Switch off time control systems and methods

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10763740-B2
Application number	US-201715419423-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 30, 2017
Priority date	Apr 15, 2016
Publication date	Sep 1, 2020
Grant date	Sep 1, 2020

Abstract

A power factor correction (PFC) system includes a desired OFF period module that determines a desired OFF period for a switch of a PFC circuit based on an input voltage to the PFC circuit and an output voltage of the PFC circuit. A switching control module transitions the switch from an ON state to an OFF state when a measured current through an inductor of the PFC circuit is greater than a demanded current through the inductor and maintains the switch in the OFF state for the desired OFF period after the transition from the ON state to the OFF state.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A power factor correction (PFC) system comprising:
a desired OFF period module that determines a desired OFF period for a switch of a PFC circuit based on an input voltage to the PFC circuit and an output voltage of the PFC circuit,
wherein the desired OFF period module sets the desired OFF period using one of:
(i) an equation that relates input voltages and output voltages to desired OFF periods; and
(ii) a look-up table that relates input voltages and output voltages to desired OFF periods; and

a switching control module:
that transitions the switch from an ON state to an OFF state in response to a determination that a measured current through an inductor of the PFC circuit is greater than a demanded current through the inductor; and
that maintains the switch in the OFF state for the desired OFF period after the transition from the ON state to the OFF state.

2. The PFC system of claim 1 wherein the desired OFF period module sets the desired OFF period using the equation:

DOP
=

t
p

*

V
I

V
O

,

where DOP is the desired OFF period, t p is a predetermined switching period, v i is the input voltage, and v o is the output voltage.

3. The PFC system of claim 1 wherein the switching control module:
in response to a determination that a period between (i) a time of the transition from the ON state to the OFF state and (ii) a present time is greater than the desired OFF period, transitions the switch from the OFF state to the ON state; and
maintains the switch in the ON state until the measured current through the inductor of the PFC circuit is greater than the demanded current through the inductor.

4. The PFC system of claim 3 further comprising a current demand module that determines the demanded current through the inductor based on a difference between the output voltage and a desired value of the output voltage.

5. The PFC system of claim 1 wherein the desired OFF period module determines the desired OFF period further based on a switching period of the switch.

6. A power factor correction (PFC) system comprising:
a desired ON period module that determines a desired ON period for a switch of a PFC circuit, wherein the desired ON period is variable,
a desired OFF period module that sets a desired OFF period for the switch equal to a switching period of the switch minus the desired ON period; and
a switching control module:
that transitions the switch from an ON state to an OFF state in response to a determination that a measured current through an inductor of the PFC circuit is greater than a demanded current through the inductor; and
that maintains the switch in the OFF state for the desired OFF period after the transition from the ON state to the OFF state.

7. The PFC system of claim 6 wherein the desired ON period module sets the desired ON period for the switch based on a maximum current through the inductor, the demanded current through the inductor, and an input voltage of the PFC circuit.

8. The PFC system of claim 6 wherein the desired ON period module sets the desired ON period for the switch based on a maximum current through the inductor, the demanded current through the inductor, an input voltage of the PFC circuit, and an output voltage of the PFC circuit.

9. A power factor correction (PFC) method comprising:
determining a desired OFF period for a switch of a PFC circuit based on an input voltage to the PFC circuit and an output voltage of the PFC circuit,
wherein determining the desired OFF period includes setting the desired OFF period using one of:
(i) an equation that relates input voltages and output voltages to desired OFF periods; and
(ii) a look-up table that relates input voltages and output voltages to desired OFF periods;

transitioning the switch from an ON state to an OFF state in response to a determination that a measured current through an inductor of the PFC circuit is greater than a demanded current through the inductor; and
maintaining the switch in the OFF state for the desired OFF period after the transition from the ON state to the OFF state.

10. The PFC method of claim 9 wherein determining the desired OFF period includes setting the desired OFF period using the equation:

DOP
=

t
p

*

V
I

V
O

,

where DOP is the desired OFF period, t p is a predetermined switching period, v i is the input voltage, and v o is the output voltage.

11. The PFC method of claim 9 further comprising:
in response to a determination that a period between (i) a time of the transition from the ON state to the OFF state and (ii) a present time is greater than the desired OFF period, transitioning the switch from the OFF state to the ON state; and
maintaining the switch in the ON state until the measured current through the inductor of the PFC circuit is greater than the demanded current through the inductor.

12. The PFC method of claim 11 further comprising determining the demanded current through the inductor based on a difference between the output voltage and a desired value of the output voltage.

13. The PFC method of claim 9 wherein determining the desired OFF period includes determining the desired OFF period further based on a switching period of the switch.

14. A power factor correction (PFC) method comprising:
determining a desired ON period for a switch of a PFC circuit, wherein the desired ON period is variable;
setting a desired OFF period for the switch equal to a switching period of the switch minus the desired ON period;
transitioning the switch from an ON state to an OFF state in response to a determination that a measured current through an inductor of the PFC circuit is greater than a demanded current through the inductor; and
maintaining the switch in the OFF state for the desired OFF period after the transition from the ON state to the OFF state.

15. The PFC method of claim 14 wherein determining the desired ON period includes setting the desired ON period for the switch based on a maximum current through the inductor, the demanded current through the inductor, and an input voltage of the PFC circuit.

16. The PFC method of claim 14 wherein determining the desired ON period includes setting the desired ON period for the switch based on a maximum current through the inductor, the demanded current through the inductor, an input voltage of the PFC circuit, and an output voltage of the PFC circuit.

17. A power factor correction (PFC) system comprising:
a discontinuous mode ON period module that determines a first expected ON

Assignees

• Emerson Climate Technologies

Inventors

• Green Charles E

Classifications

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