A boost converter with high power factor includes a bridge rectifier, a divider and filter circuit, a capacitive adjustment circuit, an induction circuit, a multiplier, a power switch element, a PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) IC (Integrated Circuit), an output stage circuit, and a feedback circuit. The bridge rectifier generates a rectified voltage according to a first input voltage and a second input voltage. The divider and filter circuit generates a divided voltage according to the rectified voltage. The output stage circuit generates an output voltage. The feedback circuit generates a feedback voltage according to the output voltage. The multiplier generates a product voltage difference according to the divided voltage and the feedback voltage. The capacitive adjustment circuit is enabled or disabled according to the feedback voltage. The induction circuit selectively provides a compensation current according to the product voltage difference.

The present invention is directed toward a switching power supply and improvements thereof. In accordance with an embodiment, a switching power supply is provided. The switching power supply comprises: a first power supply stage that forms an intermediate regulated voltage; and a second power supply stage configured to accept the intermediate regulated voltage and configured to form a regulated output voltage, wherein the intermediate voltage is set to an initial target level upon start-up of the power supply and wherein the intermediate regulated voltage is set to a second target level during steady-state operation of the power supply.

A power delivery system includes a PD source device and a PD sink device. The PD source device is configured to detect its connection status with the PD sink device and determine whether its power supply is high-voltage operation. When determining that the PD source device is supplying high-voltage power and detecting that the PD source device is detached from the PD sink device, the PD source device is configured to provide an oscillating rapid discharging path for its output capacitor, thereby rapidly reducing its output voltage and suppressing electrical arc.

A power factor correction circuit configured to increase the amount of useful power in an AC electrical system. The power factor correction circuit optionally includes one or more capacitors and one or more resistors configured to realign a phase angle between a voltage and current of an AC power source. Examples are offered illustrating the disclosed circuit in use with a single phase or multi-phase AC power source ranging in voltage from 100 volts or less to 500 volts or more.

An electronic device comprises: a rectifying unit to rectify an input alternating current voltage; a converter to convert the rectified input alternating-current voltage into a direct-current voltage; an inverter including a plurality of switching elements to convert the direct-current voltage into a three-phase alternating current voltage and outputting the three-phase alternating current voltage to a load; a DC link unit located between the converter and the inverter; and a control unit to control the inverter to convert the direct-current voltage into the three-phase alternating-current voltage according to a pulse width modulation (PWM) control signal. The control unit reduces the speed of a load in response to the detecting of a stop signal with respect to the PWM control signal and controls the load to stop a driving of the load in response to the detecting of a change in the link voltage of the DC link unit.

An electric power supply includes a totem pole bridgeless PFC power converter. The PFC power converter includes an input for coupling to an AC power source, an output, four switching devices coupled between the input and the output, two diodes coupled between the four switching devices and the input, a first inductor coupled between the four switching devices and the two diodes, and a second inductor coupled between the two diodes and the input. Other example electric power supplies and totem pole bridgeless PFC power converters are also disclosed.

A power adaptor is provided including a housing receiving a first power cord couplable to a power source through a and a second power cord couplable to a load through a second axial end, a protective capacitor mounted on a circuit board within the housing, a first set of terminals mounted on a first side of the circuit board adjacent the protective capacitor and configured to electrically couple line and neutral wires of the first power cord to the protective capacitor, and a second set of terminals mounted on a second side of the circuit board adjacent the protective capacitor and configured to electrically couple line and neutral wires of the second power cord to the protective capacitor. The protective capacitor is configured to discharge when current draw by the load exceeds a current threshold.

A PFC converter and a control method thereof are provided. The PFC converter includes a first bridge, an inductor, a second bridge and a control unit. The first bridge includes a first switch and a second switch connected in series. There is a first node between the first and second switches. Two terminals of the inductor are coupled to the first node and a first terminal of an AC power source respectively. The second bridge includes a third switch and a fourth switch connected in series. There is a second node between the third and fourth switches, and the second node is coupled to a second terminal of the AC power source. The control unit controls a ratio of a high level duration on the second node in every line frequency cycle to be smaller than (250/Vbus).sup.2, where Vbus is an output voltage of the PFC converter.

This application discloses an electrical system and an electrical apparatus. The electrical system includes: a first-stage conversion module including a plurality of first controllable switches; a second-stage conversion module including a plurality of second controllable switches; a first digital signal processor configured to control the first controllable switch; and a second digital signal processor configured to control the second controllable switch, where a first output crossbar switch of the first digital signal processor is configured to supply a first internal signal to a first output port, so that the second digital signal processor receives the first internal signal within a preset time through a second input port. The internal signal of the first digital signal processor can be enabled to be transmitted to the second digital signal processor within a relatively short time, thereby reducing a time interval for triggering a protection action between the two digital signal processors.

The present disclosure relates to systems and configurations for phase-shift autotransformers and multi-pulse rectifiers. A phase-shift autotransformer includes a wiring configuration for first, second and third magnetic cores, the wiring configuration including primary input and phase-shift windings. The primary input windings are configured to provide a first and second primary input inductances, and phase-shift windings of the wiring configuration are configured to provide multiple inductances for each phase-shift winding. A multi-pulse rectifier is provided including a phase-shifting autotransformer, a diode bridge rectifier configuration coupled to output of the autotransformer and a filtering capacitor coupled to the diode bridge rectifier. Other embodiments are directed to use of the multi-use rectifier system with vehicle charging station, such as an Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE).