he main difference between the structures of Linear Regulated Power supply

and Switch Mode Power Supply shown here is that in case of Linear Power
Supply, the input AC is stepped down, rectified and filtered to get unregulated
DC and in case of SMPS, the input AC is directly rectified and filtered and the
unregulated high voltage DC is given to a High Frequency DC – to – DC
Converter.

Usually, a high frequency transformer will be a part of this DC – to – DC

converter for scaling and isolation.