Research Article

Non-Isolated Power Factor Corrected AC/DC Converter with High Step-Down Voltage Ratio for Low-Power Applications

Table 1

Comparison studies with the literature.

TopologyRef. [34]Ref. [35]Ref. [36]Ref. [37]Ref. [38]Ref. [24]Proposed
Quadratic buck series resonant PWMBB-QB single-stage PFC rectifierBridgeless flybackBridgeless Cuk-flybackBoost buck cascadedInterleaved transformerlessQBC PFC (passive)

No. of switches3123241
Diodes4935527
Inductors44FlybackFlyback along with 4 normal324
Capacitors4314354
Efficiency91839055%–90%949380%
Conversion ratio180/60 V85/5 V(110–220)/48 V(160–260)/48 V110/216400/25230/54 V
RemarksDC-DCLow power (20 W)
High component count (AC-DC)
Power factor of 0.92 (3-winding). 50 W application (48 V, 1 A) (AC-DC)At 125 W, efficiency is 55%, 90% at 900 W (motor)60 W (LED application)DC-DC conversion150 W