Abstract:
This invention provides an AC-to-DC power converter that improves the overall conversion efficiency especially that at the minimum input ac voltage for universal input operation design by adopting a new combination of control strategies and topologies for the PFC pre-regulator and DC-to-DC converter. The PFC pre-regulator was arranged to provide a regulated bus voltage of which the amplitude is varied in accordance with input ac voltage by a follower boost controller to achieve best efficiency in minimum input ac voltage operation. A synchronous rectifier dual boost PFC pre-regulator was present for further reduction of the power loss in the converter. Symmetrical half-bridge or symmetrical full bridge switch devices were arranged for the primary side of DC-to-DC converter and synchronous rectification circuit with two synchronous rectifier were arranged for the secondary side of the DC-to-DC converter as combination of the AC-to-DC converter. The two synchronous rectifiers were controlled to turn on and turn off complementary to that to the primary half-bridge switch devices to insure a minimized power loss of that converter stage for the extended bus voltage operation design.