TIDA-00443

230V, 900W, PFC with 98% Efficiency for Inverter Fed Drives Reference Design

TIDA-00443

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Overview

TIDA-00443 is a 900W power factor regulator converter designed for inverter fed BLDC/PMSM motor based appliances. This reference design is a continuous conduction mode boost converter implemented using UCC28180 PFC controller and with all the necessary protections built-in. The design supports a wide AC input range from 195 VAC to 270 VAC and offers very high efficiency of >97%, over wide operating loads from 50% to 100%.

The boost follower configuration utilized in TIDA-00443 aids in reducing switching losses in the PFC regulator as well as in downstream inverter/converter. This reference design delivers an efficiency of ~98%, in boost follower configuration. In comparison to fixed voltage operation, this boost follower configuration saves an additional power of 5.2 W at 230 VAC and full load.

TIDA-00443 has been designed to meet the IEC-61000-2-3 iTHD limits of both Class A and Class D norms. In addition the design improves overall system performance with lower bus ripple, lower bus capacitance, lower RMS currents, and built-in front end protections. Hardware is designed and tested to pass conducted emissions, surge, and EFT as per EN55014 requirements for household appliances.

Features
  • Wide operating input range of 195 VAC to 270 VAC
  • Designed to drive wide range of inverter fed motors and downstream DC/DC converters up to 900W.
  • High power factor > 0.99 and less than 5% THD from medium-to-full load (50-100%). Meets Current THD regulations as per IEC 61000-3-2 Class A and Class D at both 10% and 100% load.
  • High efficiency of > 97% at full load over entire operating voltage range and thus eliminates need for external cooling up to 55oC ambient operation.
  • Built-in Boost follower output option provides improved efficiency (~98%). It aids in efficiency improvement of down-stream inverter and in effective reduction of DC Bus capacitance as compared to conventional solution with variable AC input.
  • Meets the requirements of Conducted Emissions standard – EN55011 class A, EFT norm IEC6000-4-4, and Surge norm IEC61000-4-5.
Output voltage options TIDA-00443.1
Vin (Min) (V) 195
Vin (Max) (V) 270
Vout (Nom) (V) 390
Iout (Max) (A) 2.3
Output Power (W) 897
Isolated/Non-Isolated Non-Isolated
Input Type AC
Topology Boost- Non Sync
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TIDU962B.PDF (2497 K)

Reference design overview and verified performance test data

TIDREM3.PDF (251 K)

Detailed schematic diagram for design layout and components

TIDREM4.PDF (103 K)

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TIDCA80.ZIP (385 K)

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TIDREM6.PDF (1671 K)

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* Design guide 230-V, 900-W PFC With 98% Efficiency for Inverter-Fed Drives Reference Design (Rev. B) May 12, 2016
Technical article Is PFC possible without input voltage sensing? PDF | HTML Sep. 14, 2016

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