%0 Journal Article %T SEPIC Based PFC Converter for PMBLDCM Drive in Air Conditioning System %A Amit Kumar Sinha %A Gandhi. R %J International Journal of Advanced Computer Research %D 2013 %I Association of Computer Communication Education for National Triumph (ACCENT) %X Inthispaper,Apowerfactorcorrection(PFC)basedsingleendedprimaryinductor converter(SEPIC)isusedtoregulateDCbusvoltageof voltagesourceinverter(VSI)torunPMBLDC motor. PermanentmagnetbrushlessDC motor(PMBLDCM)isusedinair-conditioning systems and runsatrated torque andvariablespeed to achieveenergyconservation.Theanalysis,designandperformanceoftheproposedPFCconverteriscarriedoutfora1.2kW,1200rpm,164 V PMBLDCMused in air-conditioningsystem.ThePFCconverterismodeledand itsperformanceissimulatedinMatlab-Simulinkenvironment.Theimprovedpower factorofthedriveis evaluated inwide range. %K PFC converter %K SEPIC %K PMBLDC motor %K air - c onditioning %K po w e r quality (PQ) %U http://www.theaccents.org/ijacr/papers/conference/icacc2013/8.pdf