Inter national J our nal of P o wer Electr onics and Dri v e Systems (IJPEDS) V ol. 7, No. 2, June 2016, pp. 279 293 ISSN: 2088-8694 279 Single-Switch Soft-Switched Boost P o wer F actor Corr ector f or Modular A pplications T oms A. Gonzlez * , Daniel O. Mer curi * , Her nn E. T acca * , and Mximo E. Pupar eli ** * Department of Electronics, F aculty of Engineering, Uni v ersity of Buenos Aires. ** HT . S.A., Ar gentina. Article Inf o Article history: Recei v ed No v 14, 2015 Re vised Feb 13, 2016 Accepted Feb 27, 2016 K eyw ord: Po wer f actor corrector Boost con v erter Soft-switching P assi v e non-dissipati v e snubber ABSTRA CT Modern dc po wer supplies pro vide po wer f actor correction b ut t he classical tw o-stage ap- proach, using hard-switched prere gulators, has detrimental ef fects on ef ficienc y and reli- ability , particularly for high po wer applications. W ith some circuit modifications and the addition of a fe w magnetic components, diodes and capacitors, we ha v e turned a classical boost po wer f actor corrector into a high ef ficienc y soft-switc hed v ersion. The proposed con v erter turns on its single switch with zero current and turns it of f with zero v oltage. In this paper we e xplain the proposed changes, we study the w a v eforms and equations and we v erify them with an e xperimental prototype. W e also sho w ho w the con v erter can be used for modular single- and three-phase high po wer applications. Copyright c 2016 Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science . All rights r eserved. Corresponding A uthor: T oms A. Gonzlez. Department of Electronics, F aculty of Engineering, UB A A v . P aseo Coln 850, C1063A CV , Buenos Aires, Ar gentina. T el: +54 (11) 4343-0893 / 4343-0092 tgonzalez@fi.uba.ar 1. INTR ODUCTION Con v entional po wer supplies e xhibit lo w po wer f actor and produce harmonic pollution of the mains. In high po wer applications, passi v e filtering becomes non viable due to the increasing size and weight of the required components, such as lo w frequenc y line filters and capacitor banks. No w adays, po wer electronic con v ersion techniques f acilitate the use of acti v e po wer f actor correction methods and circuits, kno wn as PWM rectifiers [1]. The boost con v erter is one of the most used topologies in PWM rectifiers[2, 3, 4]. Single phase dc po wer supplies are usually composed of the boost front-end or prere gulator produces near unity po wer f actor and an inter - mediate high v oltage b us and an isolated dc-dc con v erter to supply the desired output v oltage re gulation. At high po wer , the ef ficienc y of the front end is a k e y characteris tic. Man y high ef ficienc y boost con v erters ha v e been de v el- oped in the past using soft-switching techniques [5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16]; some of them use auxiliary switches[5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12], making them more comple x and less reliable. P assi v e soft-switching techniques combine higher reliability and simplicity of design [13, 14, 15]. The po wer supply manuf acturer sa v es not only the cost of auxiliary switches, b ut also the de v elopment of a specific inte grated circuit to dri v e them [17]. Modularization is an attr acti v e technique for po wer con v erter manuf acturers and users since it pro vides re- dundanc y , fle xibility , reduction of manuf acturing cost and time [18];it also applies to po wer supplies with po wer f actor correction. P aralleling single phase con v erters in order to get a higher po wer supply w as sho wn in [19] with boost con v erters. Se v eral fields e xist where this is a useful practice: single phase rail w ay systems [20] or L1/L2 battery char gers for plug-in electric and h ybrid v ehicles [21]. Another e xample of modularization are three-phase po wer supplies manuf actured from single phase modules [22, 9, 13]. This paper introduces a boost-deri v ed prere gulator with no v el passi v e soft-switching netw orks and sho ws its application to modular high po wer con v erters. Zero V oltage Switching (ZVS) at turn-of f and Zero Current Switching (ZCS) at turn-on pro vide a reduction in losses compared to a classic boost con v erter [1]. In Section 2. we present the proposed circuit and we mak e qualitati v e and quantitati v e analyses to deri v e its principle of operation, w a v eforms and characterizing equations. Ne xt, we describe the e xperimental results of a single J ournal Homepage: http://iaesjournal.com/online/inde x.php/IJPEDS Evaluation Warning : The document was created with Spire.PDF for Python.
280 ISSN: 2088-8694 D A D B C O L B L C D D D C L S Q Load C S v ac D E C S N D D 2 V X N 1 D 1 N 2 (a) Schematic circuit. D A D B L B L C D D D C L S Q C S D E V X v I V O v C S v C E i C i L S i L C v L B L M i L M (b) Simplified model with v oltage and current reference direc- tions. Figure 1. Boost po wer f actor corrector basic module. module in Section 3.. Finally , in Section 4., we e xplain the considerations that shoul d be accounted for in order to use the con v erter in a modular approach. 2. BOOST PFC SOFT -SWITCHED MODULE AND ITS PRINCIPLE OF OPERA TION. Figure 1a sho ws t he considered module. The circui t composed of D 1 , D 2 , and C S N D acts as a lossless snubber for diode D A ; it allo ws the dischar ge of the s tored ener gy remaining in the secondary leakage inductance of inductor L B . D B , D C , D D , C S , L S and L C comprises the basic soft-switching netw orks. A v oltage source, V X , connected through diode D E enables the transistor to swit ch softly throughout the entire input v oltage c ycle. W e will discuss the need of this source, its implementation and v alue in the follo wing sections. The circuit is based on the tapped boost con v erter , with a transfer function gi v en by: V O v I = 1 + d ( t ) N 2 N 1 1 d ( t ) ; (1) which approximates the classical boost transfer function when N 1 > N 2 and still produces a step up characteristic. Thus, it is possible to use boost PFC commercial controllers [23] with a v erage current mode control [1] in order to re gulate the output v oltage and mak e the input current follo w the input v oltage w a v eform. The simplified circuital model of Figure 1b allo ws us to perform the follo wing qualitati v e and quantitati v e analyses of the switching process. 2.1. Qualitati v e analysis If v I < V X , the circuit is in mode I. When the IGBT turn-of f occurs, at t = t 0 , the circuit transitions from the conducti on state sho wn in Figure 2a to the first state of the turn-of f process sho wn in Figure 2b. The inductance of both L B and L C force diode D C to carry the magnetizing current. Starting from v I v C S ( t 0 ) , v C E rises linearly due to the constant current dischar ging of C S . In order to ensure zero v oltage switching v C S ( t 0 ) must be equal to v I . At t = t 1 , v L B reaches V O v I and turns diode D A on. C S k eeps dischar ging through L C and v C E further rises (Figure2c) until v C E = V O and v C S = v I V O , at t = t 2 ; D B turns on and L C dischar ges the stored ener gy to the load (Figure2f). When i L C = 0 A at t = t 3 , the turn-of f ends and the state of Figure 2g starts. After the switch turns on at t = t 4 , its current starts rising gradually due to L C ; zero current switching occurs. Simultaneously , the LC resonanc e of C S and L S in v erts the polarity of v C S (Figure2h). If V O v I > v I , the diode D C turns on before the complete di schar ge of L S , v C S clamps at v I , and the state pictured in Figure 2j starts. The pre vious condition is equi v alent to v I < V O = 2 and it is of paramount importance because it guarantees the starting v alue of v C S in the ne xt switching c ycle to produce the ZVS turn-of f of the con v erter . The purpose of the v oltage source V X is to pro vide ZVS turn-of f for v I > V O = 2 . The idea is to clamp the v oltage of C S to a v alue lo wer than v I , since diode D C will not be able t o turn on. In order to clarify this, we will e xplore mode II that occurs for v I > V X . At t = t 0 , the transistor turns of f and the con v erter enter s the state sho wn in Figure 2d. In this mode, the magnetizing current flo ws through D E and transfers ener gy to V X . As in mode I, v C E and v C S start rising linearly b ut v C S ( t 0 ) should be equal to V X so as to ensure ZVS turn-of f. At t = t 1 , the state pictured in Figure 2e starts: v L B turns IJPEDS V ol. 7, No. 2, June 2016: 279 293 Evaluation Warning : The document was created with Spire.PDF for Python.
IJPEDS ISSN: 2088-8694 281 2* D A D B L B L C v I D D D C L S Q C S D E V X V O (a) ON state D A D B L B L C v I D D D C L S Q C S D E V X V O (b) State A mode I D A D B L B L C v I D D D C L S Q C S D E V X V O (c) State B mode I D A D B L B L C v I D D D C L S Q C S D E V X V O (d) State A mode II D A D B L B L C v I D D D C L S Q C S D E V X V O (e) State B mode II D A D B L B L C v I D D D C L S Q C S D E V X V O (f) State C D A D B L B L C v I D D D C L S Q C S D E V X V O (g) OFF state D A D B L B L C v I D D D C L S Q C S D E V X V O (h) State D D A D B L B L C v I D D D C L S Q C S D E V X V O (i) State E D A D B L B L C v I D D D C L S Q C S D E V X V O (j) State F mode I Figure 2. Operating states in mode I ( v I < V X ) and mode II ( v I > V X ). D A on, taking the magnetizing current, and C S continues its char ge through L C . The final state of turn-of f, sho wn in Figure 2f, starts at t 2 when v C E = V O . D B turns on and L C dischar ges to the output as in mode I. The ZCS turn-on process is similar as before and presented in Figures 2h and 2i. The dif ference is that the last state is missing, because the resonant oscillation of v C S lasts until D C turns of f. v C S re v erts its polarity to V X , the required v alue for ZVS turn-of f to occur . In order to guarantee ZVS for all v alues of input v oltage, V X should tak e a v alue that i ntroduces the circuit to mode II if v I > V O = 2 : V X V O 2 : (2) If V X = V O = 2 , mode I occurs for v I < V O = 2 and mode II for v I > V O = 2 . Selec ting a smaller v alue for V X produces an additional transfer of ener gy to this source when v I > V O = 2 . As this ener gy should be dissipated or sent back to the source, it is important to minimize it by adopting V X = V O = 2 . This condition will be better e xpl ained in the quantitati v e analysis of the follo wing section. The tapped boost configuration allo ws in both modes the dischar ge of the ener gy stored in L C at the end of the switching c ycle, thus pro viding ZCS turn-on. Single-Switc h Soft-Switc hed Boost P ower F actor Corr ector for Modular Applications (T .A. Gonzlez) Evaluation Warning : The document was created with Spire.PDF for Python.
282 ISSN: 2088-8694 2.2. Quantitati v e analysis: equations and wa v ef orms By considering that the switching frequenc y is much higher than the li ne frequenc y , we emplo y an approxi- mately constant v alue of v I for each switching period. Also, we ne glect output v oltage ripple: v O ' V O ' constant. The controller modulates the transistor duty-c ycle d ( t ) to produce i L M ( t ) ' I I max j sin( ! t ) j . As a result, we re g ard i L M as constant during the switching c ycle, also ne glecting the current ripple. W e also ne glect transistor and diode v oltage drops and parasitic capacitances. 2.2.1. Mode I t 0 < t t 1 (Figure2b): The solution for v C S is v C S ( t ) = v C S ( t 0 ) + 1 C S Z t t 0 i C S d = v C S ( t 0 ) i L M C S ( t t 0 ) : (3) The transistor v oltage rises follo wing v C E ( t ) = v I v C S ( t ) = v I v C S ( t 0 ) + i L M C S ( t t 0 ) ; (4) where the ZVS condition arises v C E ( t 0 ) = 0 ( ) v C S ( t 0 ) = v I ; (5) and it follo ws that v C E ( t ) = i L M C S ( t t 0 ) : (6) During this t ime interv al i C ( t ) = 0 and i L C = i L M , and because we consider i L M almost constant consequently v LC = 0 . v L B rises follo wing the changes in v C S until diode D A turns on, reaching v L B ( t 1 ) = V O v I = N 1 + N 2 N 1 v C S ( t 1 ) : (7) Using this result and Equation (4) gi v es v C S ( t 1 ) = ( V O v I ) N 1 N 1 + N 2 (8) and v C E ( t 1 ) = v I N 1 N 1 + N 2 ( V O v I ) ; (9) which we can solv e for t 1 i L M C S ( t 1 t 0 ) = v I N 1 N 1 + N 2 ( V O v I ) : (10) t 1 < t t 2 (Figure2c): When diode D A turns on, the boost inductor imposes a v oltage to the series connection of L C and C S . C S char ges resonantly according to d 2 v C S dt 2 + 1 L C C S v C S = ( v I V O ) L C C S N 1 N 1 + N 2 (11) with initial conditions v C S ( t 1 ) = ( v I V O ) N 1 N 1 + N 2 ; (12) dv C S dt ( t 1 ) = i L M C S : (13) W e solv e Equation (11) in order to find v C S ( t ) = ( v I V O ) N 1 N 1 + N 2 i L M r L C C S sin t t 1 p L C C S (14) IJPEDS V ol. 7, No. 2, June 2016: 279 293 Evaluation Warning : The document was created with Spire.PDF for Python.
IJPEDS ISSN: 2088-8694 283 and v C E ( t ) = v I ( v I V O ) N 1 N 1 + N 2 + i L M r L C C S sin t t 1 p L C C S : (15) The state e v olv es as calculated until D B turns on at time t 2 , when v C E ( t 2 ) = V O ; (16) and v C S ( t 2 ) = v I V O : (17) W e can solv e Equation (16) for t 2 i L M r L C C S sin t 2 t 1 p L C C S = ( V O v I ) N 2 N 1 + N 2 : (18) During this state i C = 0 and i L C oscillates according to i L C ( t ) = C S dv C S dt = i L M cos t t 1 p L C C S : (19) t 2 < t t 3 (Figure2f): Through the clamping action of D B , the ener gy stored in L C transfers to the output at constant v oltage i L C ( t ) = i L C ( t 2 ) + 1 L C Z t t 2 ( v I V O ) N 2 N 1 + N 2 d = i L M cos t 2 t 1 p L C C S ( V O v I ) N 2 N 1 + N 2 ( t t 2 ) L C (20) Meanwhile, i C ( t ) = 0 , v C E ( t ) = V O , and v C S ( t ) = v I V O . This state ends at t 3 , when D B turns of f; i L C ( t 3 ) = 0 . W e find t 3 using i L M cos t 2 t 1 p L C C S ( V O v I ) N 2 N 1 + N 2 ( t 3 t 2 ) L C = 0 : (21) t 3 < t t 4 (Figure2g). This interv al corresponds to the con v entional of f state of a tapped boost. t 4 < t t 5 (Figure2h): T ransistor Q turns on and its current has tw o components i C ( t ) = i L S ( t ) + i L C ( t ) : (22) W e find the first component solving the dif ferential equation d 2 v C S dt 2 + 1 L S C S v C S = 0 ; (23) v C S ( t 4 ) = v I V O ; (24) dv C S dt ( t 4 ) = 0 ; (25) which results in v C S ( t ) = ( v I V O ) cos t t 4 p L S C S ; (26) and lets us compute i L S ( t ) = ( v I V O ) r C S L S sin t t 4 p L S C S : (27) Simultaneously , L C starts taking the boost inductor current at constant v oltage: i L C ( t ) = i L C ( t 4 ) + 1 L C Z t t 4 v I ( v I V O ) N 1 N 1 + N 2 d = 1 L C v I ( v I V O ) N 1 N 1 + N 2 ( t t 4 ) : (28) Single-Switc h Soft-Switc hed Boost P ower F actor Corr ector for Modular Applications (T .A. Gonzlez) Evaluation Warning : The document was created with Spire.PDF for Python.
284 ISSN: 2088-8694 This state ends when L C tak es the output current, the whole magnetizing current of the tapped boost inductor , and D A turns of f i L C ( t 5 ) = i L M = 1 L C v I ( v I V O ) N 1 N 1 + N 2 ( t 5 t 4 ) : (29) In practice, we ha v e b uilt L C as a swinging inductor in order to pro vide a greater inductance for lo w currents, at the be ginning of the turn-on process. At higher currents, the ung apped part of the core saturates, and the inductance reduces. This structure lets us use a smaller core than a non-saturable inductor w ould require. It can also pre v ent the destruction of the inductor due to e xcessi v e heat dissipation if a fully saturable core were to be used: the non-s aturable mass of the core acts as a heat sink if only the partial g ap material is saturable. As a result, the current does not rise linearly as stated in Equation (28). t 5 < t t 6 (Figure2i): The state e v olv es with current i L S oscillating according to Equation (27) until diode D C turns on, when v C S = v I . T o find t 6 we solv e v I = ( v I V O ) cos t 6 t 4 p L S C S ; (30) which has a solution only if V O v I > v I , and leads to the condition v I < V O = 2 : (31) If V X and D E were not present, ZVS turn-of f w ould not be possible for v I > V O = 2 : the v oltage of C S w ould not be clamped to v I at the end of this state, b ut to V O v I > v I and the additional v oltage w ould produce a hard turn-of f in the follo wing switching c ycle. If we someho w fix V X = V O = 2 , D E w ould turn on for v alues of v I lar ger than V O = 2 , instead of D C , and v C S w ould be clamped to V O = 2 . This situation corresponds to mode II. t 6 < t t 7 (Figure2j): The remaining ener gy stored in L S dischar ges at constant v oltage v I i L S ( t ) = i L S ( t 6 ) 1 L S Z t t 6 v I d = ( V O v I ) r C S L s sin t 6 t 4 p L S C S v I L S ( t t 6 ) : (32) It ends when diodes D C and D D turn-of f, at t 7 , found from i L S ( t 7 ) = 0 ( V O v I ) r C S L s sin t 6 t 4 p L S C S v I L S ( t 7 t 6 ) = 0 : (33) t 7 < t T S + t 0 (Figure2a) ON-State. The pre viously deri v ed w a v eforms of v C E , i C , v C S , i L C , and i L S are depicted in Figure 3. 2.2.2. Mode II As pre viously deri v ed, we choose V X = V O = 2 . This will be considered for the follo wing theoretical analysis and w a v eform deri v ations. t 0 < t t 1 (Figure2d): The solution for v C S is v C S ( t ) = v C S ( t 0 ) + 1 C S Z t t 0 i C S d = v C S ( t 0 ) i L M C S ( t t 0 ) : (34) The transistor v oltage rises follo wing v C E ( t ) = V O 2 v C S ( t ) = V O 2 v C S ( t 0 ) + i L M C S ( t t 0 ) ; (35) where the ZVS condition arises v C E ( t 0 ) = 0 ( ) v C S ( t 0 ) = V O 2 ; (36) IJPEDS V ol. 7, No. 2, June 2016: 279 293 Evaluation Warning : The document was created with Spire.PDF for Python.
IJPEDS ISSN: 2088-8694 285 t v C E t 0 t 1 t 2 t 3 V O v I N 2 + V O N 1 N 1 + N 2 i C t v C S t i L C t v I N 1 ( v I V O ) N 1 + N 2 v I N 1 ( v I V O ) N 1 + N 2 v I V O i L S t t 4 t 5 t 6 t 7 ( V O v I ) q C S L S i L M + ( V O v I ) q C S L S i L M i L M ON States A B C OFF D E F Figure 3. Main v oltage and current w a v eforms for a mode I switching c ycle. A dashed line sho ws a better approxima- tion to the real w a v eforms, including the current ripple of i C . and it follo ws that v C E ( t ) = i L M C S ( t t 0 ) : (37) During this time interv al i C ( t ) = 0 and i L C = i L M , and because we consider i L M almost constant consequently v LC = 0 . v L B rises follo wing the changes in v C S until diode D A turns on, reaching v L B ( t 1 ) = V O v I = N 1 + N 2 N 1 V O 2 v I v C S ( t 1 ) : (38) Using this result and Equation (35) gi v es v C S ( t 1 ) = V O 2 v I ( V O v I ) N 1 N 1 + N 2 ; (39) and v C E ( t 1 ) = v I + N 1 N 1 + N 2 ( V O v I ) ; (40) which we can solv e for t 1 i L M C S ( t 1 t 0 ) = v I + N 1 N 1 + N 2 ( V O v I ) : (41) t 1 < t t 2 (Figure2e): When diode D A turns on, the boost inductor imposes a v oltage to the series connection of L C and C S . C S char ges resonantly according to d 2 v C S dt 2 + 1 L C C S v C S = 1 L C C S V O 2 v I ( V O v I ) N 1 N 1 + N 2 (42) with initial conditions v C S ( t 1 ) = V O 2 v I ( V O v I ) N 1 N 1 + N 2 ; (43) dv C S dt ( t 1 ) = i L M C S : (44) Single-Switc h Soft-Switc hed Boost P ower F actor Corr ector for Modular Applications (T .A. Gonzlez) Evaluation Warning : The document was created with Spire.PDF for Python.
286 ISSN: 2088-8694 W e can solv e Equation (42) in order to find v C S ( t ) = V O 2 v I ( V O v I ) N 1 N 1 + N 2 i L M r L C C S sin t t 1 p L C C S ; (45) and v C E ( t ) = v I + ( V O v I ) N 1 N 1 + N 2 + i L M r L C C S sin t t 1 p L C C S : (46) The state e v olv es as calculated until D B turns on at time t 2 , when v C E ( t 2 ) = V O ; (47) and v C S ( t 2 ) = V O 2 V O = V O 2 : (48) W e can solv e Equation (47) for t 2 V O = v I + ( V O v I ) N 1 N 1 + N 2 + i L M r L C C S sin t 2 t 1 p L C C S : (49) During this state i C = 0 and i L C oscillates according to i L C ( t ) = C S dv C S dt = i L M cos t t 1 p L C C S : (50) t 2 < t t 3 (Figure2f): Through the clamping action of D B , the ener gy stored in L C transfers to the output at constant v oltage i L C ( t ) = i L C ( t 2 ) + 1 L C Z t t 2 ( v I V O ) N 2 N 1 + N 2 d = i L M cos t 2 t 1 p L C C S ( V O v I ) N 2 N 1 + N 2 ( t t 2 ) L C : (51) Meanwhile, i C ( t ) = 0 , v C E ( t ) = V O , and v C S ( t ) = V O = 2 . This state ends at t 3 , when D B turns of f; i L C ( t 3 ) = 0 . W e find t 3 using i L M cos t 2 t 1 p L C C S ( V O v I ) N 2 N 1 + N 2 ( t 3 t 2 ) L C = 0 : (52) t 3 < t t 4 (Figure2g) This interv al corresponds to the con v entional of f state of a tapped boost. t 4 < t t 5 (Figure2h): T ransistor Q turns on and its current has tw o components i C ( t ) = i L S ( t ) + i L C ( t ) : (53) W e find the first component solving the dif ferential equation d 2 v C S dt 2 + 1 L S C S v C S = 0 ; (54) v C S ( t 4 ) = V O 2 ; (55) dv C S dt ( t 4 ) = 0 ; (56) which results in v C S ( t ) = V O 2 cos t t 4 p L S C S ; (57) and lets us compute i L S ( t ) = V O 2 r C S L S sin t t 4 p L S C S : (58) IJPEDS V ol. 7, No. 2, June 2016: 279 293 Evaluation Warning : The document was created with Spire.PDF for Python.
IJPEDS ISSN: 2088-8694 287 T able 1. Specifications and components of the e xperimental module. Specification V alue De vice V alue P O 3 kW Q IRGP50B60PD1 (600 V/33 A) v ac 220 V/ 50 Hz D A HF A16TB120 (1200 V/16 A) V O 500 V D B ;C ;D ; 1 ; 2 ; 3 ; 5 MUR860 (600 V/8 A) f S 70 kHz D 4 1.5KE16 Simultaneously , L C starts taking current at constant v oltage from the boost inductor i L C ( t ) = i L C ( t 4 ) + 1 L C Z t t 4 v I ( v I V O ) N 1 N 1 + N 2 d = 1 L C v I ( v I V O ) N 1 N 1 + N 2 ( t t 4 ) : (59) This state ends when L C tak es the output current, the whole magnetizing current of the tapped boost inductor , and D A turns of f i L C ( t 5 ) = i L M = 1 L C v I ( v I V O ) N 1 N 1 + N 2 ( t 5 t 4 ) : (60) t 5 < t t 6 (Figure2i): The state e v olv es with current i L S oscillating according to Equation (58) until diode D E turns of f. W e solv e 0 = V O 2 r C S L S sin t 6 t 4 p L S C S ; (61) in order to find t 6 t 4 = p L S C S : (62) Thus, capacitor C S ends char ged with v C S ( t 6 ) = V O 2 ; (63) which is the v oltage needed in the ne xt mode II turn-on switching to produce ZVS. t 6 < t T S + t 0 (Figure2a) ON-State. The w a v eforms for this mode are similar to those pict ured in Figure 3. The dif ferences lie in the characteristic v alues and in the i L S ( t ) plot, which presents a complete resonant half c ycle up to t 6 instead of the linear dischar ge. 3. EXPERIMENT AL RESUL TS Figure 4 sho ws the complete schematic of the boost PFC module. In order to control the po wer f actor corrector , we used the UC3854 inte grated circuit [24, 23], which implements a v erage input current control [1]. The controller pro vides both output v oltage re gulation and sinusoidal input current. The input current is indirectly measured with current transformers C T 1 and C T 2 as proposed in [24]. Ex- tra diodes D 3 and transient v oltage suppressor D 4 were included to clamp o v erv oltages produced by C T 2 leakage inductance. The v oltage source V X is implemented as proposed i n Figure 10b with a 47 F capacitor , a 1 k resistor and diode D 5 , in order to return some of the ener gy to the input and impro v e the ef cienc y . The v alue of the clamp resistor w as e xperimentally adjusted to set the desired v alue of V X = V O = 2 , as we deri v ed in Section 2.. T able 1 lists the complete specifications and significant components of the prototype. Figure 5 is a photograph of the prototype and sho ws the relati v e sizing of the main inducti v e components. 3.1. Switching W a v ef orms W e ha v e captured switch v oltage and current w a v eforms for output po wers of 1 : 5 kW (Figure6) and 3 kW (Figure7). Both were measured near the peak input v oltage. Some features that we described in the theoretical w a v eforms of Figure 3 are present: the slo wly rising current during turn-on, the resonant oscillation of capacitor C S with inductor L S , and the linearly increasing v oltage during turn-of f. Single-Switc h Soft-Switc hed Boost P ower F actor Corr ector for Modular Applications (T .A. Gonzlez) Evaluation Warning : The document was created with Spire.PDF for Python.
288 ISSN: 2088-8694 D A D B L B L C D D D C L S Q Load C S v ac D E C S N D D 2 N 1 D 1 N 2 : 1 F : 147 F 47 F 1 k UC3854 Vss 1 14 Ct 12 Rset Vg 16 V ref 9 PKLMT 2 CAout 3 Isens 4 MulOut 5 Vsens V Aout 7 11 Vcc 15 ENA 10 SS 13 8 V rms 6 IA C D 5 D 4 2 : 7 k 330 k 330 k 470 F 470 F 1 F 270 k 270 k 10 k 4 : 7 k 10 10 2 : 7 k 22 2 : 2 nF 8 : 2 k 1 F 10 k 270 pF 1 : 5 k 10 F 22 k 10 F : 1 F 150 k 680 k 820 k 180 k 22 k : 1 F : 47 F 10 F 1 : 5 nF 20 pF 20 nF 22 k 6 : 8 k 2 : 2 1 : 2 k 1 nF 5 : 6 k 47 nF 180 k 2 : 2 k 1 F 4 : 7 k v O v O V R E F v P V C C = +18 V V C C v P V R E F v I v I v I v G v G TIP31 TIP32 1N5819 1N5819 1N4740 1N4007 KBPC5010 D 3 1N5819 1N5819 C T 2 C T 1 v I (36) 22 nF 80 H 250 H 20 H (7) Figure 4. Complete circuit schematic of the boost PFC module. Figure 5. Photograph of the 3 kW prototype. The main inducti v e components are labeled. Additional non-ideal features appear: IGBT tail current and transistor turn-of f o v erv oltage in Figure 6c limited by the non-dissipati v e snubber of Figure 1a—, inductor current ripple and o v erdamped oscillation of switch v oltage after L C dischar ges (Figure6a). Unmodeled parasitic components produce some of the features present in Figure 7a, which are not justified in the theoretical w a v eforms of Figure 3 or observ able in Figure 6a. F or e xample, we added diodes D 3 and D 4 in order to reach the final nominal po wer of 3 kW. These diodes were remo v ed to measure the w a v eforms of Figure 6a. IJPEDS V ol. 7, No. 2, June 2016: 279 293 Evaluation Warning : The document was created with Spire.PDF for Python.