Switching Mode Power Supply - ACDelco AD-2002 Manual

Compact & Light Weight Construction.
 High (80%) AC-DC Power Conversion Rate.
 Reduces Battery Plate Sulfation Through Pulse Charging.
 Secures Stable Output Under Power (Grid) Variation.
A switching-mode power supply, SMPS:
An electronic power supply that incorporates a switching regulator to convert electrical power efficiently. Like other
power supplies, an SMPS transfers power from a source, like mains power, to a load, such as a personal computer,
while converting voltage and current characteristics. Unlike a linear power supply, the pass transistor of a switching-
mode supply continually switches between low-dissipation, full-on and full-off states, and spends very little time in
the high dissipation transitions, which minimizes wasted energy. Ideally, a switched-mode power supply dissipates no
power. Switching regulators are used as replacements for linear regulators when higher efficiency, smaller size or
lighter weight are required.

Switching Mode Power Supply

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