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Title: Method and apparatus to provide power conversion with high power factor

Abstract

A power converter circuit rectifies a line voltage and applies the rectified voltage to a stack of capacitors. Voltages on the capacitors are coupled to a plurality of regulating converters to be converted to regulated output signals. The regulated output signals are combined and converted to a desired DC output voltage of the power converter. Input currents of the regulating converters are modulated in a manner that enhances the power factor of the power converter.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1358220
Patent Number(s):
9660520
Application Number:
14/758,033
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02M - APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02B - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
DOE Contract Number:  
AR0000123
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2014 Apr 08
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION

Citation Formats

Perreault, David J., Lim, Seungbum, and Otten, David M. Method and apparatus to provide power conversion with high power factor. United States: N. p., 2017. Web.
Perreault, David J., Lim, Seungbum, & Otten, David M. Method and apparatus to provide power conversion with high power factor. United States.
Perreault, David J., Lim, Seungbum, and Otten, David M. Tue . "Method and apparatus to provide power conversion with high power factor". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1358220.
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abstractNote = {A power converter circuit rectifies a line voltage and applies the rectified voltage to a stack of capacitors. Voltages on the capacitors are coupled to a plurality of regulating converters to be converted to regulated output signals. The regulated output signals are combined and converted to a desired DC output voltage of the power converter. Input currents of the regulating converters are modulated in a manner that enhances the power factor of the power converter.},
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