ok. I 'll explain the circuit using my EMC reference book
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The full-wave bridge rectifier rectifies the ac commercial power
waveform and produces a pulsating dc
waveform, which is smoothed by the bulk capacitor CB to provide an
essentially
constant waveform that has the value of the peak commercial voltage
waveform.
This is applied to a transformer that has multiple "taps" or windings
on its secondary.
The Mosfet is a switching element that opens or closes the connection
to the transformer primary. A variable-duty-cycle square-wave waveform
is applied
to the gate of this switching element. Varying the duty cycle of this
waveform
provides regulation of the output voltages of the supply.
<B>I don't understand why there is a pulsating waveform that has
alternating polarity pulses at the secondary!!!!!!!!
How can i have the negative polarity when i have only positive or null
polarity at the primary winding of the transformer?</B>
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Then the full-wave rectifier rectifies this waveform, which is
smoothed by the
bulk capacitor and filtered by the lowpass filter. Because of the
ability to have multiple
taps on the secondary, numerous dc voltages of different levels can be
obtained.