• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.277-284
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• 2017

For passive power factor correction, the valley fill circuit approach is attractive for low power applications because of low cost, high efficiency, and simple circuit design. However, to vouch for the product quality, two dc-link capacitors in the valley fill circuit should be selected to withstand the peak rectified ac input voltage. The common mode (CM) and differential mode (DM) choke should be used to suppress the electromagnetic interference (EMI) noise, thereby resulting in large size volume product. This paper presents the practical design and implementation of a valley fill flyback converter with reduced dc link capacitors and EMI magnetic volumes. By using the proposed over voltage protection circuit, dc-link capacitors in the valley fill circuit can be selected to withstand half the peak rectified ac input voltage, and the proposed CM/DM choke can be successfully adopted. The proposed circuit effectiveness is shown by simulation and experimentally verified by a 78W prototype.

• 산업기술연구
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• 제31권A호
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• pp.103-107
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• 2011

In this paper, a method is proposed to improve power factor and the input current THD in LED driver circuit. The researched circuit consists of a valley-fill circuit and boosting inductor and a Buck converter. Valley-fill circuit is a passive PFC and simplified structure, the buck converter is operated with current feedback. The switching frequency is 50KHz in LED driver circuit and LED forward current is constant. A valley-fill type PFC circuit for LED driver(15Watt) has been implemented, and the validity of proposed method is shown by is simulation and experimental result.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2003년도 하계종합학술대회 논문집 V
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• pp.2935-2938
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• 2003

A new Valley-fill circuit for improving PF(power factor) is proposed in this paper. The proposed topology combines Valley-fill rectifier and an additional inductor for boosting. In the proposed circuit, a shapc of input current is related to the PWM duty cycle. The boosting inductor makes improve PF by the electric charge transfer action. The operation principle and the shape of input current arc analyzed as applied the boosting inductor. The optimum value of boosting inductor is determined. A 100W single-stage converter has been designed and tested. Experimental results are presented to verify the validity of the proposed converter.

• 산업기술연구
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• 제32권A호
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• pp.109-114
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• 2012

In this paper, We studied LED(Light Emitted Diode) sensor lights system using PIR(Pyroelectric Infrared Ray) sensor, CdS and MCU(Micro Controller Unit). And applied the valley fill circuit to improve the power factor. We designed the amplifier for each sensor and the LED driver for constant current which is the buck converter. Also, we proposed the algorithm of LED control by each sensors using MCU. Experimental results showed that power factor is 92% with valley fill circuit.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2005년도 제36회 하계학술대회 논문집 B
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• pp.1361-1363
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• 2005

THD's effects on electronic ballast for fluorescent lamp and ways to improve. To design AC/DC converter in order to enhance current THD. valley-fill circuit and charge pump circuit which has improved valley-fill circuit.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1999년도 하계학술대회 논문집 F
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• pp.2798-2800
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• 1999

A new circuit, modified valley fill (MVF) combined with resonant inductor of the self-excited resonant inverter and charge pump capacitors(CPCs), is presented to achieve high PF electronic ballast providing sufficient preheat current to lamp filaments for soft start maintaining low DC bus voltage. The MVF can adjust the valley voltage higher than half the peak line voltage. The CPCs draw the current from the input line to make up the current waveform during the valley interval. The measured PF and THD are 0.99 and 12%, respectively. The lamp current CF is also acceptable in the proposed circuit. The proposed circuit is suitable for implementing cost-effective electronic ballast.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.297-302
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• 2014

In this paper, a LED driver compatible with TRIAC-dimmer applying active bleeder is proposed. If TRIAC-dimmer is connected with LED driver, flicker phenomenon occurs by TRIAC malfunction. In order to prevent this problem, a current over holding current must flow into TRIAC. Therefore, additional circuit compatible with TRIAC-dimmer is required to provide enough current. Passive bleeder has power loss in whole operation period. The proposed circuit apply a valley-fill circuit for power-factor-correction and a novel active bleeder detecting malfunction point of TRIAC. Therefore, it prevent malfunction of TRIAC-dimmer and have advantage of higher efficiency than passive bleeder. To verify the validity of proposed circuit, 13W-lighting LED driver prototype has been proposed.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.485-490
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 선박의 진동에 의하여 수명이 짧은 필라멘트를 사용하는 조명기구를 대체하기 위하여 선박용 LED 조명등 구동회로를 설계 및 구현하였다. 구동회로는 부피를 줄이고 비용을 절감하기 위하여 변압기가 없는 스위칭 회로로 설계되었다. 스위칭 회로는 입력 교류전압 220 V에 PWM 제어를 함으로써 안정적으로 LED를 구동할 수 있도록 설계하였다. 스위칭 회로의 펄스성 전류에 대하여 Valley-fill 방식의 역률 보상회로를 채용함으로써 역률를 개선하였다. 장기간 운항하는 선박에서의 조명등 교체 주기를 줄여 관리를 효율적으로 할 수 있도록 직병렬 배열로 LED 모듈 회로를 설계하여 LED의 일부가 손상되더라도 LED 모듈이 조명등 기능을 할 수 있도록 하였다. 개발한 구동회로를 포함한 조명기구는 전력소모와 역률이 각각 39 W, 0.925 로 선박 조명에 적합함을 확인하였다.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2002년도 하계종합학술대회 논문집(5)
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• pp.311-314
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• 2002

In recent years, various power factor correction(PFC) circuits for the electronic ballasts have been proposed. In this paper, we have studied several passive PFC and compared with their characteristics, used in the electronic ballast for fluorescent. Especially, Improved Valley Fill Circuit (IVF) and the circuit IVF PFC combined with Charge Pumping Capacitors(CPCs) have been reaserched for High Power Factor. In conclusion, we have researched characteristics of Passive PFC and proposed the most effective PFC method.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1999년도 하계학술대회 논문집 F
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• pp.2795-2797
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• 1999

Several power factor correction(PFC) circuits are presented to achieve high PF electronic ballast for both voltage-fed and current-fed electronic ballast. The proposed PFC circuits use valley-fill(VF) type DC-link stages modified from the conventional VF circuit to adopt the charge pumping method for PFC operations during the valley intervals. In voltage-fed ballast, charge pump capacitors are connected with the resonant capacitors. In current-fed type, the charge pump capacitors are connected with the additional secondary-side of the power transformer. The measured PF and THD are higher than 0.99 and 15% for all proposed PFC circuits. The lamp current CF is also acceptable in the proposed circuits. The proposed circuit is suitable for implementing cost-effective electronic ballast.