Digital control for improved efficiency and reduced harmonic distortion over wide load range in boost PFC rectifiers

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2683-2692

  Chen, Fu Zen ^a   Maksimović, Dragan ^a  

^a University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

Author keywords

Current harmonic distortion; digital control; efficiency improvement; light load efficiency; power factor correction (PFC) rectifier; wide load range

Indexed keywords

CURRENT HARMONIC DISTORTION; DIGITAL CONTROL; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT; LIGHT LOAD EFFICIENCY; LOAD RANGE; POWER FACTOR CORRECTIONS;

DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; EFFICIENCY; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; HARMONIC DISTORTION; POWER CONVERTERS;

ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS;

EID: 77957727988     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2010.2050702     Document Type: Article

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