A breakthrough in AC front end power factor correction

Supplied by Vicor Corporation on Monday, 27 February, 2017


Power Factor Corrected AC rectification has been addressed in a variety of ways over the past three decades. The wide variation of worldwide AC line voltages, however, has imposed significant design trade-offs.

This white paper details an advanced Vicor solution that can optimise the performance of your system.


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