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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2024
Semiconductor Components Industries, Llc, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Roman Stuler, Karolinka, CZ;
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Abstract
A power factor correction (PFC) controller for a PFC switching power supply is disclosed. The PFC controller includes an AC sense terminal, a DC sense terminal, and a reference signal generator coupled to the AC sense terminal. The reference signal generator is configured to receive a divided reference signal generated based on a modified version of an AC input signal and generate a synthesized reference signal using information indicative of an amplitude and a frequency of the divided reference signal. The reference signal generator is further configured to select one of the divided and synthesized reference signals as an output reference signal based on a current amplitude of the divided reference signal. The PFC controller is configured to, based on the output reference signal and a DC voltage sensed on the DC sense terminal, regulate output power provided to a downstream power converter coupled to the PFC switching power supply.