Short circuit protection for power factor correction circuit

摘要

In a power factor correction circuit using a control power MOSFET connected in series between the boost converter and the output, overcurrent damage to the power MOSFET upon occurrence of a short circuit in the output is prevented by sensing a drop in the output voltage below a predetermined level above the peak of the rectified AC boost converter input, and shutting the power MOSFET off when such a drop is sensed.