CA2096559A1 - Resonant Unity Power Factor Converter - Google Patents

Resonant Unity Power Factor Converter

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CA2096559A1
CA2096559A1 CA2096559A CA2096559A CA2096559A1 CA 2096559 A1 CA2096559 A1 CA 2096559A1 CA 2096559 A CA2096559 A CA 2096559A CA 2096559 A CA2096559 A CA 2096559A CA 2096559 A1 CA2096559 A1 CA 2096559A1
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output circuit
power
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Daniel Pringle
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1005539 Ontario Inc
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Priority to CA002096559A priority Critical patent/CA2096559C/en
Priority to US08/196,554 priority patent/US5559688A/en
Priority to EP94911812A priority patent/EP0700592A1/en
Priority to PCT/CA1994/000178 priority patent/WO1994027356A1/en
Priority to AU64219/94A priority patent/AU6421994A/en
Publication of CA2096559A1 publication Critical patent/CA2096559A1/en
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02M—APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; CONVERSION OF DC OR AC INPUT POWER INTO SURGE OUTPUT POWER; CONTROL OR REGULATION THEREOF
    • H02M1/00—Details of apparatus for conversion
    • H02M1/42—Circuits or arrangements for compensating for or adjusting power factor in converters or inverters
    • H02M1/4208—Arrangements for improving power factor of AC input
    • H02M1/4241—Arrangements for improving power factor of AC input using a resonant converter
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02M—APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; CONVERSION OF DC OR AC INPUT POWER INTO SURGE OUTPUT POWER; CONTROL OR REGULATION THEREOF
    • H02M3/00—Conversion of dc power input into dc power output
    • H02M3/22—Conversion of dc power input into dc power output with intermediate conversion into ac
    • H02M3/24—Conversion of dc power input into dc power output with intermediate conversion into ac by static converters
    • H02M3/28—Conversion of dc power input into dc power output with intermediate conversion into ac by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode to produce the intermediate ac
    • H02M3/325—Conversion of dc power input into dc power output with intermediate conversion into ac by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode to produce the intermediate ac using devices of a triode or a transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal
    • H02M3/335—Conversion of dc power input into dc power output with intermediate conversion into ac by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode to produce the intermediate ac using devices of a triode or a transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal using semiconductor devices only
    • H02M3/337—Conversion of dc power input into dc power output with intermediate conversion into ac by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode to produce the intermediate ac using devices of a triode or a transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal using semiconductor devices only in push-pull configuration
    • H02M3/3376—Conversion of dc power input into dc power output with intermediate conversion into ac by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode to produce the intermediate ac using devices of a triode or a transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal using semiconductor devices only in push-pull configuration with automatic control of output voltage or current
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
    • Y02B70/00—Technologies for an efficient end-user side electric power management and consumption
    • Y02B70/10—Technologies improving the efficiency by using switched-mode power supplies [SMPS], i.e. efficient power electronics conversion e.g. power factor correction or reduction of losses in power supplies or efficient standby modes

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a novel converter for interposition between an AC power source and a DC load capable of maintaining a substantially unity power factor independent of the impedance of the load.
According to the invention, the converter has rectifying circuit means to provide DC power to a DC power output circuit from an AC source, means for varying the impedance seen by the AC source in the DC output circuit, and means responsive to a shift in AC input current away from an in-phase relation with the voltage of the AC source under loading of the DC power output circuit for controlling said impedance varying means in a direction to return the AC
current towards in-phase relation with the AC voltage.
More particularly, according to the preferred form of the invention, the means for varying the impedance seen by the AC source in the DC output circuit includes a resonant circuit interposed between the rectifying circuit means and the DC output circuit and connected to deliver DC power thereto. The converter includes a control circuit responsive to the DC voltage of the DC output circuit and the phase between the AC voltage and AC current. The control converter also includes a variable impedance responsive to the resonant circuit current for controlling the phase angle between the resonant circuit current and voltage across the resonant circuit.
CA002096559A 1993-05-19 1993-05-19 Resonant unity power factor converter Expired - Fee Related CA2096559C (en)

Priority Applications (5)

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CA002096559A CA2096559C (en) 1993-05-19 1993-05-19 Resonant unity power factor converter
US08/196,554 US5559688A (en) 1993-05-19 1994-02-15 Resonant power factor converter
EP94911812A EP0700592A1 (en) 1993-05-19 1994-04-07 Resonant unity power factor converter
PCT/CA1994/000178 WO1994027356A1 (en) 1993-05-19 1994-04-07 Resonant unity power factor converter
AU64219/94A AU6421994A (en) 1993-05-19 1994-04-07 Resonant unity power factor converter

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EP (1) EP0700592A1 (en)
AU (1) AU6421994A (en)
CA (1) CA2096559C (en)
WO (1) WO1994027356A1 (en)

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