Abstract
Many research works have been conducted on increasing the efficiency of interleaved boost converters (IBCs) applied for power factor correction (PFC) by using high-performance power electronic devices and soft switching circuits, which are not helpful in reducing the hardware cost and systematic complexity. In this paper, three intrinsic parameters affecting the efficiency of IBC PFC are found and analyzed, including the switching frequency value, boost inductor value, and output voltage value. Based on the findings, considering the limitations of current ripples, power factor, maximum magnetic flux density, and volume of a boost inductor, an optimization design method for high-efficiency IBC PFC is proposed. A 3.3-kW IBC PFC prototype is developed based on Si devices. The experimental result verifies that the proposed method can improve the efficiency of IBC PFC with low-cost low-performance devices in the full-load range.
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