The major drawbacks of conventional diode or thyristor rectifiers are overcome by active power factor correction; this further provides additional benefits. Operating principles and features of single ...

The Vienna Rectifier Approach to achieve 3-Phase power factor correction offers many advantages and convenient, user-friendly features as compared to the two-level, six-switch boost PWM Rectifier.

What are the two power stages in STMicro's bidirectional battery charger? Key differentiating features of the charger. Offering a complete solution for high-voltage charging for both industrial and ...

A Bridgeless PFC converter based on a novel switching method eliminates full-bridge rectifiers and helps to reduce the size and cost of switching power supplies. Last month, we described a ...