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- the present disclosure relates to a bidirectional power factor correction module, and more particularly to a bidirectional power factor correction module with two inductors.
- FIG. 1 shows a block circuit diagram of a conventional bidirectional power factor correction (PFC) system.
- the bidirectional PFC system 1 ′ includes a DC-to-DC converter A, a bidirectional PFC module 100 ′, a DC bus 300 , and an inverter unit 400 .
- the bidirectional PFC module 100 ′ includes a bridge arm assembly 10 ′ and a control unit 20 ′.
- the bridge arm assembly 10 ′ is coupled to an energy storage unit 200 through the DC-to-DC converter A, and coupled to the inverter unit 400 through the DC bus 300 .
- the control unit 20 ′ controls the bridge arm assembly 10 ′ to convert the AC power source Vac to a bus voltage Vbus, and then provide energy of the bus voltage Vbus to the inverter unit 400 .
- the DC-to-DC converter A converts energy of the energy storage unit 200 to a bus voltage Vbus. Due to the requirement of regulation of the bus voltage Vbus and the third harmonic leakage current on the DC bus 300 , the power flow can be effectively adjusted by using the bidirectional PFC system 1 ′.
- the conventional bidirectional PFC module 100 ′ is a structure having a single inductor L, and the inductor L is not in the main current path of the energy storage unit 200 . Therefore, the energy storage unit 200 supplies energy through the DC-to-DC converter A. This results in a low power density of the entire circuit system, high circuit cost, and the inability to reduce the size of the circuit.
- the present disclosure provides a bidirectional power factor correction (PFC) module.
- the bidirectional PFC module is coupled to an AC power source, an energy storage unit, and a DC bus.
- the DC bus has series-connected a first capacitor and a second capacitor.
- the bidirectional PFC module includes a bridge arm assembly and a control unit.
- the bridge arm assembly includes a first bridge arm, a first inductor, a second inductor, and a second bridge arm.
- the first bridge arm includes series-connected a first switch assembly, a second switch assembly, a third switch assembly, and a fourth switch assembly.
- the first switch assembly is coupled to the first capacitor
- the fourth switch assembly is coupled to the second capacitor
- the second switch assembly and the third switch assembly are coupled to the AC power source, the first capacitor, and the second capacitor.
- the first inductor is coupled to the first switch assembly and the second switch assembly.
- the second inductor is coupled to the third switch assembly and the fourth switch assembly.
- the second bridge arm includes series-connected a fifth switch assembly and a sixth switch assembly.
- the AC power source is coupled to the fifth switch assembly and the sixth switch assembly
- the fifth switch assembly is coupled to the first inductor and the energy storage unit
- the sixth switch assembly is coupled to the second inductor and the energy storage unit.
- the control unit provides a plurality of control signals to control the bridge arm assembly so that the bridge arm assembly operate in an AC power supply mode, a DC power supply mode, or a power feed mode.
- FIG. 1 is a block circuit diagram of a conventional bidirectional power factor correction (PFC) system.
- PFC power factor correction
- FIG. 2 is a block circuit diagram of a bidirectional PFC system according to the present disclosure.
- FIG. 3A is a circuit diagram of a bidirectional PFC module applied to a three-phase three-wire structure according to the present disclosure.
- FIG. 3B is a circuit diagram of the bidirectional PFC module applied to a three-phase four-wire structure according to the present disclosure.
- FIG. 4A is a waveform of controlling switches of the bidirectional PFC module in an AC power supply mode according to the present disclosure.
- FIG. 4B is a waveform of controlling the switches of the bidirectional PFC module in a power feed mode according to the present disclosure.
- FIG. 4C is a waveform of controlling the switches of the bidirectional PFC module in DC power supply mode according to the present disclosure.
- FIG. 5A shows a positive half cycle energy storage path of operating the bidirectional PFC module in the AC power supply mode according to the present disclosure.
- FIG. 5B shows a positive half cycle freewheeling path of operating the bidirectional PFC module in the AC power supply mode according to the present disclosure.
- FIG. 5C shows a negative half cycle energy storage path of operating the bidirectional PFC module in the AC power supply mode according to the present disclosure.
- FIG. 5D shows a negative half cycle freewheeling patch of operating the bidirectional PFC module in the AC power supply mode according to the present disclosure.
- FIG. 6A shows a positive half cycle power feeding path of operating the bidirectional PFC module in the power feed mode according to the present disclosure.
- FIG. 6B shows a positive half cycle freewheeling path of operating the bidirectional PFC module in the power feed mode according to the present disclosure.
- FIG. 6C shows a negative half cycle power feeding path of operating the bidirectional PFC module in the power feed mode according to the present disclosure.
- FIG. 6D shows a negative half cycle freewheeling path of operating the bidirectional PFC module in the power feed mode according to the present disclosure.
- FIG. 7A shows a first charging path of operating the bidirectional PFC module in the DC power supply mode according to the present disclosure.
- FIG. 7B shows a second charging path of operating the bidirectional PFC module in the DC power supply mode according to the present disclosure.
- the bidirectional PFC system 1 includes a bidirectional PFC module 100 , an energy storage unit 200 , a DC bus 300 , and an inverter unit 400 .
- the bidirectional PFC module 100 includes a bridge arm assembly 10 and a control unit 20 .
- the bridge arm assembly 10 is coupled to the energy storage unit 200 , the DC bus 300 , and coupled to the AC power source Vac through a live wire L and a neutral wire N.
- the DC bus 300 includes series-connected a first capacitor C 1 and a second capacitor C 2 .
- the inverter unit 400 provides an output power source Vo and coupled to the bus positive terminal 302 , the bus negative terminal 304 , and the first middle point P 1 of the DC bus 300 .
- the control unit 20 provides a plurality of control signals Sc 1 -Sc 6 to control the bridge arm assembly 10 so that the bridge arm assembly 10 operates in an AC power supply mode, a DC power supply mode, or a power feed (reverse) mode.
- the bridge arm assembly 10 includes a first bridge arm 102 , a first inductor L 1 , a second inductor L 2 , and a second bridge arm 104 .
- the first bridge arm 102 includes sequentially series-connected a first switch assembly Q 1 , a second switch assembly Q 2 , a third switch assembly Q 3 , and a fourth switch assembly Q 4 .
- the first switch assembly Q 1 is coupled to the first capacitor C 1 through the bus positive terminal 302
- the fourth switch assembly Q 4 is coupled to the second capacitor C 2 through the bus negative terminal 304
- the second switch assembly Q 2 and the third switch assembly Q 3 are coupled to the first middle point P 1 and coupled to the AC power source Vac through the neutral wire N.
- One end of the first inductor L 1 is coupled to a contact between the first switch assembly Q 1 and the second switch assembly Q 2
- one end of the second inductor L 2 is coupled to a contact between the third switch assembly Q 3 and the fourth switch assembly Q 4 .
- the second bridge arm 104 includes sequentially series-connected a fifth switch assembly Q 5 and a sixth switch assembly Q 6 .
- the fifth switch assembly Q 5 and the sixth switch assembly Q 6 are coupled to the AC power source Vac through the live wire L.
- the fifth switch assembly Q 5 is coupled to the other end of the first inductor L 1
- the sixth switch assembly Q 6 is coupled to the other end of the second inductor L 2 .
- each of the first switch assembly Q 1 , the second switch assembly Q 2 , the third switch assembly Q 3 , the fourth switch assembly Q 4 , the fifth switch assembly Q 5 , and the sixth switch assembly Q 6 may be an IGBT or MOSFET having an anti-parallel diode D 1 -D 6 .
- the anti-parallel diode D 1 -D 6 may be a body diode inside the switch transistor or a separate diode.
- each of the switch assemblies has a feature of bidirectional conduction.
- the control unit 20 provides a plurality of control signals Sc 1 -Sc 6 to respectively control the first switch assembly Q 1 , the second switch assembly Q 2 , the third switch assembly Q 3 , the fourth switch assembly Q 4 , the fifth switch assembly Q 5 , and the sixth switch assembly Q 6 so that the bridge arm assembly 10 operates in the AC power supply mode, the DC power supply mode, or the power feed (reverse) mode.
- the AC power supply mode means that the bidirectional PFC module 100 converts the AC power source Vac to the bus voltage Vbus through the bridge arm assembly 10 by the plurality of control signals Sc 1 -Sc 6 provided by the control unit 20 and provide the bus voltage Vbus to the DC bus 300 .
- the DC power supply mode means that the bidirectional PFC module 100 converts the DC power source Vdc provided by the energy storage unit 200 to the bus voltage Vbus through the bridge arm assembly 10 by the plurality of control signals Sc 1 -Sc 6 provided by the control unit 20 and provide the bus voltage Vbus to the DC bus 300 .
- the power feed (reverse) mode means that the bidirectional PFC module 100 converts the bus voltage Vbus to the AC power source Vac through the bridge arm assembly 10 by the plurality of control signals Sc 1 -Sc 6 provided by the control unit 20 .
- the bidirectional PFC system 1 further includes a switch unit 106 having two switch components 106 A, 106 B. One end of the switch component 106 A is coupled to a positive polarity (+) of the energy storage unit 200 and one end of the switch component 106 B is coupled to a negative polarity ( ⁇ ) of the energy storage unit 200 .
- each of the switch components 106 A, 106 B may be, for example but not limited to, a silicon controlled rectifier (SCR).
- SCR silicon controlled rectifier
- the switch unit 106 In the AC power supply mode or the power feed (reverse) mode, the switch unit 106 (i.e., the two switch components 106 A, 106 B) is turned off so that the AC power source Vac fails to generate a current path to the energy storage unit 200 when the fifth switch assembly Q 5 or the sixth switch assembly Q 6 is turned on.
- the switch unit 106 can be controlled by control signals (not shown) provided by the control unit 20 .
- FIG. 3A shows a circuit diagram of a bidirectional PFC module applied to a three-phase three-wire structure according to the present disclosure.
- the bidirectional PFC module 100 includes three parallel-connected bridge arm assemblies 10 .
- the AC power source Vac and the energy storage unit 200 are coupled to the three bridge arm assemblies 10 .
- the DC bus 300 is connected to the bridge arm assembly 10 and the inverter unit 400 in parallel.
- the three-phase AC power source Vac or DC power source Vdc is converted to the three-phase AC output power source Vo through the bidirectional PFC module 100 , the DC bus 300 , and the inverter unit 400 .
- FIG. 3A shows a circuit diagram of a bidirectional PFC module applied to a three-phase three-wire structure according to the present disclosure.
- the bidirectional PFC module 100 includes three parallel-connected bridge arm assemblies 10 .
- the AC power source Vac and the energy storage unit 200 are coupled to the three bridge arm assemblies 10 .
- the DC bus 300 is connected to the bridge arm assembly 10 and
- FIG. 3B which shows a circuit diagram of the bidirectional PFC module applied to a three-phase four-wire structure according to the present disclosure.
- the major difference between FIG. 3B and the FIG. 3A is that the three-phase four-wire bidirectional PFC system 1 A in the former further includes a neutral wire.
- the energy storage unit 200 includes a first energy storage unit 200 A and a second energy storage unit 200 B. A contact between the first energy storage unit 200 A and the second energy storage unit 200 B is a second middle point P 2 , and the second middle point P 2 is coupled to the first middle point P 1 through the neutral wire N.
- FIG. 4A shows a waveform of controlling switches of the bidirectional PFC module in an AC power supply mode according to the present disclosure, and also refer to FIG. 2 to FIG. 3B .
- the first control signal Sc 1 provided from the control unit 20 is used to control the first switch assembly Q 1
- the second control signal Sc 2 is used to control the second switch assembly Q 2
- the third control signal Sc 3 is used to control the third switch assembly Q 3
- the fourth control signal Sc 4 is used to control the fourth switch assembly Q 4
- the fifth control signal Sc 5 is used to control the fifth switch assembly Q 5
- the sixth control signal Sc 6 is used to control the sixth switch assembly Q 6 .
- the second control signal Sc 2 is the main switching signal to control the bridge arm assembly 10 to dominate the energy storage and freewheeling of the first inductor L 1 .
- the third control signal Sc 3 is the main switching signal to control the bridge arm assembly 10 to dominate the energy storage and freewheeling of the second inductor L 2 .
- the second control signal Sc 2 is the main switching signal
- the fourth control signal Sc 4 , the fifth control signal Sc 5 , and the sixth control signal Sc 6 are second level signals (i.e., low-level signals)
- the three control signal Sc 3 is a first level signal or the second level signal.
- the fifth control signal Sc 5 is the second level signal
- the current path of the AC power source Vac is provided by a bypass diode D 5 .
- the fifth control signal Sc 5 may be a first level signal to reduce conduction losses.
- first control signal Sc 1 and the second control signal Sc 2 may be complementary switching signals (as shown in FIG. 4A ) to implement the synchronous rectification and increase the efficiency of the bidirectional PFC module 100 .
- first control signal Sc 1 may be the second level signal so that the current flows to the bus positive terminal 302 through a bypass diode D 1 of the first switch assembly Q 1 or an inner junction diode of the first switch assembly Q 1 when the second switch assembly Q 2 is turned off.
- the switch waveform of the AC power source Vac at the negative half cycle is similar to that of the AC power source Vac at the positive half cycle, and will not be described herein.
- the second control signal Sc 2 and the third control signal Sc 3 are main switching signals in the positive half cycle and the negative half cycle, respectively, and other signals can be used to adjust control manners to increase efficiency.
- a relatively simple control manner is shown in FIG. 4A that the first control signal Sc 1 and the second control signal Sc 2 are complementary and the third control signal Sc 3 and the third control signal Sc 4 are complementary, however, it is not limited to this.
- FIG. 4B shows a waveform of controlling the switches of the bidirectional PFC module in a power feed mode according to the present disclosure, and also refer to FIG. 2 to FIG. 4A .
- the first control signal Sc 1 is the main switching signal to control the bridge arm assembly 10 to dominate the energy storage and freewheeling of the first inductor L 1 .
- the fourth control signal Sc 4 is the main switching signal to control the bridge arm assembly 10 to dominate the energy storage and freewheeling of the second inductor L 2 .
- the fifth control signal Sc 5 and the sixth control signal Sc 6 are controlled as the first level signal (i.e., the high level signal) or the second level signal (i.e., the low level signal) according to the positive half cycle and the negative half cycle of the AC power source Vac.
- the first control signal Sc 1 is the main switching signal and the second control signal Sc 2 may be complementary with the first control signal Sc 1 (as shown in FIG. 4B ), thereby implementing synchronous rectification and increasing the efficiency of the bidirectional PFC module 100 .
- the second control signal Sc 2 may be the second level signal so that the current can flow to the first inductor L 1 through a bypass diode D 2 of the second switch assembly Q 2 or an inner junction diode of the second switch assembly Q 2 when the first switch assembly Q 1 is turned off.
- the switch waveform of the AC power source Vac at the negative half cycle is similar to that of the AC power source Vac at the positive half cycle, and will not be described herein.
- the first control signal Sc 1 and the fourth control signal Sc 4 are main switching signals in the positive half cycle and the negative half cycle, respectively, the fifth control signal Sc 5 and the sixth control signal Sc 6 are complementary to feed energy back to the AC power source Vac, and other signals can be used to adjust control manners to increase efficiency.
- a relatively simple control manner is shown in FIG. 4B that the first control signal Sc 1 and the second control signal Sc 2 are complementary and the third control signal Sc 3 and the third control signal Sc 4 are complementary, however, it is not limited to this.
- FIG. 4C shows a waveform of controlling the switches of the bidirectional PFC module in DC power supply mode according to the present disclosure, and also refer to FIG. 2 to FIG. 4B .
- the switch components 106 A, 106 B are turned on, and the second control signal Sc 2 and the third control signal Sc 3 are the main switching signals.
- the bridge arm assembly 10 is controlled to turn on the second switch assembly Q 2 and the third switch assembly Q 3 through the second control signal Sc 2 and the third control signal Sc 3 to form an energy storage path of the first inductor L 1 and the second inductor L 2 .
- the bridge arm assembly 10 is controlled to turn on the first switch assembly Q 1 and the fourth switch assembly Q 4 through the first control signal Sc 1 and the fourth control signal Sc 4 to form a freewheeling path of the first inductor L 1 and the second inductor L 2 .
- the first control signal Sc 1 and the fourth control signal Sc 4 may be the second level signal (i.e., the low level signal) so that the bypass diode is used to provide the freewheeling path.
- the first control signal Sc 1 and the second control signal Sc 2 may be complementary switching signals
- the third control signal Sc 3 and the fourth control signal Sc 4 may be complementary switching signals
- the fifth control signal Sc 5 and the sixth control signal Sc 6 may be the second level signals (i.e., the low level signals).
- the second control signal Sc 2 and the third control signal Sc 3 may be the same or different control signals, and the different control signals can adjust voltages of the first capacitor C 1 and the second capacitor C 2 .
- FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B show a positive half cycle energy storage path and a positive half cycle freewheeling path of operating the bidirectional PFC module in the AC power supply mode according to the present disclosure, respectively, and also refer to FIG. 2 to FIG. 4C .
- a positive half cycle energy storage path Ps 1 is formed through the AC power source Vac, the bypass diode D 5 of the fifth switch assembly Q 5 , the first inductor L 1 , the second switch assembly Q 2 , and the AC power source Vac.
- FIG. 5A a positive half cycle energy storage path Ps 1 is formed through the AC power source Vac, the bypass diode D 5 of the fifth switch assembly Q 5 , the first inductor L 1 , the second switch assembly Q 2 , and the AC power source Vac.
- FIG. 5B a positive half cycle freewheeling path Pr 1 is formed through the AC power source Vac, the bypass diode D 5 of the fifth switch assembly Q 5 , the first inductor L 1 , the first switch assembly Q 1 (or the bypass diode D 1 of the first switch assembly Q 1 ), the first capacitor C 1 , and the AC power source Vac.
- the first capacitor C 1 is charged by the first inductor L 1 in the freewheeling manner.
- FIG. 5C and FIG. 5D show a negative half cycle energy storage path and a negative half cycle freewheeling patch of operating the bidirectional PFC module in the AC power supply mode according to the present disclosure, respectively, and also refer to FIG. 2 to FIG. 5B .
- FIG. 5C and FIG. 5D show a negative half cycle energy storage path and a negative half cycle freewheeling patch of operating the bidirectional PFC module in the AC power supply mode according to the present disclosure, respectively, and also refer to FIG. 2 to FIG. 5B .
- a negative half cycle energy storage path Ns 1 and a negative half cycle freewheeling path Nr 1 are formed, respectively. Since the negative half cycle energy storage path Ns 1 and the negative half cycle freewheeling path Nr 1 are similar to the positive half cycle energy storage path Ps 1 and the positive half cycle freewheeling path Pr 1 , the detail is omitted here for conciseness.
- FIG. 6A and 6B show a positive half cycle power feeding path and a positive half cycle freewheeling path of operating the bidirectional PFC module in the power feed mode according to the present disclosure, respectively, and also refer to FIG. 2 to FIG. 5D .
- a positive half cycle power feeding path Pb is formed through the first capacitor C 1 , the first switch assembly Q 1 , the first inductor L 1 , the fifth switch assembly Q 5 , the AC power source Vac, and the first capacitor C 1 .
- FIG. 6A a positive half cycle power feeding path Pb is formed through the first capacitor C 1 , the first switch assembly Q 1 , the first inductor L 1 , the fifth switch assembly Q 5 , the AC power source Vac, and the first capacitor C 1 .
- a positive half cycle freewheeling path Pf is formed through the first inductor L 1 , the fifth switch assembly Q 5 , the AC power source Vac, the second switch assembly Q 2 (or the bypass diode D 2 of the second switch assembly Q 2 ), and the first inductor L 1 .
- FIG. 6C and FIG. 6D show a negative half cycle power feeding path and a negative half cycle freewheeling path of operating the bidirectional PFC module in the power feed mode according to the present disclosure, respectively, and also refer to FIG. 2 to FIG. 6B .
- a negative half cycle power feeding path Nb and a negative half cycle freewheeling path Nf are formed, respectively. Since the negative half cycle power feeding path Nb and the negative half cycle freewheeling path Nf are similar to the positive half cycle power feeding path Pb and the positive half cycle freewheeling path Pf, the detail is omitted here for conciseness.
- FIG. 7A and 7B shows a first charging path and a second charging path of operating the bidirectional PFC module in the DC power supply mode according to the present disclosure, respectively, and also refer to FIG. 2 to FIG. 6D .
- a first charging path Cp 1 is formed through the energy storage unit 200 , the switch component 106 A, the first inductor L 1 , the second switch assembly Q 2 , the third switch assembly Q 3 , the second inductor L 2 , the switch component 106 B, and the energy storage unit 200 .
- a second charging path Cp 2 is formed through the energy storage unit 200 , the switch component 106 A, the first inductor L 1 , the first switch assembly Q 1 , the first capacitor C 1 , the second capacitor C 2 (from the bus positive terminal 302 to the bus negative terminal 304 ), the fourth switch assembly Q 4 , the second inductor L 2 , the switch component 106 B, and the energy storage unit 200 .
- the main purpose and function of the present disclosure is to design a special circuit structure with a dual inductor disposed on the main current path of the bidirectional PFC module so that the energy storage unit no longer needs to be coupled with the bidirectional PFC through the DC-to-DC converter. Accordingly, it is to achieve significantly increasing in the power density of the circuit system, reducing the cost of the circuit, and reducing the size of the circuit.
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- The present disclosure relates to a bidirectional power factor correction module, and more particularly to a bidirectional power factor correction module with two inductors.
- The statements in this section merely provide background information related to the present disclosure and do not necessarily constitute prior art.
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FIG. 1 shows a block circuit diagram of a conventional bidirectional power factor correction (PFC) system. Thebidirectional PFC system 1′ includes a DC-to-DC converter A, abidirectional PFC module 100′, aDC bus 300, and aninverter unit 400. Thebidirectional PFC module 100′ includes abridge arm assembly 10′ and acontrol unit 20′. Thebridge arm assembly 10′ is coupled to anenergy storage unit 200 through the DC-to-DC converter A, and coupled to theinverter unit 400 through theDC bus 300. When an AC power source Vac is normal, thecontrol unit 20′ controls thebridge arm assembly 10′ to convert the AC power source Vac to a bus voltage Vbus, and then provide energy of the bus voltage Vbus to theinverter unit 400. When the AC power source Vac is abnormal, the DC-to-DC converter A converts energy of theenergy storage unit 200 to a bus voltage Vbus. Due to the requirement of regulation of the bus voltage Vbus and the third harmonic leakage current on theDC bus 300, the power flow can be effectively adjusted by using thebidirectional PFC system 1′. - However, the conventional
bidirectional PFC module 100′ is a structure having a single inductor L, and the inductor L is not in the main current path of theenergy storage unit 200. Therefore, theenergy storage unit 200 supplies energy through the DC-to-DC converter A. This results in a low power density of the entire circuit system, high circuit cost, and the inability to reduce the size of the circuit. - Therefore, how to design a bidirectional PFC module, using a special circuit structure design of dual inductors to integrate the conventional DC-to-DC converter and the conventional bidirectional PFC module to significantly increase the power density of the circuit system, reduce circuit cost, and reduce circuit size are important topics for the inventors of the present disclosure.
- In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present disclosure provides a bidirectional power factor correction (PFC) module. The bidirectional PFC module is coupled to an AC power source, an energy storage unit, and a DC bus. The DC bus has series-connected a first capacitor and a second capacitor. The bidirectional PFC module includes a bridge arm assembly and a control unit. The bridge arm assembly includes a first bridge arm, a first inductor, a second inductor, and a second bridge arm. The first bridge arm includes series-connected a first switch assembly, a second switch assembly, a third switch assembly, and a fourth switch assembly. The first switch assembly is coupled to the first capacitor, the fourth switch assembly is coupled to the second capacitor, and the second switch assembly and the third switch assembly are coupled to the AC power source, the first capacitor, and the second capacitor. The first inductor is coupled to the first switch assembly and the second switch assembly. The second inductor is coupled to the third switch assembly and the fourth switch assembly. The second bridge arm includes series-connected a fifth switch assembly and a sixth switch assembly. The AC power source is coupled to the fifth switch assembly and the sixth switch assembly, the fifth switch assembly is coupled to the first inductor and the energy storage unit, and the sixth switch assembly is coupled to the second inductor and the energy storage unit. The control unit provides a plurality of control signals to control the bridge arm assembly so that the bridge arm assembly operate in an AC power supply mode, a DC power supply mode, or a power feed mode.
- It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary, and are intended to provide further explanation of the present disclosure as claimed. Other advantages and features of the present disclosure will be apparent from the following description, drawings and claims.
- The present disclosure can be more fully understood by reading the following detailed description of the embodiment, with reference made to the accompanying drawings as follows:
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FIG. 1 is a block circuit diagram of a conventional bidirectional power factor correction (PFC) system. -
FIG. 2 is a block circuit diagram of a bidirectional PFC system according to the present disclosure. -
FIG. 3A is a circuit diagram of a bidirectional PFC module applied to a three-phase three-wire structure according to the present disclosure. -
FIG. 3B is a circuit diagram of the bidirectional PFC module applied to a three-phase four-wire structure according to the present disclosure. -
FIG. 4A is a waveform of controlling switches of the bidirectional PFC module in an AC power supply mode according to the present disclosure. -
FIG. 4B is a waveform of controlling the switches of the bidirectional PFC module in a power feed mode according to the present disclosure. -
FIG. 4C is a waveform of controlling the switches of the bidirectional PFC module in DC power supply mode according to the present disclosure. -
FIG. 5A shows a positive half cycle energy storage path of operating the bidirectional PFC module in the AC power supply mode according to the present disclosure. -
FIG. 5B shows a positive half cycle freewheeling path of operating the bidirectional PFC module in the AC power supply mode according to the present disclosure. -
FIG. 5C shows a negative half cycle energy storage path of operating the bidirectional PFC module in the AC power supply mode according to the present disclosure. -
FIG. 5D shows a negative half cycle freewheeling patch of operating the bidirectional PFC module in the AC power supply mode according to the present disclosure. -
FIG. 6A shows a positive half cycle power feeding path of operating the bidirectional PFC module in the power feed mode according to the present disclosure. -
FIG. 6B shows a positive half cycle freewheeling path of operating the bidirectional PFC module in the power feed mode according to the present disclosure. -
FIG. 6C shows a negative half cycle power feeding path of operating the bidirectional PFC module in the power feed mode according to the present disclosure. -
FIG. 6D shows a negative half cycle freewheeling path of operating the bidirectional PFC module in the power feed mode according to the present disclosure. -
FIG. 7A shows a first charging path of operating the bidirectional PFC module in the DC power supply mode according to the present disclosure. -
FIG. 7B shows a second charging path of operating the bidirectional PFC module in the DC power supply mode according to the present disclosure. - Reference will now be made to the drawing figures to describe the present disclosure in detail. It will be understood that the drawing figures and exemplified embodiments of present disclosure are not limited to the details thereof.
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FIG. 2 , which shows a block circuit diagram of a bidirectional power factor correction (PFC) system according to the present disclosure. Take a single-phase AC power source for example, thebidirectional PFC system 1 includes abidirectional PFC module 100, anenergy storage unit 200, aDC bus 300, and aninverter unit 400. Thebidirectional PFC module 100 includes abridge arm assembly 10 and acontrol unit 20. Thebridge arm assembly 10 is coupled to theenergy storage unit 200, theDC bus 300, and coupled to the AC power source Vac through a live wire L and a neutral wire N. TheDC bus 300 includes series-connected a first capacitor C1 and a second capacitor C2. One end of the first capacitor C1 is a buspositive terminal 302 of theDC bus 300 and one end of the second capacitor C2 is a busnegative terminal 304 of theDC bus 300, and a contact between the first capacitor C1 and the second capacitor C2 is a first middle point P1. Theinverter unit 400 provides an output power source Vo and coupled to the buspositive terminal 302, the busnegative terminal 304, and the first middle point P1 of theDC bus 300. Thecontrol unit 20 provides a plurality of control signals Sc1-Sc6 to control thebridge arm assembly 10 so that thebridge arm assembly 10 operates in an AC power supply mode, a DC power supply mode, or a power feed (reverse) mode. - Specifically, the
bridge arm assembly 10 includes afirst bridge arm 102, a first inductor L1, a second inductor L2, and asecond bridge arm 104. Thefirst bridge arm 102 includes sequentially series-connected a first switch assembly Q1, a second switch assembly Q2, a third switch assembly Q3, and a fourth switch assembly Q4. The first switch assembly Q1 is coupled to the first capacitor C1 through the buspositive terminal 302, the fourth switch assembly Q4 is coupled to the second capacitor C2 through the busnegative terminal 304, and the second switch assembly Q2 and the third switch assembly Q3 are coupled to the first middle point P1 and coupled to the AC power source Vac through the neutral wire N. One end of the first inductor L1 is coupled to a contact between the first switch assembly Q1 and the second switch assembly Q2, and one end of the second inductor L2 is coupled to a contact between the third switch assembly Q3 and the fourth switch assembly Q4. - The
second bridge arm 104 includes sequentially series-connected a fifth switch assembly Q5 and a sixth switch assembly Q6. The fifth switch assembly Q5 and the sixth switch assembly Q6 are coupled to the AC power source Vac through the live wire L. The fifth switch assembly Q5 is coupled to the other end of the first inductor L1, and the sixth switch assembly Q6 is coupled to the other end of the second inductor L2. In particular, each of the first switch assembly Q1, the second switch assembly Q2, the third switch assembly Q3, the fourth switch assembly Q4, the fifth switch assembly Q5, and the sixth switch assembly Q6 may be an IGBT or MOSFET having an anti-parallel diode D1-D6. The anti-parallel diode D1-D6 may be a body diode inside the switch transistor or a separate diode. In the present disclosure, each of the switch assemblies has a feature of bidirectional conduction. Thecontrol unit 20 provides a plurality of control signals Sc1-Sc6 to respectively control the first switch assembly Q1, the second switch assembly Q2, the third switch assembly Q3, the fourth switch assembly Q4, the fifth switch assembly Q5, and the sixth switch assembly Q6 so that thebridge arm assembly 10 operates in the AC power supply mode, the DC power supply mode, or the power feed (reverse) mode. - Further, the AC power supply mode means that the
bidirectional PFC module 100 converts the AC power source Vac to the bus voltage Vbus through thebridge arm assembly 10 by the plurality of control signals Sc1-Sc6 provided by thecontrol unit 20 and provide the bus voltage Vbus to theDC bus 300. The DC power supply mode means that thebidirectional PFC module 100 converts the DC power source Vdc provided by theenergy storage unit 200 to the bus voltage Vbus through thebridge arm assembly 10 by the plurality of control signals Sc1-Sc6 provided by thecontrol unit 20 and provide the bus voltage Vbus to theDC bus 300. The power feed (reverse) mode means that thebidirectional PFC module 100 converts the bus voltage Vbus to the AC power source Vac through thebridge arm assembly 10 by the plurality of control signals Sc1-Sc6 provided by thecontrol unit 20. Thebidirectional PFC system 1 further includes aswitch unit 106 having twoswitch components switch component 106A is coupled to a positive polarity (+) of theenergy storage unit 200 and one end of theswitch component 106B is coupled to a negative polarity (−) of theenergy storage unit 200. The other end of theswitch component 106A is coupled to the fifth switch assembly Q5 and the first inductor L1, and the other end of theswitch component 106B is coupled to the sixth switch assembly Q6 and the second inductor L2. In one embodiment, each of theswitch components switch components bridge arm assembly 10. In the AC power supply mode or the power feed (reverse) mode, the switch unit 106 (i.e., the twoswitch components energy storage unit 200 when the fifth switch assembly Q5 or the sixth switch assembly Q6 is turned on. Theswitch unit 106 can be controlled by control signals (not shown) provided by thecontrol unit 20. - Please refer to
FIG. 3A , which shows a circuit diagram of a bidirectional PFC module applied to a three-phase three-wire structure according to the present disclosure. In the bidirectional PFC system, thebidirectional PFC module 100 includes three parallel-connectedbridge arm assemblies 10. The AC power source Vac and theenergy storage unit 200 are coupled to the threebridge arm assemblies 10. TheDC bus 300 is connected to thebridge arm assembly 10 and theinverter unit 400 in parallel. The three-phase AC power source Vac or DC power source Vdc is converted to the three-phase AC output power source Vo through thebidirectional PFC module 100, theDC bus 300, and theinverter unit 400. Please refer toFIG. 3B , which shows a circuit diagram of the bidirectional PFC module applied to a three-phase four-wire structure according to the present disclosure. The major difference betweenFIG. 3B and theFIG. 3A is that the three-phase four-wirebidirectional PFC system 1A in the former further includes a neutral wire. Theenergy storage unit 200 includes a firstenergy storage unit 200A and a secondenergy storage unit 200B. A contact between the firstenergy storage unit 200A and the secondenergy storage unit 200B is a second middle point P2, and the second middle point P2 is coupled to the first middle point P1 through the neutral wire N. - Please refer to
FIG. 4A , which shows a waveform of controlling switches of the bidirectional PFC module in an AC power supply mode according to the present disclosure, and also refer toFIG. 2 toFIG. 3B . The first control signal Sc1 provided from thecontrol unit 20 is used to control the first switch assembly Q1, the second control signal Sc2 is used to control the second switch assembly Q2, the third control signal Sc3 is used to control the third switch assembly Q3, the fourth control signal Sc4 is used to control the fourth switch assembly Q4, the fifth control signal Sc5 is used to control the fifth switch assembly Q5, and the sixth control signal Sc6 is used to control the sixth switch assembly Q6. In the AC power supply mode and when the AC power source Vac is in a positive half cycle, the second control signal Sc2 is the main switching signal to control thebridge arm assembly 10 to dominate the energy storage and freewheeling of the first inductor L1. In the AC power supply mode and when the AC power source Vac is in a negative half cycle, the third control signal Sc3 is the main switching signal to control thebridge arm assembly 10 to dominate the energy storage and freewheeling of the second inductor L2. - Specifically, when the AC power source Vac is in the positive half cycle, the second control signal Sc2 is the main switching signal, the fourth control signal Sc4, the fifth control signal Sc5, and the sixth control signal Sc6 are second level signals (i.e., low-level signals), and the three control signal Sc3 is a first level signal or the second level signal. As long as the third control signal Sc3 and the fourth control signal Sc4 are not both the high-level signals. If the fifth control signal Sc5 is the second level signal, the current path of the AC power source Vac is provided by a bypass diode D5. However, the fifth control signal Sc5 may be a first level signal to reduce conduction losses. Further, the first control signal Sc1 and the second control signal Sc2 may be complementary switching signals (as shown in
FIG. 4A ) to implement the synchronous rectification and increase the efficiency of thebidirectional PFC module 100. Alternatively, the first control signal Sc1 may be the second level signal so that the current flows to the buspositive terminal 302 through a bypass diode D1 of the first switch assembly Q1 or an inner junction diode of the first switch assembly Q1 when the second switch assembly Q2 is turned off. The switch waveform of the AC power source Vac at the negative half cycle is similar to that of the AC power source Vac at the positive half cycle, and will not be described herein. When thebidirectional PFC module 100 is in the AC power supply mode, the second control signal Sc2 and the third control signal Sc3 are main switching signals in the positive half cycle and the negative half cycle, respectively, and other signals can be used to adjust control manners to increase efficiency. A relatively simple control manner is shown inFIG. 4A that the first control signal Sc1 and the second control signal Sc2 are complementary and the third control signal Sc3 and the third control signal Sc4 are complementary, however, it is not limited to this. - Please refer to
FIG. 4B , which shows a waveform of controlling the switches of the bidirectional PFC module in a power feed mode according to the present disclosure, and also refer toFIG. 2 toFIG. 4A . In the power feed (reverse) mode and when the AC power source Vac is in a positive half cycle, the first control signal Sc1 is the main switching signal to control thebridge arm assembly 10 to dominate the energy storage and freewheeling of the first inductor L1. In the AC power supply mode and when the AC power source Vac is in the negative half cycle, the fourth control signal Sc4 is the main switching signal to control thebridge arm assembly 10 to dominate the energy storage and freewheeling of the second inductor L2. Specifically, the fifth control signal Sc5 and the sixth control signal Sc6 are controlled as the first level signal (i.e., the high level signal) or the second level signal (i.e., the low level signal) according to the positive half cycle and the negative half cycle of the AC power source Vac. In the positive half cycle of the AC power source Vac, the first control signal Sc1 is the main switching signal and the second control signal Sc2 may be complementary with the first control signal Sc1 (as shown inFIG. 4B ), thereby implementing synchronous rectification and increasing the efficiency of thebidirectional PFC module 100. Alternatively, the second control signal Sc2 may be the second level signal so that the current can flow to the first inductor L1 through a bypass diode D2 of the second switch assembly Q2 or an inner junction diode of the second switch assembly Q2 when the first switch assembly Q1 is turned off. The switch waveform of the AC power source Vac at the negative half cycle is similar to that of the AC power source Vac at the positive half cycle, and will not be described herein. When thebidirectional PFC module 100 is in the power feed (reverse) mode, the first control signal Sc1 and the fourth control signal Sc4 are main switching signals in the positive half cycle and the negative half cycle, respectively, the fifth control signal Sc5 and the sixth control signal Sc6 are complementary to feed energy back to the AC power source Vac, and other signals can be used to adjust control manners to increase efficiency. A relatively simple control manner is shown inFIG. 4B that the first control signal Sc1 and the second control signal Sc2 are complementary and the third control signal Sc3 and the third control signal Sc4 are complementary, however, it is not limited to this. - Please refer to
FIG. 4C , which shows a waveform of controlling the switches of the bidirectional PFC module in DC power supply mode according to the present disclosure, and also refer toFIG. 2 toFIG. 4B . In the DC power supply mode, theswitch components bridge arm assembly 10 is controlled to turn on the second switch assembly Q2 and the third switch assembly Q3 through the second control signal Sc2 and the third control signal Sc3 to form an energy storage path of the first inductor L1 and the second inductor L2. Also, thebridge arm assembly 10 is controlled to turn on the first switch assembly Q1 and the fourth switch assembly Q4 through the first control signal Sc1 and the fourth control signal Sc4 to form a freewheeling path of the first inductor L1 and the second inductor L2. Similarly, the first control signal Sc1 and the fourth control signal Sc4 may be the second level signal (i.e., the low level signal) so that the bypass diode is used to provide the freewheeling path. In the DC power supply mode, the first control signal Sc1 and the second control signal Sc2 may be complementary switching signals, the third control signal Sc3 and the fourth control signal Sc4 may be complementary switching signals, and the fifth control signal Sc5 and the sixth control signal Sc6 may be the second level signals (i.e., the low level signals). In particular, The second control signal Sc2 and the third control signal Sc3 may be the same or different control signals, and the different control signals can adjust voltages of the first capacitor C1 and the second capacitor C2. - Please refer to
FIG. 5A andFIG. 5B , which show a positive half cycle energy storage path and a positive half cycle freewheeling path of operating the bidirectional PFC module in the AC power supply mode according to the present disclosure, respectively, and also refer toFIG. 2 toFIG. 4C . InFIG. 5A , a positive half cycle energy storage path Ps1 is formed through the AC power source Vac, the bypass diode D5 of the fifth switch assembly Q5, the first inductor L1, the second switch assembly Q2, and the AC power source Vac. InFIG. 5B , a positive half cycle freewheeling path Pr1 is formed through the AC power source Vac, the bypass diode D5 of the fifth switch assembly Q5, the first inductor L1, the first switch assembly Q1 (or the bypass diode D1 of the first switch assembly Q1), the first capacitor C1, and the AC power source Vac. At this condition, the first capacitor C1 is charged by the first inductor L1 in the freewheeling manner. Please refer toFIG. 5C andFIG. 5D , which show a negative half cycle energy storage path and a negative half cycle freewheeling patch of operating the bidirectional PFC module in the AC power supply mode according to the present disclosure, respectively, and also refer toFIG. 2 toFIG. 5B . InFIG. 5C andFIG. 5D , a negative half cycle energy storage path Ns1 and a negative half cycle freewheeling path Nr1 are formed, respectively. Since the negative half cycle energy storage path Ns1 and the negative half cycle freewheeling path Nr1 are similar to the positive half cycle energy storage path Ps1 and the positive half cycle freewheeling path Pr1, the detail is omitted here for conciseness. - Please refer to
FIG. 6A and 6B , which show a positive half cycle power feeding path and a positive half cycle freewheeling path of operating the bidirectional PFC module in the power feed mode according to the present disclosure, respectively, and also refer toFIG. 2 toFIG. 5D . InFIG. 6A , a positive half cycle power feeding path Pb is formed through the first capacitor C1, the first switch assembly Q1, the first inductor L1, the fifth switch assembly Q5, the AC power source Vac, and the first capacitor C1. InFIG. 6B , a positive half cycle freewheeling path Pf is formed through the first inductor L1, the fifth switch assembly Q5, the AC power source Vac, the second switch assembly Q2 (or the bypass diode D2 of the second switch assembly Q2), and the first inductor L1. Please refer toFIG. 6C andFIG. 6D , which show a negative half cycle power feeding path and a negative half cycle freewheeling path of operating the bidirectional PFC module in the power feed mode according to the present disclosure, respectively, and also refer toFIG. 2 toFIG. 6B . InFIG. 6C andFIG. 6D , a negative half cycle power feeding path Nb and a negative half cycle freewheeling path Nf are formed, respectively. Since the negative half cycle power feeding path Nb and the negative half cycle freewheeling path Nf are similar to the positive half cycle power feeding path Pb and the positive half cycle freewheeling path Pf, the detail is omitted here for conciseness. - Please refer to
FIG. 7A and 7B , which shows a first charging path and a second charging path of operating the bidirectional PFC module in the DC power supply mode according to the present disclosure, respectively, and also refer toFIG. 2 toFIG. 6D . InFIG. 7A , a first charging path Cp1 is formed through theenergy storage unit 200, theswitch component 106A, the first inductor L1, the second switch assembly Q2, the third switch assembly Q3, the second inductor L2, theswitch component 106B, and theenergy storage unit 200. A second charging path Cp2 is formed through theenergy storage unit 200, theswitch component 106A, the first inductor L1, the first switch assembly Q1, the first capacitor C1, the second capacitor C2 (from the buspositive terminal 302 to the bus negative terminal 304), the fourth switch assembly Q4, the second inductor L2, theswitch component 106B, and theenergy storage unit 200. The main purpose and function of the present disclosure is to design a special circuit structure with a dual inductor disposed on the main current path of the bidirectional PFC module so that the energy storage unit no longer needs to be coupled with the bidirectional PFC through the DC-to-DC converter. Accordingly, it is to achieve significantly increasing in the power density of the circuit system, reducing the cost of the circuit, and reducing the size of the circuit. - Although the present disclosure has been described with reference to the preferred embodiment thereof, it will be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the details thereof. Various substitutions and modifications have been suggested in the foregoing description, and others will occur to those of ordinary skill in the art. Therefore, all such substitutions and modifications are intended to be embraced within the scope of the present disclosure as defined in the appended claims.
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