Line Current Distortion Compensation for DCM/CRM Boost PFC Converters

Abstract

This paper proposes a line current distortion compensation method, which is a fusion of the conventional variable on-time (VOT) control and the average current mode (ACM) control, for DCM/CRM boost PFC converter with zero current switching (ZCS)/zero voltage switching (ZVS)/valley switching (VS)/switching frequency limitation (SFL) functions. In this paper, the mathematical analyses of the line current distortion for the DCM/CRM boost PFC converter with ZCS/ZVS/VS/SFL functions are also derived to explain the causes of the line current distortion. In order to increase efficiency, the ZVS/VS/SFL functions are needed but the line current will be further distorted. To compensate the distorted line current, the ACM-based VOT (ABVOT) control for the DCM/CRM boost PFC converter is proposed. In addition, the constant-on-time-based noise-immunity S/H method is proposed to replace the multiplier, which is always needed for the conventional ACM-based control. The performance of the proposed ABVOT control with S/H method will be demonstrated by simulation and experiment results.