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<p>Limiting inrush currents is usually necessary when AC-DC conversion is used to supply DC loads such as battery chargers in particular, it must comply with IEC 61000-3-3. This document discusses the suitability of an active inrush current limiter that can be used to replace traditional thermistors and NTC relays. This strategy is based on the control of the phase shift of thyristor type power components. It has been implemented in a totem-pole bridgeless power factor corrector (PFC). Experimental results show that this solution differs from traditional solutions to ensure high energy efficiency (higher than 95%) while limiting inrush currents.</p>
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Limiting inrush currents is usually necessary when AC-DC conversion is used to supply DC loads such as battery chargers in particular, it must comply with IEC 61000-3-3. This document discusses the suitability of an active inrush current limiter that can be used to replace traditional thermistors and NTC relays. This strategy is based on the control of the phase shift of thyristor type power components. It has been implemented in a totem-pole bridgeless power factor corrector (PFC). Experimental results show that this solution differs from traditional solutions to ensure high energy efficiency (higher than 95%) while limiting inrush currents.

Comparison of the power balance in a Totem-Pole Bridgeless PFC topology with several inrush current limiting strategies

Journal of Electrical Engineering

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Limiting inrush currents is usually necessary when AC-DC conversion is used to supply DC loads such as battery chargers in particular, it must comply with IEC...

Comparison of the power balance in a Totem-Pole Bridgeless PFC topology with several inrush current limiting strategies

Published Online: Mar 18, 2021

Page range: 12 - 19

Received: Dec 17, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jee-2021-0002

Keywords
totem-pole-bridgeless PFC topology, inrush current limitation, control of the phase shift of thyristor

© 2021 Sébastien Jacques et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Comparison of the power balance in a Totem-Pole Bridgeless PFC topology with several inrush current limiting strategies

Published Online: Mar 18, 2021

Page range: 12 - 19

Received: Dec 17, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jee-2021-0002

Keywordstotem-pole-bridgeless PFC topology, inrush current limitation, control of the phase shift of thyristor

© 2021 Sébastien Jacques et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
totem-pole-bridgeless PFC topology, inrush current limitation, control of the phase shift of thyristor