STMicroelectronics A 200 W ripple-free input current PFC pre-regulator with the L6563S EVL6563S-200ZRC EVL6563S-200ZRC Fiche De Données

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Basic topologies with zero-ripple current
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All converter topologies are capable of producing zero-ripple current phenomenon, provided 
there are two or more inductors which have equal (or, more generally, proportional) voltages 
of equal frequency and phase. Some topologies, such as Cuk and SEPIC, have two 
inductors, which can be coupled on a common magnetic core: so they immediately lend 
themselves to ripple-steering. The other basic topologies - buck, boost, buck-boost, flyback 
and single-output forward - have typically a single inductor and then, to reduce its ripple 
current to zero, they must be modified with the addition of a second winding wound on the 
same inductor core. Moreover, this additional winding must be connected in such a way as 
to have the same voltage as the winding where the ripple current is to be cancelled.
 shows examples of how to modify some of the basic topologies to achieve zero-
ripple inductor current, to have non-pulsating current at either the input or the output. In all 
examples it is possible to recognize the addition of a cell, a two-port circuit commonly 
termed a smoothing transformer and shown separately in 
. This cell is able to divert, 
or steer, the AC component (the ripple current) from the externally accessible DC winding, 
to the AC winding (cancellation winding) whose current conduction path goes directly to the 
input port, leaving only DC current flowing through the DC winding and the output port. Note 
that the denomination of input and output ports of the smoothing transformer cell is different 
from that of input and output of the converter where the cell is applied.
Figure 3.
Smoothing transformer and related currents
This application note, after reviewing the theoretical base, considers the realization of zero-
ripple inductor current to minimize the input ripple in a TM PFC pre-regulator. In these 
systems, the large input ripple is one of the major limitations to its use at higher power 
levels.
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