Members can download this article in PDF format. The impetus to reduce power demands of just about every device out there is the mantra of today’s power ecosystem. Manufacturers are under tremendous ...

The humble yet ever-present AC/DC wall-power adapter doesn’t get a lot of consideration from consumers. It’s one of those things that’s needed but is viewed as a necessary nuisance. I suspect that ...

AC/DC adapters are common types of external power supply units that are used for electronic equipment and other devices that cannot draw power directly from the main network. They change the ...

Single-phase power factor correction (PFC) circuits—a kind of front-end AC/DC converters—are ubiquitous in a variety of ...

While laptops continue to shrink in size and weight, the “power bricks” that charge them remain heavy and bulky. But now, MIT spinout FINsix has invented an adapter that’s roughly one-quarter the size ...

Power Integrations, in association with Weltrend Semiconductor Inc., today announced a joint reference design describing an 18 W, USB PD compliant, AC-DC power converter targeted at chargers for smart ...

Power Integrations and Cypress Semiconductor have announced a joint reference design describing a 20W, USB-PD compliant AC/DC power converter targeted at chargers for smart mobile devices. The design, ...

The converter is one of the most important and most complex components in the energy system. To choose an AC DC converter, you have to understand its inner functions. Along with this, you should know ...

Log in to download the PDF of this article on how auxless flyback converters can simplify AC-DC adapter design. The impetus to reduce power demands of just about ...