Switch mode power supplies
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With this development an optimal form of an AC/DC
transformer for well regulated DC voltage is achieved. Basically it
works like this: The AC line is rectified and filtered to give an
acceptable DC voltage. A pulse width modulated switch chops the DC
voltage into a high frequency pulsed waveform which is then converted
via a high frequency power transformer, to the required voltage. This is
subsequently rectified and filtered. The control circuit senses this
output voltage, compares it with a reference thereby determining the
duty cycle of the switching circuit and, therefore, the amount of energy
transfered from the primary to the secondary of the high frequency power
transformer. By using this method, as compared to a linear type, the
power supply is able to work with varying load demands without having to
dissipate surplus heat.
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