6.4
BOM reduction
, low side bridge diodes are useful only during the PFC output capacitor
precharge startup phase. Therefore, you can remove one low side diode to reduce the bill of materials. However,
this modification results in doubling the PFC output capacitor precharge duration, as shown in the figure below.
Figure 24.
Low side diode removal influence on PFC output cap charge time
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BOM reduction
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