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Application Note AN-6026
Design of Power Factor Correction Circuit Using FAN7529
FAN7527B; however, the sensing network can cause addi-
1. Introduction
tional power loss. In the voltage mode, the switch turn-on is
The FAN7529 is an active power factor correction (PFC)
the same as that of the current mode, but the switch turn-off
controller for the boost PFC application that operates in the
is determined by an internal ramp signal. The ramp signal is
critical conduction mode (CRM). The critical conduction
compared with an error amplifier output and the switch turn-
mode boost power factor converter operates at the boundary
on time is controlled to be constant, as shown in Figure 1. If
of continuous conduction mode and discontinuous conduc-
the turn-on time is constant, the peak inductor current is pro-
tion mode. The CRM PFC controllers are of two kinds: the
portional to the rectified AC line voltage, as shown in Figure
current-mode CRM PFC controller and the voltage-mode
2. In this way, the input current waveform follows the wave-
CRM PFC controller. For the current mode, a boost switch is
form of the input voltage, thereby obtaining a good power
turned on when the inductor current reaches zero and turned
factor. The FAN7529 is a voltage-mode CRM PFC control-
off when the inductor current meets the desired current refer-
ler. Because the voltage-mode CRM PFC controller does not
ence. In this case, the rectified AC line voltage should be
need the rectified AC line voltage information, it can save
sensed to generate the current reference, as in the
the power loss of the sensing network.
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Figure 1. Voltage Mode CRM Boost PFC Circuit
Diode
Peak
Conduction
Induc to r
Ind uc to r
Current
Current
Average
Inp ut
Current
MOSFET
Conduction
Gating
Signal
Constant On- time & Variable Off- time
Figure 2. CRM Boost PFC Inductor Current Waveform
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