The use of buck-derived topologies for unity power factor AC-to-DC applications is limited by their inherent inability to draw current from the line in those intervals, during the line half period, in which the input voltage is lower than the output one. This drawback is overcome in the proposed high-quality rectifier based on the forward topology with secondary-side resonant reset. The employed secondary side reset capacitor is able to provide proper transformer reset by recycling the transformer stored energy to the load and, at the same time, it allows energy to be drawn from the line even when the input voltage is lower than the output one. Consequently, besides a better utilization of the transformer core (bipolar core excitation), a low distorted input current waveform can be obtained with a power factor closer to unity. Experimental results of a 200 W prototype confirm the theoretical expectations

A High-Quality Rectifier Based on the Forward Topology with Secondary-Side Resonant Reset

SPIAZZI, GIORGIO
2000

Abstract

The use of buck-derived topologies for unity power factor AC-to-DC applications is limited by their inherent inability to draw current from the line in those intervals, during the line half period, in which the input voltage is lower than the output one. This drawback is overcome in the proposed high-quality rectifier based on the forward topology with secondary-side resonant reset. The employed secondary side reset capacitor is able to provide proper transformer reset by recycling the transformer stored energy to the load and, at the same time, it allows energy to be drawn from the line even when the input voltage is lower than the output one. Consequently, besides a better utilization of the transformer core (bipolar core excitation), a low distorted input current waveform can be obtained with a power factor closer to unity. Experimental results of a 200 W prototype confirm the theoretical expectations
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