Electric power conversion systems – Current conversion – With condition responsive means to control the output...
Reexamination Certificate
2007-08-31
2010-06-08
Sterrett, Jeffrey L (Department: 2838)
Electric power conversion systems
Current conversion
With condition responsive means to control the output...
C363S049000, C323S222000, C323S901000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07733678
ABSTRACT:
In a method and apparatus for controlling power factor correction in mixed operation modes, a frequency of the input voltage is obtained by detecting the zero crossing points of the input voltage. A peak of the input voltage is obtained by detecting input voltage with 90 degree phase. Thus, the present invention predicts the input voltage by its frequency and peak and the characteristic of the sine wave. A digital signal processor computes the duty and frequency of a boost switch, switching the operation mode of the boost converter among continuous mode, critical mode and discontinuous mode according to input voltage or the load. According to another aspect, the operation is switched to critical mode from the average current mode when a zero current is detected before the charging and recharging cycle of the boost switch is finished. Overcurrent protection may be achieved by controlling current in response to detected voltage to provide a substantially constant power level. The overcurrent protection may be adaptive in nature.
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Lin Jianqing
Notohamiprodjo Hubertus
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Sterrett Jeffrey L
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