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This section focuses mostly on the AC-to-DC variant.

Linear power supply

thumbIn a linear power supply, the AC input voltage first passes through a power transformer, then undergoes rectification and filtering to produce a DC voltage. Filtering minimizes the AC mains frequency component present in the rectifier output. It can be as simple as a single capacitor or as complex as a pi filter. The

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