Karthikeyan Venkitusamy 1, Abhishek Awasthi1, Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban2, Rajasekar Selvamuthukumaran3, Michael G. Pecht4
1Department of Electrical Engineering, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT), Allahabad, India
2Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, South Africa
3Technology Development Group, Power Grid Corporation of India Limited, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
4CALCE, Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20740, USA
Abstract:
This paper develops a modified AC/DC boost rectifier for power factor correction applications. The developed rectifier topology uses fewer devices compared to semi-bridgeless type boost rectifiers, and the overall efficiency is increased due to the elimination of the circulating current provided by the inductors. Moreover, it achieves a higher power factor and better total harmonic distortion (THD) in high load conditions. The performance of the developed topology was evaluated and verified by means of simulation and hardware experimental results.