Power transformers are often the main source of common-mode noise in isolated switching power converters. Why? Because inside the transformer, the windings on the primary and secondary sides of the ...

What is an LLC resonant power converter? Different approaches to LLC converter architecture. The half-bridge version of an LLC resonant converter. Modern-day power-management designs demand ever ...

One of the most misunderstood concepts of designing an isolated dc-dc power converter is how to ensure the output voltage rises smoothly to the final regulation value. BOB BELL, Applications Manager ...

The demand for smaller, lighter, and more efficient AC/DC USB power delivery (PD) chargers is always a challenge for power-supply design engineers. Below 100 W, the quasi-resonant flyback is still the ...

Before we go forward and run some of the tests that we are going to see hereinafter, let us check a few of the symptoms to understand if those tests are worth doing. We have mentioned some symptoms ...