AC/DC power supplies are commonly supplied in what is known by the industry as an open frame format. Open frame generally describes a product which is a PCB only construction, component power supply to be installed into an end application which provides the enclosure for the entire...

Global applications require a power supply that can deal with not only a universal AC input, typically 90-264 Vac, but also meet the customer’s lifetime expectations across all operating conditions. It is quite common that the power supply manufacturer will specify a...

Many power supply products are marketed under the “Green Power” label meaning that they are designed to maximise efficiency across the load range (known as average active mode efficiency) and minimise power consumed at no load. Active mode efficiency is the average of...