Low line harmonic ac to dc power supply

TL;DR: In this paper, a PWM control scheme is illustrated in conjunction with a power distribution control circuit (30), wherein the duty cycle of convverter (32) is suitably controlled by a number of feedback loops embodying various parameters, for example, a voltage error signal, an average (eg. RMS) value of the input voltage (Vin), and the output voltage output error signal applied to multiplier circuit by error circuit provides the correction value for Vout variations.

Abstract: The PWM control scheme is illustrated in conjunction with a power distribution control circuit (30), wherein the duty cycle of convverter (32) is suitably controlled by a number of feedback loops embodying various parameters, for example a voltage error signal, an average (eg. RMS) value of the input voltage (Vin). Circuit (30) comprises a rectifying circuit (42), a converter circuit (32), for example an AC-DC converter, a capacitor (C), an oscillator and PWM circuit (44), an error signal (46), a multiplier circuit (48), a differencing amplifier (50), and a synthesizing circuit (52). Circuit (30) appears as a resistive load to the line for feed PWM, a fixed load, and a fixed RMS input voltage. To stabilize the output voltage (Vout), the pulse width signal (44a) applied to converter suitably varies in proportion to both changes in the RMS value of the input voltage and the output voltage. The output voltage error signal applied to multiplier circuit by error circuit provides the correction value for Vout variations. The line RMS signal applied to multiplier by the line RMS filter circuit (52) compensates the PWM signal for variations in the RMS value of Vin. In this regard, the RMS loop modulator control signal may be advantageously normalized by Vrms (square) since Pin varies as Vin (square). Decreases in either the output error signal or the RMS signal increase the PWM value.