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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2013
Samsung Electro-mechanics Co., Ltd., Suwon, Gyunggi-do, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANCIS CO., LTD., Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Abstract
There are provided a power factor correction circuit and a power supply including the same, the power factor correction circuit including a main switch adjusting a phase difference between a current and a voltage of input power, a main inductor storing or discharging the power according to switching of the main switch, a snubber circuit unit including a snubber switch forming a transfer path for surplus power present before the main switch is turned on and a snubber inductor adjusting an amount of a current applied to the snubber switch, and a reduction circuit unit reducing excessive power imposed on the snubber switch by varying inductance of the snubber inductor.