• Journal of Industrial Technology
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• v.23 no.A
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• pp.35-39
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• 2003

There are many kinds of electronic ballast for various kinks of fluorescent lamps. The PFC(Power Factor Correction) circuit in electronic ballast is classified in two types. One is the active PFC and the other is the passive PFC circuit. The active type PFC is higher than the passive type, but the cost of the passive type is cheaper than the active type. In this study, we introduced the modified passive PFC method which is called semi-boost PFC, and then we analyzed and experimented the electronic ballast which is composed of the semi-boost PFC, half-bridge, and LCC resonant tank. Experimental results showed that the $$PF{\geq_-}0.98$$, $$CF{\leq_-}1.4$$ and input current $THD{\approx}15%$.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2015.07a
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• pp.185-186
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• 2015

본 논문에서는 임계 도통 모드 boost PFC의 입력 필터 효과를 보상하기 위한 온-타임 변경 기법에 대하여 제안한다. 임계 도통 모드 boost PFC의 입력 필터는 총 입력전류의 위상을 진상으로 만들게 되며, 이 영향은 성능의 하락을 초래하게 된다. 본 논문에서는 디지털 boost PFC의 진상 전류를 보상하기 위한 온-타임 변경 profile을 제시하였다. 제안된 방법의 효과는 90-230Vrms 입력, 200W 출력의 prototype 의 실험을 통하여 검증되었다.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.8 no.5
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• pp.455-462
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• 2003

Switching PFC converters are widely used not only to comply the power quality specification but also for maximum efficiency. However switching PFC converters generate serious electromagnetic interference(EMI). In this paper to solve this problem, we applied the APW(Anti-Phase Winding) and RPWM(Random PWM) technique to PFC boost converter and obtained good results. Simulation and experimental results show the improved harmonics and reduced EMI effect in air-conditioner system.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2016.11a
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• pp.145-146
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• 2016

일반적인 boost PFC 컨버터는 한 개의 스위칭 소자를 사용하고 구조가 간단하지만 높은 도통손실과 스위칭 손실 때문에 낮은 효율을 갖는다. bridgeless boost PFC 컨버터는 일반적인 boost PFC 에 비해 낮은 손실을 갖는 이점이 있다. 또한 컨버터의 동작 모드 중 CRM 방식은 낮은 스위칭 손실을 갖는 이 점이 있다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 CRM 모드로 동작하는 bridgeless boost PFC 컨버터를 해석하는 경우 기존의 방법으로 해석하여 구현하면 주파수가 커지는 영역에서 오차가 커지게 된다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 반도체 스위치의 기생 커패시터를 추가하여 해석하는 것을 제안하였다.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.6 no.4
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• pp.356-365
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• 2006

This paper presents an improved three-phase PFC power rectifier with a three-phase diode rectifier cascaded four-switch boost converter. Its operating principle contains the operating principle of two conventional three-phase PFC power rectifiers: one switch boost converter type and a two switch boost converter type. The operating characteristics of the four switch boost converter type three-phase PFC power rectifier are evaluated from a practical point of view, being compared with one switch boost converter type and two switch boost converter topologies.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2005.04a
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• pp.172-175
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• 2005

Recently international regulations governing the amount of harmonic currents(e.g IEC 61000-3-2) became mandatory and active Power factor correction (PFC) pre-regulator circuit became inevitable for the AC/DC converters. Among these topologies, the boost topology represents an optimum solution for a PFC pre-regulation in a high power application. This paper propose improved ZVT(Zero Voltage Transition) AC/DC PFC Boost using the average current control employing a soft-switching technique of the auxiliary switch with a minimum number of components. The conventional ZVT PFC Boost Converter has a disadvantage that the auxiliary switch turns off hard, which influences the overall efficiency and the EMI problem. In this paper, an improved ZVT PFC Boost converter using active snubber is proposed to minimize the switching loss of the auxiliary. The prototype of 100kHz, 640W system was implemented to show the improved performance.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2000.07a
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• pp.150-154
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• 2000

This paper proposes PFC boost converter with soft switching for harmonics decrement and analyzes characteristics of PFC boost converter. In this technique power factor correction(PFC) is usually obtained by operating the PFC stage in the discontinuous current mode(DCM) Switching devices are operated for reducing current stress and electronical noise. As a result eliminate 3rd harmonic component and high power factor(PF) of the input line are verified by characteristics analysis and experimental results.

• Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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• v.21 no.12
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• pp.1152-1159
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• 2015

Switching power supply systems are widely used in many industrial fields. Power factor correction (PFC) circuits have a tendency to be applied in new power supply designs. The PFC circuit with a boost converter using an input power source is studied in this paper. In a boost PFC circuit, there are two feedback control loops: a current feedback loop and a voltage feedback loop. In this paper, the regulation performance gained by using the output voltage and compensator to improve the transient response presented at the continuous conduction mode (CCM) of the boost PFC circuit is analyzed. The validity of the designed boost PFC circuit is confirmed by both MATLAB simulation and experimental results.

• KIEE International Transaction on Electrical Machinery and Energy Conversion Systems
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• v.4B no.2
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• pp.65-72
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• 2004

Switching power supply systems are widely used in many industrial fields. Power factor correction (PFC) circuits have a tendency to be applied in new power supply designs. The input active power factor correction (APFC) circuits can be implemented in either the two-stage approach or the single-stage approach. The two-stage approach can be classified into boost type PFC circuit and dc/dc converter. The power factor correction circuit with a boost converter used as an input power source is studied in this paper. In a boost power factor correction circuit there are two feedback control loops, which are a current feedback loop and a voltage feedback loop. In this paper, the regulation performance of output voltage and compensator to improve the transient response presented at the continuous conduction mode (CCM) of the boost PFC circuit is analyzed. The validity of designed boost PFC circuit is confirmed by MATLAB simulation and experimental results.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.19 no.8
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• pp.62-69
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• 2005

This paper presents the improved AC/DC PFC(Power-Factor-Correction) ZVT(Zero-Voltage-Transition) Boost Converter. The conventional AC/DC PFC ZVT Boost Converter minimizes the switching loss of the main switch within all of the load range. That is because AC/DC PFC ZVT Boost converter makes the main switch and the auxiliary switch turn on simultaneously so that it makes ZVS (Zero-Voltage-Switching) possible at the light load. However, it has two problems that ale large loss of the auxiliary switch and the increasing of the reverse current of the main switch. Therefore this research presents high efficiency to reduce the current stress of the auxiliary switch and the reverse current of main switch by adding a diode to the conventional ZVT converter. The prototype of 640[W], 100[kHz] system using MOSFET is implemented for this experimental verification.