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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Samsung Electro-mechanics Co., Ltd., Suwon, Gyunggi-do, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD., Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Abstract
There is provided a power factor correction device including: a main switching unit including a first main switch and a second main switch performing a switching operation with predetermined phase differences; an auxiliary switching unit including a first auxiliary switch and a second auxiliary switch forming a transmission path for surplus power existing before the first main switch and the second main switch are turned on, respectively; an inductor unit positioned between a power input unit to which AC power is applied and the main switching unit and accumulating or discharging energy according to a switching operation of the main switching unit; and an auxiliary inductor unit regulating an amount of current flowing in the auxiliary switching unit in the event of a switching operation of the auxiliary switching unit.