Single-Stage High Power Factor Converters Requiring Low DC-Link Capacitance to Drive Power LEDs

This paper proposes two nonisolated single-stage high power factor converters requiring low dc-link capacitance for power LEDs systems. Both converters result from the integration of the power factor correction and the LEDs driver stages, and require a relatively low dc-link capacitance value. A high power factor is demonstrated to be an inherent property of the proposed topologies and no input current control is necessary. The LEDs current is regulated by a symmetrical soft-switching half-bridge converter associated with a capacitive output filter. An accurate mathematical analysis valid for the two converters is detailed, yielding the elaboration of a step-by-step design procedure. In order to verify the analyses carried out, experimental results for two 90 W, 50 kHz, and 220 V converters are also presented.