Performance evaluation of 70-W two-stage adapters for notebook computers

The paper presents the design and performance evaluation of two-stage AC power adapters for notebook computers which deliver 70 W from the universal line. Three versions of the flyback power converter, as well as the PWM and resonant half-bridge power converter were evaluated and compared with respect to their efficiency, component stress, output filter size and complexity.

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