Comprehensive design and optimization of a high-power-density single-phase boost PFC

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2574-2587

  Raggl, Klaus ^a,b   Nussbaumer, Thomas ^a,c   Doerig, Gregor ^a,d   Biela, Juergen ^a   Kolar, Johann W ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Hilti AG   (Liechtenstein)

^c LEVITRONIX GMBH   (Switzerland)

^d Power One AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC); Interleaved converters; Power density; Power factor correction (PFC); Single phase boost converter

Indexed keywords

BOOST PFC; COMPREHENSIVE DESIGNS; CONVERTER EFFICIENCY; CURRENT SENSORS; DESIGN POINTS; DESIGN PROCEDURE; DISCONTINUOUS CONDUCTION MODE; DISCONTINUOUS OPERATION; EXPERIMENTAL PROTOTYPE; HIGH POWER DENSITY; INPUT FILTER; INTERLEAVED BOOST; INTERLEAVED CONVERTERS; NOISE EMISSIONS; OPERATION MODE; OPTIMUM NUMBER; OUTPUT POWER; OUTPUT VOLTAGES; POWER DENSITIES; POWER DENSITY; POWER FACTOR CORRECTION (PFC); POWER FACTOR CORRECTIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY; SILICON CARBIDE DEVICES; SINGLE-PHASE BOOST CONVERTER; SYSTEM EFFICIENCY; UNITY POWER FACTOR;

DESIGN; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC POWER FACTOR; ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; ELECTROMAGNETISM; PLASTIC MOLDS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SILICON CARBIDE;

AC GENERATOR MOTORS;

EID: 67651153061     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2009.2020074     Document Type: Article

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