Synopses & Reviews
This book is a crash course in the fundamental theory, concepts, and terminology of switching power supplies designed to quickly prepare engineers to make key decisions about power supplies for their projects and give a solid foundation for other books on power supply design. Intended for readers who need to quickly understand the key points of switching power supplies, this book covers the 20% of the topic that engineers use 80% of the time. Unlike existing switching power supply books that deal striclty with design issues, this book also recognizes the growing importance of "off-the-shelf" commericial switching power supplies and gives readers the background necessary to select the right commercial supply if they do not wish to design a custom supply. Proper selection and use of commercial switching power supplies is a topic ignored by other books. Unlike exhaustive treatments of switching power supply design, this book gives readers "just in time" essentials of power switching supplies. Engineers whose main design responsibilities are in other areas will better understand the strengths and weaknesses of switching power supplies and whether such supplies are appropriate for their projects; they will be able to give more meaningful design requirements and specifications to those who do design switching power supplies. And readers who wish to learn more about switching power supply design, such as by reading Marty Brown's book, will find this title to be the perfect "prequel" for more advanced titles. The market for this book is created by the growth in the number of engineers who specifiy or select switching power supplies but do not design them and the fact that other switching power supply books assume that the reader wants to actually design switching supplies. There is a need for a book that lets readers rapidly acquire knowledge of switching power design theory, operating fundamentals, specifications, and terminology sufficient to allow them to decide whether a switching supply is the right choice to power their design and -if a switching supply is appropriate-then allow them to select the right commerical supply or effectively work with switching power supply dsigners (such as by giving them accurate and meaningful design requirements and specifications).
*Will get readers up-to-speed quickly on all the pivotal basics of switching power supplies
*Useful not just for designers, but for all engineers who use power supplies in their work, as well as managers who need to educate staff on the benefits and trade-ofs of various products
Review
“Mack takes you from the basics on through the details of passive component selection and semiconductor selection. Of particular note are his treatment of control circuits and their effect on ripple levels and electromagnetic compatibility.”
— Rick Nelson, Chief Editor, Test & Measurement World, August 2006
Review
This crash-course will help engineers to rapidly acquire the fundamental knowledge needed to make the right power supply choices for their designs.
Synopsis
This book is a crash course in the fundamental theory, concepts, and terminology of switching power supplies. It is designed to quickly prepare engineers to make key decisions about power supplies for their projects.
Intended for readers who need to quickly understand the key points of switching power supplies, this book covers the 20% of the topic that engineers use, 80% of the time.
Unlike existing switching power supply books that deal strictly with design issues, this book also recognizes the growing importance of "off-the-shelf" commercial switching power supplies, giving readers the background necessary to select the right commercial supply.
This book covers the core essentials of power supply theory and design while keeping mathematics to the absolute minimum necessary. Special attention is given to the selection of appropriate components, such as inductors and transformers, to ensure safe and reliable operation. Engineers, whose main design responsibilities are in other areas, will better understand the strengths and weaknesses of switching power supplies and whether such supplies are appropriate for their projects. They will be able to give more meaningful design requirements and specifications to those who design switching power supplies.
* Discusses both AC line supplies and DC-DC inverters.
* Covers the main switching power supply designs, including flyback, forward conversion, bridge, buch, boost, and boost/buck topologies.
* Design examples include a 220 volt offline switching power supply and a 110 volt uninterruptible supply.
Table of Contents
Introduction; Circuit Design; Basic Switching Circuits; Supervisor Circuits; The Input Power Supply; The Switch; Component Selection; Capacitor Selection; Switch Selection; Diode Selection; Inductor Selection; Transformer Selection; Detailed Design Issues; Driving Bipolar Switches; Driving FET Switches; Design Examples; A PC off-line Power Supply; A DC/DC Converter for Mobile Transmitting Equipment; A Charge Pump Inverting Supply for GaAsFET Amplifiers