Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wide input voltage range power factor correction circuit
- Patent Title (中): 宽输入电压范围功率因数校正电路
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Application No.: US13023072Application Date: 2011-02-08
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Publication No.: US08436593B2Publication Date: 2013-05-07
- Inventor: Jianwen Shao , Thomas Lea R. Hopkins
- Applicant: Jianwen Shao , Thomas Lea R. Hopkins
- Applicant Address: US TX Coppell
- Assignee: STMicroelectronics, Inc.
- Current Assignee: STMicroelectronics, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Coppell
- Agency: Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
- Main IPC: G05F1/652
- IPC: G05F1/652 ; G05F1/656 ; G05F1/44

Abstract:
A boost circuit is used for power factor correction (PFC). In a low power application, transition mode control is utilized. However, switching frequency varies with different input voltages, and over a wide input voltage range, the switching frequency can become too high to be practical. To address this issue, a boost circuit is provided whose effective inductance changes as a function of input voltage. By changing the inductance, control is exercised over switching frequency.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110199066A1 WIDE INPUT VOLTAGE RANGE POWER FACTOR CORRECTION CIRCUIT Public/Granted day:2011-08-18
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