Abstract:
Herein described is a control device of a device for the correction of the power factor in forced switching power supplies; said device for the correction of the power factor comprises a converter (20) and said control device (1) is coupled to the converter to obtain from an alternating input line voltage (Vin) a regulated output voltage (Vout) . The control device (1) comprises generating means (421-423) associated to a capacitor (Cf f) for generating a signal (Vff) representative of the root-mean- square value of the alternating line voltage; the generating means (421-424) are associated to means for discharging (Rf f) said capacitor. The control device comprises further means for discharging (Ml, COMPl, Cl; Ml 6, COMPI 1, CI 1; M50, COMP22, C0MP33, Cint) the capacitor (Cf f) suitable for discharging said capacitor when the signal (Vff) representative of the root-mean- square value of the alternating line voltage goes below a given value (VCl, VCI 1, Vint) .
Abstract:
A control device for a power factor correction device in forced switching power supplies is disclosed; the device for correcting the power factor comprises a converter (20) and said control device (1) is coupled with the converter to obtain from an input alternating line voltage (Vin) a regulated output voltage (Vout). The converter (20) comprises a power transistor (M) and the control device (1) comprises a driving circuit (3, 4, 6, 10) of said power transistor; the driving circuit comprises a timer (130) suitable for setting the switch-off period of said power transistor (M). The timer is coupled with the alternating line voltage (Vin) in input to the converter and is suitable for determining the switch-off period of the power transistor in function of the value of the alternating line voltage (Vin) in input to the converter.