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UCC28180 Power Factor Correction PFC Input Current Waveform Problems

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Blue is Vin AC, Yellow is Iin AC. 

Everything appears fine for the first quarter of half the cycle, then the current goes to zero.

Vin is 110-120 VAC. Output is around 380 VDC @ 50 Watt. The peaks get higher and shorter in duration as load is increased. 

Values from the excel calculator ( I had the max and min RMS input set at 210-220 VAC, doesn't seem to effect the waveform running at 110 or 220 ) @ 65 KHz :

Rfreq: 33K Ohm

Cin: 0.47 uF

Lboost: 1.4 mH

Rsense: .07 Ohm

Risense: 220 Ohm

Cisense: 1500 pF

Cout: 600 uF

Cvsense: 820 pF

CIcomp: 4700 pF

Cvcomp: 10uF

Cvcomp_p: 0.47 uF

Rvcomp: 20K Ohm

Schematic is the same as the EVM except for a different inductor, Mosfet and Shottky

I've tried gapped ferrite E cores and a sendust 75u torroid for the boost inductor with similar results.

What are the waveforms on the Icomp and Isense supposed to look like? I don't see those shown anywhere in the datasheets.

Oddly, if I use an isolated 70-80 Vrms, 500-600 Hz AC supply, the input current becomes sinusoidal and in phase with the input voltage . Not sure if this is related to the input voltage being lower, frequency higher or the isolation.

Thanks