A simple unity power factor motor drive for home appliances

Authors
Consoli, A Gennaro, F Scarcella, G Testa, A
Citation
A. Consoli et al., A simple unity power factor motor drive for home appliances, EL POW CO S, 29(4), 2001, pp. 335-348
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Eletrical & Eletronics Engineeing
Journal title
ELECTRIC POWER COMPONENTS AND SYSTEMS
ISSN journal
15325008 → ACNP
Volume
29
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
335 - 348
Database
ISI
SICI code
1532-5008(200104)29:4<335:ASUPFM>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
This paper describes a low-power Switched Reluctance motor drive for home a ppliances featuring close to unity power factor and low cost. The proposed drive includes a compact Power Factor Controller input stage based on, a qu asi-resonant boost topology. The converter structure is suitable for integr ation and allows one to develop an inexpensive chip implementing all the ma in functions required by such a drive. Experimental results on a prototype are presented to evaluate the efficiency of the proposed drive.