A Simple Unity Power Factor Motor Drive for Home Appliances

This paper describes a low-power Switched Reluctance motor drive for home appliances featuring close to unity power factor and low cost. The proposed drive includes a compact Power Factor Controller input stage based on a quasiresonant boost topology. The converter structure is suitable for integrat...

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Published in:	Electric power components and systems Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 335 - 348
Main Author:	Alfio Consoli, Francesco Gennaro, Giuseppe Scarcella, Antonio Testa
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Informa UK Ltd 01-04-2001
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Summary:	This paper describes a low-power Switched Reluctance motor drive for home appliances featuring close to unity power factor and low cost. The proposed drive includes a compact Power Factor Controller input stage based on a quasiresonant boost topology. The converter structure is suitable for integration and allows one to develop an inexpensive chip implementing all the main functions required by such a drive. Experimental results on a prototype are presented to evaluate the efficiency of the proposed drive.
ISSN:	1532-5008 1532-5016
DOI:	10.1080/15325000151125630