A power control system includes a switching power converter and a power
factor correction (PFC) and output voltage controller. The switching
power converter utilizes a nonlinear energy transfer process to provide
power to a load. The PFC and output voltage controller generates a
control signal to control power factor correction and voltage regulation
of the switching power converter. The PFC and output voltage controller
includes a nonlinear delta-sigma modulator that models the nonlinear
energy transfer process of the switching power converter. The nonlinear
delta-sigma modulator generates an output signal used to determine the
control signal. By using the nonlinear delta-sigma modulator in a control
signal generation process, the PFC and output voltage controller
generates a spectrally noise shaped control signal. In at least one
embodiment, noise shaping of the control signal improves power factor
correction and output voltage regulation relative to conventional
systems.