Bidirectional bridgeless PFC circuit

Abstract

In one aspect, a bidirectional bridgeless power factor correction (PFC) circuit includes a main circuit, a current detection circuit, and a controller. The main circuit includes an input inductor and is configured to receive an alternating current (AC) voltage from an AC power supply at a first terminal of the input inductor and convert the AC voltage to a direct current (DC) voltage, where a direction of a current flowing through the input inductor during a positive half of the AC voltage is different from a direction of the current flowing through the input inductor during a negative half of the AC voltage. The current detection circuit is configured to generate a detection signal indicating an amount of the current flowing through the input inductor only during a discharge phase of the input inductor. The controller is configured to generate a zero-crossing signal based on the detection signal.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.