Disclosed is a resonant
hybrid flyback converter (1) for a
light source (4). The converter (1) comprises a
transformer (101, 102), comprising a primary-side
inductance (101, L p ) and a secondary-side
inductance (102, Ls); a high-side switch (104) and a low-side switch (105), connected in series between an input
electric potential and a primary-side ground
electric potential of the converter (1); a resonant tank circuit (101, 101", 106), connected in series between a common
electric potential of the switches (104, 105) and the primary-side ground electric potential, wherein the resonant tank circuit (101, 101", 106) comprises the primary-side
inductance (101, L p ). The converter (1) further comprises a current sensing circuit, configured to sense a positive
peak current (301, I magpos ) through the primary-side inductance (101, L p ); a
voltage sensing circuit (103, 107-110), configured to sense a
voltage (302, V Lmsec ; 302', V Lmpri ) across an inductance (101, 102) of the
transformer (101, 102); and a
control circuit, configured to estimate a current (303, I LEDest ) through the
light source (4) in accordance with the positive
peak current (301, I magpos ) through the primary-side inductance (101, L p ) and the
voltage (302, V Lmsec ; 302', V Lmpri ) across the inductance (101, 102) of the
transformer (101, 102); and regulate the current (305, I LED ) through the
light source (4) in accordance with a
setpoint value (304, I LEDref ) and the estimated current (303, I LEDest ) through the light source (4). This avoids a sensing of the current (305, I LED ) through the light source (4) and an associated
signal transfer across a SELV barrier of the converter (1).