Title :
Reliability assessment of single-stage/two-stage PFC converters
Author :
Ranjbar, Amir Hossein ; Abdi, Babak ; Gharehpetian, Gevork B. ; Fahimi, Babak
Author_Institution :
Amirkabir Univ. of Technol. (AUT), Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
In this paper, a boost-forward converter, as a two-stage PFC, is compared with the fly-back converter, as a single-stage PFC, from reliability point of view. Based on measurement results, the reliability of the single-stage and two-stage PFCs have been calculated. It is shown that the single-stage PFC has a higher reliability than the latter.
Keywords :
power convertors; power factor correction; reliability; PFC converter; boost-forward converter; power factor correction; reliability assessment; Circuits; Energy management; Inductance; Power factor correction; Power supplies; Power system reliability; Reactive power; Switching converters; Topology; Voltage; Power Factor Correction; Reliability; Single-stage PFC; Two-stage PFC;
Conference_Titel :
Compatibility and Power Electronics, 2009. CPE '09.
Conference_Location :
Badajoz
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2855-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2856-4
DOI :
10.1109/CPE.2009.5156043
