IP Library Granted Patent US 11,095,208
Granted Patent B2
US 11,095,208 · App. 16/488,535 · Granted Aug 17, 2021

Control method, apparatus, device, and medium for power factor correction PFC circuit

Inventors: Bo Xiang (Shenzhen, CN); Jian Li (Shenzhen, CN); Ruiguo Yang (Shenzhen, CN); Huaxing Fu (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: Vertiv Corporation
H02M1/4233H02M7/217H02M7/219
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Patent No.
US 11,095,208
App. No.
16/488,535
Granted
Aug 17, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed in embodiments of the present invention are a control method, apparatus, device, and medium for a power factor correction (PFC) circuit, used for solving the problems of high implementation costs and relatively severe THD that exist in existing PFC circuit control methods. The control method for a power factor correction (PFC) circuit, comprising: acquiring circuit parameter information of the PFC circuit; when determining that the circuit parameter information meets a preset switching condition, switching a control mode of the PFC circuit to be a continuous conduction mode (CCM).

Claims (43)

1. A method for controlling a power factor correction (PFC) circuit, comprising:

acquiring circuit parameter information of the PFC circuit; and

switching a control mode of the PFC circuit to a continuous current mode (CCM) immediately if it is determined that the circuit parameter information meets a predetermined switching condition,

wherein the circuit parameter information comprises one or more of voltage information, an operating frequency and a wave generating period.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein after switching the control mode of the PFC circuit to the CCM, the method further comprises:

switching the control mode of the PFC circuit to a triangular current mode (TCM) or a critical-conduction mode (CRM) immediately if it is determined that the circuit parameter information does not meet the predetermined switching condition.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in a case that the circuit parameter information comprises the voltage information, the switching the control mode of the PFC circuit to the continuous current mode (CCM) immediately if it is determined that the circuit parameter information meets the predetermined switching condition comprises:

determining that the voltage information meets the predetermined switching condition and switching the control mode of the PFC circuit to the continuous current mode (CCM), if the voltage information meets one or more of:

a maximum instantaneous value of an input voltage of the PFC circuit being greater than a preset maximum threshold;

an effective value of the input voltage of the PFC circuit in a set period being greater than a preset effective threshold;

an average of the input voltage of the PFC circuit in a set period being greater than a preset average threshold; and

a voltage difference between an output voltage and the input voltage of the PFC circuit being less than a preset difference threshold.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in a case that the circuit parameter information comprises the operating frequency, the switching the the control mode of the PFC circuit to the continuous current mode (CCM) immediately if immediately it is determined that the circuit parameter information meets the predetermined switching condition comprises:

determining that the operating frequency of the PFC circuit meets the predetermined switching condition and switching the control mode of the PFC circuit to the continuous current mode (CCM), if the operating frequency of the PFC circuit is less than a preset frequency threshold.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in a case that the circuit parameter information comprises the wave generating period, the switching the control mode of the PFC circuit to the continuous current mode (CCM) immediately if it is determined that the circuit parameter information meets the predetermined switching condition comprises:

determining that the wave generating period of the PFC circuit meets the predetermined switching condition and switching the control mode of the PFC circuit to the continuous current mode (CCM), if the wave generating period of the PFC circuit is greater than a preset time length.

6. An apparatus for controlling a power factor correction (PFC) circuit, the apparatus comprising:

an acquiring unit configured to acquire circuit parameter information of the PFC circuit; and

a switching unit configured to: switch a control mode of the PFC circuit to a continuous current mode (CCM) immediately if it is determined that the circuit parameter information meets a predetermined switching condition,

wherein the circuit parameter information comprises one or more of voltage information, an operating frequency and a wave generating period.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the switching unit is further configured to: after switching the control mode of the PFC circuit to the CCM, switch the control mode of the PFC circuit to a triangular current mode (TCM) or a critical-conduction mode (CRM) immediately if it is determined that the circuit parameter information does not meet the predetermined switching condition.

8. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein in a case that the circuit parameter information comprises the voltage information, the switching unit is configured to:

determine that the voltage information meets the predetermined switching condition and switch the control mode of the PFC circuit to the continuous current mode (CCM) immediately, if the voltage information meets one or more of:

a maximum instantaneous value of an input voltage of the PFC circuit being greater than a preset maximum threshold;

an effective value of the input voltage of the PFC circuit in a set period being greater than a preset effective threshold;

an average of the input voltage of the PFC circuit in a set period being greater than a preset average threshold; and

a voltage difference between an output voltage and the input voltage of the PFC circuit being less than a preset difference threshold.

9. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein in a case that the circuit parameter information comprises the operating frequency, the switching unit is configured to:

determine that the operating frequency of the PFC circuit meets the predetermined switching condition and switch the control mode of the PFC circuit to the continuous current mode (CCM) immediately, if the operating frequency of the PFC circuit is less than a preset frequency threshold.

10. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein in a case that the circuit parameter information comprises the wave generating period, the switching unit is configured to:

determine that the wave generating period of the PFC circuit meets the predetermined switching condition and switch the control mode of the PFC circuit to the continuous current mode (CCM) immediately, if the wave generating period of the PFC circuit is greater than a preset time length.

11. A device for controlling a power factor correction (PFC) circuit, the device comprising:

a memory configured to store program instructions; and

a processor configured to:

obtain the program instructions stored in the memory; and

perform, in accordance with the obtained program instructions, a method for controlling a power factor correction (PFC) circuit comprising:

acquiring circuit parameter information of the PFC circuit; and

switching a control mode of the PFC circuit to a continuous current mode (CCM) immediately if it is determined that the circuit parameter information meets a predetermined switching condition,

wherein the circuit parameter information comprises one or more of voltage information, an operating frequency and a wave generating period.

12. A computer storage medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions that cause a computer to perform a method for controlling a power factor correction (PFC) circuit comprising:

acquiring circuit parameter information of the PFC circuit; and

switching a control mode of the PFC circuit to a continuous current mode (CCM) immediately if it is determined that the circuit parameter information meets a predetermined switching condition,

wherein the circuit parameter information comprises one or more of voltage information, an operating frequency and a wave generating period.

Assignments (4)
ABL SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 3, 2020
From: ENERGY LABS, INC.; VERTIV CORPORATION; VERTIV IT SYSTEMS, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 052075/0497 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 3, 2020
From: ELECTRICAL RELIABILITY SERVICES, INC.; ENERGY LABS, INC.; VERTIV CORPORATION; VERTIV IT SYSTEMS, INC.
To: CITIBANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 052076/0874 →
MERGER Recorded Feb 6, 2020
From: VERTIV ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
To: VERTIV CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 051739/0699 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 27, 2019
From: XIANG, BO; LI, JIAN; YANG, RUIGUO; FU, HUAXING
To: VERTIV ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 050175/0495 →