Type[20] Power
[W]
Relative cost Input range
[V]
Energy storage Features
Flyback 0–250 1.0 5–600 Mutual Inductors Isolated form of the buck-boost converter.1
Ringing choke converter (RCC) 0–150 1.0 5–600 Transformer Low-cost self-oscillating flyback variant.[25]
Half-forward 0–250 1.2 5–500 Inductor
Forward2 100-200 60–200 Inductor Isolated form of buck converter
Resonant forward 0–60 1.0 60–400 Inductor and capacitor Single rail input, unregulated output, high efficiency, low EMI.[26]
Push-pull 100–1,000 1.75 50–1,000 Inductor
Half-bridge 0–2,000 1.9 50–1,000 Inductor
Full-bridge 400–5,000 >2.0 50–1,000 Inductor Very efficient use of transformer, used for highest powers.
Resonant, zero voltage switched >1,000 >2.0 Inductor and capacitor
Isolated Ćuk Two capacitors and two inductors