Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Hybrid-mode boost power factor corrector and method of operating the same
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Application No.: US16158846Application Date: 2018-10-12
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Publication No.: US10439489B1Publication Date: 2019-10-08
- Inventor: Hsien-Yi Tsai , Yu-Chen Liu
- Applicant: Chicony Power Technology Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: TW New Taipei
- Assignee: Chicony Power Technology Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Chicony Power Technology Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: TW New Taipei
- Agency: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C.
- Priority: TW107123137A 20180704
- Main IPC: H02M1/00
- IPC: H02M1/00 ; H02M1/42 ; H02M3/335 ; H02M7/04 ; H02M7/12 ; H02M3/158

Abstract:
A hybrid-mode boost power factor corrector includes an inductor, a switch unit, a diode unit, a current-detecting unit, and a control unit. The inductor is coupled to a DC input power source. The switch unit is coupled to the inductor and a ground. The diode unit is coupled to the inductor and the switch unit. The current-detecting unit receives an inductor current flowing through the inductor and provides a current detection signal corresponding to the inductor current. The control unit is coupled to the current-detecting unit to receive the current detection signal. When the hybrid-mode boost power factor corrector is operated in a light-load condition, the control unit samples a peak value of the current detection signal; when the hybrid-mode boost power factor corrector is operated in a heavy-load condition, the control unit samples an average value of the current detection signal.
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