Synopses & Reviews
The design of Switching Power Supplies has become one of the most crucial aspects of power electronics, particularly in the explosive market for portable devices. Unfortunately, this seemingly simple mechanism is actually one of the most complex and under-estimated processes in Power Electronics. Switching power conversion involves several engineering disciplines: Semiconductor Physics, Thermal Management, Control Loop theory, Magnetics etc, and all these come into play eventually, in ways hard for non-experts to grasp.
This book grows out of decades of the author’s experience designing commercial power supplies. Although his formal education was in physics, he learned the hard way what it took to succeed in designing power supplies for companies like Siemens and National Semiconductor. His passion for power supplies and his empathy for the practicing or aspiring power conversion engineer is evident on every page.
* The most comprehensive study available of the theoretical and practical aspects of controlling and measuring Electromagnetic Interference in switching power supplies, including input filter instability considerations.
* Step-by-step and iterative approach for calculating high-frequency losses in forward converter transformers, including Proximity losses based on Dowell's equations.
* Thorough, yet uniquely simple design flow-chart for building DC-DC converters and their magnetic components under typical wide-input supply conditions
* Step-by-step, solved examples for stabilizing control loops of all three major topologies, using either transconductance or conventional operational amplifiers, and either current-mode or voltage-mode control.
* CD-ROM includes Visualizations based on Mathcad and Mathcad calculations, including Mathcad files, Excel spreadsheets, Powerpoint Seminars, and PDFs all for power supply design
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Sanjaya does a monthly column for me, and I am a jump-up-and-cheer! fan of his work. He is one of those few engineers who can give you the intensive math-based theory of power supply design and component selection, practical tips and techniques based years of hands on experience in many countries around the world (even what brand of solder to use), and entertaining anecdotes and personal observations -- all in the same readable, well-illustrated package.
Stephan Ohr, Planet Analog
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An accessible, direct way to understanding the basics of Switching Power Supplies!
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round the world (even what brand of solder to use), and entertaining anecdotes and personal observations -- all in the same readable, well-illustrated package.
Stephan Ohr, Planet Analog
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Principles of Switching Power Conversion
Chapter 2: DC-DC Converter Design and Magnetics
Chapter 3: Off-line Converter Design and Magnetics
Chapter 4: The Topology FAQ
Chapter 5: Conduction and Switching Losses
Chapter 6: Printed Circuit Board Layout
Chapter 7: Feedback Loop analysis and Stability
Chapter 8: EMI from the Ground U—Maxwell to CISPR
Chapter 9: Measurements and Limits of Conducted EMI
Chapter 10: Practical EMI Line Filters
Chapter 11: DM and CM Noise in Switching Power Supplies
Chapter 12: Fixing EMI across the Board
Chapter 13: Input Capacitor and Stability
Considerations in EMI Filters
Chapter 14: The Math behind the Electromagnetic Puzzle
Appendix 1: Focusing on Some Real-world Issues
Appendix 2: Reference Design Table