DC-DC converters have high side and rectifier circuits, and output
capacitor. High side circuit connects between input voltage and output
voltage, and has primary winding and auxiliary section that operate
transformer properly. Auxiliary may have switches or combination of
switches and capacitors. High side circuit converts electrical into
magnetic energy through transformer primary, which is then transferred to
output through rectifier circuit. It also transfers energy directly to
output voltage. Converters have high efficiency, fast dynamic response
and high current output. Converters can have large duty cycle and large
input voltage and output voltage conversion ratio. High side circuit can
be half-bridge, full-bridge or forward converter. Rectifier uses
inductors on either side of the secondary, and diodes or synchronous
rectifiers, to rectify output voltage. Multi-phase interleaved circuits
utilize shared switches to reduce size. High side circuit can utilize
resonant tank to decrease switching losses in auxiliary.