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Xiaoqing Lv1,2, Minhao Jiang1,2
1School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China.
Abstract:
A power factor correction circuit for a single-phase arc welding power source using digital soft switching technology is proposed. The overall hardware structure of the system, the topology principle of the selected soft switch boost circuit, and the software design approach are discussed. The power factor correction results of the soft switch are verified under two conditions: electronic load and TIG arc welding. By using the electrical signals of the resonating capacitor and switching tube, it is confirmed that the circuit successfully achieved zero current conduction and zero voltage turn off. Through testing the power factor and efficiency of electronic loads at different powers, it was confirmed that the power factor can reach 0.985 or above, and the overall efficiency has been improved. Through TIG arc welding experiments under different welding currents, the corrected electrical signals are analyzed to verify the effectiveness of power factor correction for single-phase arc welding power.
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