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The choke here is a specially made differential inductor in the input of the boost converter that eliminates the known current interactions. To prove the new concept, a study of the level of mitigation of the current interactions is presented. The control is operated in continuous driving mode (CCM), and the popular UC3854B circuit was used for this. The rectifier proposal is validated through a set of simulations performed on the PSIM 12.0 platform, as well as the construction of a prototype. With the results obtained, it is confirmed that the differential-mode choke filter eliminates the current interactions. It is observed that at the input of the rectifier, a sinusoidal alternating current with a low level of harmonic distortion is consumed from the grid. The sinusoidal shape of the phase current proves that a better power factor capable of meeting the international standards is obtained, and that the circuit in its initial version is operational. This proven result promises a good PFC operation, to guarantee the better quality of the electrical energy, being able to be applied in systems that require a high PFC, e.g., in battery charging, wind systems, or in aeronautics and spacecrafts.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/app11041684","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,2,14]],"date-time":"2021-02-14T02:08:12Z","timestamp":1613268492000},"page":"1684","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Current Interactions Mitigation in 3-Phase PFC Modular Rectifier through Differential-Mode Choke Filter Boost Converter"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"11","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1858-9864","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jos\u00e9 Teixeira","family":"Gon\u00e7alves","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Departamento de Engenharia Eletrot\u00e9cnica e Computador, CTS\/UNINOVA, FCT, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Monte Caparica, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0536-3113","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Stanimir","family":"Valtchev","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Departamento de Engenharia Eletrot\u00e9cnica e Computador, CTS\/UNINOVA, FCT, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Monte Caparica, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1081-2729","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rui","family":"Melicio","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"IDMEC, Instituto Superior T\u00e9cnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. 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