The invention provides a single-phase
power factor correction circuit based on three-tube five-level topology. The circuit comprises switching tubes Q1, Q2 and Q3, one side of an
AC power supply is connected with the
anode of a
diode D1 and the
cathode of a
diode D2, and the connection nodes form an end point b; the other side of the
AC power supply AC is connected with one end of an
inductor L, and the other end of the
inductor L is connected with the
anode of a
diode D3 and the
cathode of a diode D4 and the connection nodes form an end point a; the
cathode of the diode D7 is connected with one end of a
capacitor C1, and the connection node forms an end point p; the other end of the
capacitor C1 is connected with one end of a
capacitor C2, and the connection node forms an end point n; theother end of the capacitor C2 is connected with the
anode of the diode D8, and the connection node forms an end point m; the drain
electrode of the switching tube Q1 is connected with the cathode ofthe diode D1 and the anode of the diode D7 respectively, and the connection node forms an end point c; the source
electrode of the switching tube Q3 is connected with the anode of the diode D2 and thecathode of the diode D8, and the connection node forms an end point d. The end point a, the end point c, the end point d and the end point n form four symmetrical ports. The correction circuit adoptsmultiple levels so as to have the
advantage that the
voltage stress of the switching tube is low.