Standard 519[1][1]
Various methods for power factor corrections are proposed
according to load type(Linear load and Nonlinear load).Using
shunt capacitor banks for power factor correction (PFC) is a
very well established passive power factor correctionapproach.
1) Passive 2) Active
Fig. 1. Off-line regulated dc power supply The primary objective of any active power factor correction
circuit is to shape the input current exactly as that of input
The downside of this arrangement is poor power factor due voltage waveform with zero phase difference. The various
to spiky nature of input current drawn from ac mains Fig 2. means 1) average current mode 2) Peak current mode
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A. K factor method
Pole-zero location is chosen such that the geometric mean
of the zero frequency and pole frequency is equal to crossover
frequency.
1) Subsubsection Heading Here: Subsubsection text here.
II. C ONCLUSION
The conclusion goes here.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The authors would like to thank...
R EFERENCES
[1] Limits for Harmonic Current Emissions (Equipment input current 16 A
per phase), International Standard IEC61000-3-2, 2000. S. M. Halpin,
”Revisions to IEEE Standard 519-1992,” in IEEE PES Transmission and
Distribution Conference and Exhibition, 2006, pp. 1149-1151.

Fig. 2. Voltage and current waveforms in a rectifier+filter system

Capacitor draws current from AC mains only during its


charging phase. The filter capacitor would be charged near to
the peak of input ac voltage. Under steady state conditions,for

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