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A novel energy-efficient bridgeless boost AC to DC converter

효율을 고려한 새로운 AC/DC 컨버터

  • Yoon, Kyoung-Kuk (R&D Center, Seanet Co., LTD.) ;
  • Kim, Seong-Hwan (Division of Marine System Engineering, College of Maritime Sciences, Korea Maritime and Ocean University) ;
  • Kim, Deok-Ki (FLNG Engineering Department, Hyundai Heavy Industries)
  • Received : 2015.11.27
  • Accepted : 2016.03.17
  • Published : 2016.03.31

Abstract

Power supplies make the load compatible with its power source. DC power supplies are extensively used with most electrical and electronic appliances such as computers, television, and audio sets. The presence of non-linear loads results in a low power factor and higher harmonics in the power system. Several techniques for power-factor correction and harmonic reduction have been reported in the literature. This paper proposes a bridgeless boost converter that improves the power factor and reduces the harmonic content in input line currents as compared to full-bridge rectifiers. This bridgeless boost converter eliminates the need of a line-voltage bridge rectifier in conventional boost converter and thereby reduces conduction losses. The effectiveness of the proposed scheme is verified by computer simulations by using the PSIM software.

다이오드를 이용한 정류기는 산업현장에서 널리 응용되고 있다. 그러나 입력전류에 많은 저차고조파가 포함되어 공급전압을 왜곡시켜 전력의 품질을 저하시키므로 이를 완화시킬 수 있는 적절한 설비가 필요하다. 또한 고조파 전류는 전력계통의 전압 왜곡, 가열 및 소음 등을 유발하여 효율을 떨어뜨린다. 고조파를 감소시키고 역률을 상승시키기 위하여 입력전류가 연속적이 되도록 하는 부스트 컨버터가 등장하였다. 본 논문에서는 입력전류에 포함된 고조파 전류를 감소시키고, 역률을 증가시킬 수 있을 뿐 아니라 전체 정류기 효율을 상승시키는 부스트 컨버터를 제안하였다. 이는 기존의 부스트 컨버터에 비해 전류가 통과하는 반도체의 개수가 감소하여 효율의 상승을 기대할 수 있다. 또한, 소프트웨어 PSIM을 활용하여 제안된 변환기의 유효성을 입증하였다.

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