The present invention is associated with a power adapter capable of
simultaneously providing a low-level DC voltage and a high-level DC
voltage. The power adapter includes a transformer having a primary
winding for storing energy when a main switch coupled therewith is turned
on and transferring the stored energy to the secondary side of the
transformer when the main switch is turned off. The transformer includes
a first secondary winding and a second secondary winding connected in
series with each other. A first rectifier/filter circuit is connected
across the first secondary winding for generating a low-level DC voltage
by rectifying and filtering the energy received by the first secondary
winding, and a second rectifier/filter circuit is connected across the
first secondary winding and the second secondary winding for generating a
high-level DC voltage by rectifying and filtering the energy received by
the first secondary winding and the second secondary winding.