Electric power conversion systems – Current conversion – With condition responsive means to control the output...
Patent
1992-10-02
1995-08-15
Sterrett, Jeffrey L.
Electric power conversion systems
Current conversion
With condition responsive means to control the output...
363 16, H02M 7217
Patent
active
054425395
ABSTRACT:
A DC voltage to a load is provided from a rectified AC power line source with unity power factor using Cuk dc-to-dc switching converter, either unisolated or isolated extensions, operated as an automatic current shaper with unity power factor performance. This is obtained by operating the Cuk converter in a discontinuous inductor current mode (DICM) at a constant switching frequency and constant duty ratio without input current feedback control customarily used, but operating in an open-loop fashion. Even though the Cuk converter is operated in DICM, its input current is nonpulsating and flowing throughout the switching cycle, unlike other converters having pulsating input current in DICM, thus reducing input harmonic currents due to switching frequency and its harmonics. Further improvement is obtained and even the remaining ripple in the input current is entirely eliminated to result in ideal, clean, harmonic-free input current waveform with unity power factor performance, when the coupled-inductor and/or integrated magnetics extensions of the Cuk converter conditions are implemented. They could be operated at low to moderate switching frequency, thus providing high efficiency and without the need for additional input filtering customarily used in other converters.
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Brkovic Milivoje
Cuk Slobodan
California Institute of Technology
Fernandez A. M.
Sterrett Jeffrey L.
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