Ultra-compact ac-dc power supplies for consumer electronic devices

该项目旨在开发下一代消费型AC-DC电源产品（实用知识产权（IP）和测试原型），用于当今几乎所有的电子设备，包括台式机和便携式计算机，电视，游戏系统，LED和CFL照明以及智能手机。与最先进的解决方案相比，最终的AC-DC电源解决方案将更小、更轻，并具有更高的功率处理效率。因此，电子设备的便携性将得到改善（对于笔记本电脑，平板电脑和智能手机至关重要），电源的生态足迹减少，表面温度降低（提高安全性和便携性）。 由于相互冲突的设计要求，增加传统解决方案的功率密度已被证明是一项具有挑战性的任务。此外，由于电子设备（相对于电源）的前所未有的和不对称的小型化，出现了对更紧凑的ac-dc电源的日益增长的需求。对紧凑型电源的需求为新解决方案赢得市场份额创造了机会，我们希望通过至少两倍更小、更轻的AC-DC电源来利用这一机会。 拟议项目产生的同类最佳产品将成为未来商业化努力的支柱，其中包括初创企业和许可协议。

The project aims to develop the next generation of consumer ac-dc power supply products (practical intellectual property (IP) and beta prototypes), to be used in virtually all electronic devices today, including desktop and portable computers, TVs, gaming systems, LED and CFL lighting and smartphones. The resulting ac-dc power supply solutions will be physically smaller, lighter and have higher power processing efficiency compared to state-of-the-art solutions. As a result, the portability of the electronic devices will be improved (crucial for notebooks, tablets and smartphones), ecological footprint of the power supply decreased and the surface temperature decreased (improved safety and portability). Increasing the power density of the conventional solutions has proven to be a challenging task due to conflicting design requirements. In addition, due to an unprecedented and asymmetrical miniaturization of the electronic devices (with respect to the power supplies) a growing need for more compact ac-dc power supplies has emerged. The need for compact power supplies has created an opportunity for new solutions to gain market share, which we wish to capitalize on with at least two times smaller and lighter ac-dc power supplies. The best-in-class products arising from the proposed project will form the backbone of future commercialization efforts, which will include start-ups and licensing agreements.