Cost-effective boost converter with reverse-recovery reduction and power factor correction

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 471-473

  Kwon, Jung Min ^a   Choi, Woo Young ^a   Kwon, Bong Hwan ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Boost converter; Power factor correction (PFC)

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DIODES; ELECTRIC INDUCTORS; ELECTRIC POWER FACTOR CORRECTION;

BOOST CONVERTER; INDUCTOR-DIODE BRANCH; OUTPUT DIODE;

ELECTRIC CONVERTERS;

EID: 38349004901     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2007.896526     Document Type: Article

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