A flyback converter comprising: an input filter operatively connected to a voltage source for receiving an input voltage (Vin) and for providing a filtered input voltage; a capacitive divider operatively connected to the input filter for receiving the filtered input voltage, the capacitive divider having a plurality of first capacitive devices connected in series with one another; a transformer having a plurality of primary windings inductively coupled to at least one secondary winding , each one of the primary windings of the transformer being connected in parallel to a corresponding one of the first capacitive devices of the capacitive divider via a respective switching device , each of the at least one secondary winding being connected to a forwardly biased and capacitive circuit connectable to an output load ; a controller connected to each one of the switching devices for operating the flyback converter to power the output load with the voltage source ; and characterized by a current sensing circuit comprising a series combination of a second capacitive device and a sense resistor , the second capacitive device being connected in parallel across an output of the input filter , the series combination of the second capacitive device and the sense resistor being connected in parallel with the capacitive divider for measuring an input current of the flyback converter and current through the switching devices , and the measurements being utilized by the controller ; wherein the series combination of the second capacitive device and the sense resistor is configured such that a measured current through the sense resistor comprises a high-frequency component and a low-frequency component, the high-frequency component being proportional to the current through the switching devices , and the low-frequency component being proportional to the input current of the flyback converter . an input filter operatively connected to a voltage source for receiving an input voltage (Vin) and for providing a filtered input voltage; a capacitive divider operatively connected to the input filter for receiving the filtered input voltage, the capacitive divider having a plurality of first capacitive devices connected in series with one another; a transformer having a plurality of primary windings inductively coupled to at least one secondary winding , each one of the primary windings of the transformer being connected in parallel to a corresponding one of the first capacitive devices of the capacitive divider via a respective switching device , each of the at least one secondary winding being connected to a forwardly biased and capacitive circuit connectable to an output load ; a controller connected to each one of the switching devices for operating the flyback converter to power the output load with the voltage source ; and characterized by a current sensing circuit comprising a series combination of a second capacitive device and a sense resistor , the second capacitive device being connected in parallel across an output of the input filter , the series combination of the second capacitive device and the sense resistor being connected in parallel with the capacitive divider for measuring an input current of the flyback converter and current through the switching devices , and the measurements being utilized by the controller ; wherein the series combination of the second capacitive device and the sense resistor is configured such that a measured current through the sense resistor comprises a high-frequency component and a low-frequency component, the high-frequency component being proportional to the current through the switching devices , and the low-frequency component being proportional to the input current of the flyback converter . <EOS>