On 9/24/06, Harold Hallikainen <harold@hallikainen.org> wrote:
>
> I see a bit of similarity between the flyback and boost converter. The
> difference is that during the collapse of the magnetic field, the output
> of a boost converter is pulled from the "bottom" of the "primary" (and
> only) winding, while in a flyback converter, the output is pulled from the
> "bottom" of the secondary winding. In the boost converter, the converter
> output is in series with the incoming DC supply (boosting the voltage). In
> a flyback converter, the output is generally ground referenced and
> isolated from the primary.
>

http://ece-www.colorado.edu/~ecen4517/labs/flyback/flyback.pdf
The flyback converter is based on the buck-boost converter.
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