• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.53-58
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• 2021

Operation of the interleaved Boost PFC converter in Critical Conduction Mode (CrM) shows the advantages of high efficiency and good EMI characteristics owing to the valley switching of FET. However, when it is designed for a highly pulsating load, operation at a relatively high frequency is inevitable at non-pulsating typical load condition, resulting in efficiency degradation. Moreover, the physical size of the inductor becomes problematic because of the nature of the CrM operation, where the inductor peak current is about two times the inductor average current, thereby requiring high DC-bias characteristics, which is worse when the output power is high. In this study, a new parallel driving method of two sets of interleaved boost PFC converters for highly pulsating high-power application is proposed. The proposed method does not require any additional load-sharing controller, resulting in high efficiency and smaller inductor size.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.85-91
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• 2022

This study proposes a high efficiency bridgeless Power Factor Correction (PFC) converter with improved common mode noise characteristics. Conventional PFC has limitations due to low efficiency and enlarged heat sink from considerable conduction loss of bridge diode. By applying a Common Mode (CM) coupled inductor, the proposed bridgeless PFC converter generates less conduction loss as only a small magnetizing current of the CM coupled inductor flows through the input diode, thereby reducing or removing heat sink. The input diode is alternately conducted every half cycle of 60 Hz AC input voltage while a negative node of AC input voltage is always connected to the ground, thus improving common mode noise characteristics. With the aim to improve switching loss and reverse recovery of output diode, the proposed circuit employs Critical Conduction Mode (CrM) operation and it features a simple Zero Current Detection (ZCD) circuit for the CrM. In addition, the input current sensing is possible with the shunt resistor instead of the expensive current sensor. Experimental results through 480 W prototype are presented to verify the validity of the proposed circuit.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.1156-1165
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• 2017

A high performance interleaved bridgeless boost power factor correction (PFC) rectifier operating under the critical current conduction mode (CrM) is proposed in this paper to improve the efficiency and system performance of various applications, such as nano-grid systems. By combining the interleaved technique with the bridgeless topology, the circuit contains two independent branches without rectifier diodes. The branches operate in interleaved mode for each respective half-line period. Moreover, when operating in CrM, all the power switches take on soft-switching, thereby reducing switching losses and raising system efficiency. In addition, the input current flows through a minimum amount of power devices. By employing a commercial PFC controller, an effective control scheme is used for the proposed circuit. The operating principle of the proposed circuit is presented, and the design considerations are also demonstrated. Simulations and experiments have been carried out to evaluate theoretical analysis and feasibility of the proposed circuit.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2020.08a
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• pp.79-81
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• 2020

임계모드 (Critical conduction mode, CrM) 동작을 하는 PFC 컨버터는 주파수 변동을 통한 Valley switching 동작으로 인하여 높은 효율 및 양호한 EMI 특성을 가진다. 하지만 Peak 부하가 큰 시스템에서 CrM 설계를 하게 되면 정격부하에서 비교적 높은 주파수의 동작이 불가피하여 시스템 효율이 나빠지고 높은 DC-bias 확보를 위해 인덕터 크기가 커지게 된다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 고효율 및 인덕터 사이즈 저감을 위한 임계모드에서 동작하는 두 개의 교차형 PFC 컨버터의 병렬 구동에 대해서 이야기하고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2019.11a
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• pp.118-119
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• 2019

본 논문은 유연전극의 플라즈마 반응을 위한 고효율 전원장치에 대한 연구이다. 유연전극은 저온 플라즈마 방전으로, 수 kV의 AC형태의 고전압 및 소전력 구동 사양이 요구된다. 상용전원을 사용하는 유연전극용 고전압 전원장치는 AC-DC, DC-AC로 변환이 가능한 2단 구조를 갖는다. 1단은 낮은 전력에서 높은 효율을 달성 할 수 있는 CrM(Critical Conduction Mode) PFC와 전부하 영역 소프트 스위칭을 통해 고효율 달성이 용이한 LLC 공진 컨버터를 사용하였다. 유연전극은 사양에 따라 커패시턴스가 달라진다. 따라서, 본 논문에서는 유연전극 사양에 따른 공진 주파수의 최적화를 통해서 유연전극의 플라즈마 반응 및 특성 시험을 위해 고효율 전원장치를 구성하였다. 실험을 통해서 유연전극용 고효율 전원장치를 검증하였다.