Power Factor Controller Articles & Analysis

Current-fed pulse width modulated (PWM) single stage push pull boost converter is proposed. The converter operates with zero voltage switching (ZVS). A simple auxiliary circuit which includes only one active switch provides ZVS operation to all switches, leading to reduced switching losses in the converter. The converter core can be transparently embedded inside current mode power factor ...

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This paper presents a comparative evaluation of two multiple-loops duty-cycle-based control schemes applied to a three-phase three-switch three-level boost-type rectifier. The control laws are both elaborated on the basis of a state-space averaged model of the converter, expressed in the synchronous rotating frame. On the one hand, a control scheme that uses linear regulators is designed by using ...

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This paper deals with the power quality improvement of AC mains in Direct Torque-Controlled (DTC) permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) drive using active wave shaping techniques. For this purpose, different topologies for active wave shaping of AC mains current in DTC-based PMSM drive such as single- and two-switch boost power factor correction (PFC) AC–DC converter, asymmetrical two-switch ...

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This paper presents the analysis and design of the direct power control of a boost PWM rectifier based on sliding mode control. In the aim to improve control performance of the rectifier, the proposed approach combines the merits of sliding mode control, direct power control and space vector modulation. The resulting control scheme is able to drive the output dc voltage to the desired value while ...

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A power factor corrected (PFC) bridgeless converter–based computer power supply (CPS) using multioutput flyback dc–dc converter is presented in discontinuous conduction mode (DCM) of operation. In place of the conventional diode bridge to convert ac voltage into uncontrolled dc voltage, two multioutput flyback converters are connected in anti–series across the single phase ac supply. The diode ...

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In this paper, optimal control of new wind energy conversion scheme where four-leg improved matrix converter (MC) is used for performance and stability enhancement, particularly for sites where most of the time low wind speeds prevails, has been explained. The power factor at the interface with the grid is controlled by the MC to ensure purely active power injection into the grid for optimal ...

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The FACTS devices, like STATCOM, are becoming a part of the modern power system to improve the power system operation and power quality problems. Integrating the battery energy storage system (BESS)/superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES) across the dc bus of the STATCOM can provide effective modulation of the real and reactive power. The dynamics of each of these differ because of their ...

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