Switchmode Power Supply Handbook (McGraw-Hill Handbooks)

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Unarguably the leading hands-on guide in this rapidly expanding area of electronics, Keith Billings' new revision of his Switchmode Power Supply Handbook brings state-of-the-art techniques and developments to engineers at all levels. Offering sound working knowledge of the latest in topologies and clear, step-by-step approaches to component decisions, this Handbook gives power supply designers practical, solutions-oriented design guidance free of unnecessarily complicated mathematical derivations and theory. This thoroughly updated Handbook features many new fully worked examples, as well as numerous nomograms--everything you need to design today's smaller, faster, and cooler systems. Turn to just about any page, and you'll find cutting-edge design expertise on electronic ballast, power factor correction, new thermal management techniques, transformers, chokes, input filters, EMI control, converters, snubber circuits, auxiliary systems, and much more. The most comprehensive book on power supply design available anywhere, Switchmode Power Supply Handbook is the industry standard, now fully updated for the 21st century.

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Exelente reference book........2007-10-01

I always was thinking in buy or not this book becasue of some other customer opinions, so i took the risk and bought it.
Great book, a lot of information regrading tips for inductor, transformer, softstart, step-down and flyback, it has many pages about everything abouth SMPS and Linear Supply.
If you want a book for reference on SMPS, buy this one, it has many examples, calculations, etc, and is a pleasure read this book.
You will receive what you pay.
Saludos...

Useful and enjoyable.......2006-09-17

I bought this book as a complement to Abraham I. Pressman's Switching Power Supply Design.

These two books are very similar, but do not overlap all that much. I am glad to have them both.

This book can be used as a textbook or as a reference. It is so well organised you can find what you need very fast through the table of contents. Concepts are supported by schematics and graphs.

I am using this book to learn analog design and to learn to build my own switching power supplies.

A good book for its purpose.......2006-06-02

I recently purchased both this book, and Switching Power Supply Design by Abraham I. Pressman. I had cursory knowledge of SMPS from datasheets and appnotes from National Semiconductors and IRF.

Overall, i like the other book better. The chapter layouts speak to the intended purpose of the books. In this book, the progression is from the start of an off-line power supply to then end. instead of starting with what the switching power supply is, and such, this book starts with input circuitry and startup methods. some suitable off-line topolgies are detailed. It is only later in the book that the basic switching power supplies, like the buck converter are detailed. It makes sense -- these supplies are billed for regulation in the book.

I found some of this book annoying. for instance, the author often refers to bifilar windings. there is no glossary entry for this. the index refers to multiple pages where "bifilar" is mentioned, but it is never defined. Similarly, "flyback" is not defined.

if you want to learn power supplies, i reccomend the book by Abraham I. Pressman over this one.

What an adventure!.......2002-12-12

I did the right thing - I ordered this AND the venerable Abrahamson book.

Up until that time I had only discerned the subject in hints and veiled inter departmental discussions - and it was the start of a wonderful two months period in which so much was revealed - I have rarely enjoyed a book so much! Now look, I don't work for Mr Amazon.com, but I would urge you to get both. This book (the one by Keith Billings) has lots of detail which the Abrahamson book skips a wee bit. They dovetail together beautifully - and the Abrahamson book includes a bit more breadth on the possible topologies. One of my favorite chapters in THIS book is the excellent exposition on biploar and FET drive circuits. Its made very clear - this man is a BORN teacher...

This book even tells you how to select fuses, filter capacitors (the point being that the values you chose last month might well be right, but after this text you will know with far greater confidence, as it were)

I must say that the one thing that both books are a little light on is the subject of CUK convertors, which I will have to get wisdom on from elsewhere I guess. The other thing that NEITHER books mention, which in fact is hard to find, is the design of planar transformers. This is a complex area involving quite a lot of maths, so I've been told. You can find some material in IEEE transactions on power electronics, and similar journals, but you may have to hunt a bit. Philips / Ferroxcube are good for this, too.

The Abrahamson book covers current fed convertors. This includes a section on flyback current fed convertors - in which I think he forgot to elaborate on the case where the input transformer returns to the input, rather than the output, which appears to reduce input ripple and improves the power factor. But this case is handled quite well in the references given at the end of the chapter, so no matter. Its a very exciting chapter - but the Billings book doesn't cover them at all, which is a pity, since there's quite a lot of utility for these very stable topologies, involving quite light voltage and current strain on the switching transistors.

I wish the books could go on even further, but all I can be is grateful...

I must say also that the safety aspect of design is covered well in both books, both European and American.

Excelent refernce source.......1999-09-13

This book does an excelent job of providing facts and information needed to design switchmode supplies. It gives numerical examples and shows the underlying theories.

Handbook of Transformer Design and Applications

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HDBK of Transformer Design
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Not practical - very disappointing
Academic: bla bla bla

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This second edition updates what has become a standard reference on the subject, and now includes a selection of highly useful computer solutions to many transformer circuit problems. Every chapter reflects the latest technology advances--and the section on inverter transformers is expanded to better address the increasingly important subject of power supplies.

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HDBK of Transformer Design.......2006-08-08

The book seems somewhat out-dated and lacks a complete mathematical approach, however, is has been a very useful text as a companion to other texts that I have on this and related subjects. When I first perused the book I was dissapointed in the seemingly lack of mathematical analysis, but on closer examination and actual use of the book, I have found it to be quite useful and would recommend it to those who not particularly interested in a highly rigorous text.

MTS LAB.......2005-09-10

Good amount of theory and practical construction data.
Includes good thermal considerations.
Includes high frequency inductors and transformers.
Very useful as a reference for design.

Not practical - very disappointing.......2005-06-13

I've read through this book and I can's say I'm any closer to understanding how to design a transformer than when I started. There are very view practical examples. The text is vague on nearly every subject it discusses. There is no discussion on how how to select a core size, or transformers for switching power supplies. There is a lot of discussion about things no-one cares about such as procurement practice, and quality assurance.

Academic: bla bla bla.......2001-02-04

I bought this book hoping to get learn how to design a step up transformer ( a lower voltage to a higher one). The information in this book can be divided into two categories:

1) things you already know 2) things that you are not interested in

No attempt is made to present material in an intuitive format. Another weakness of the book is that several fromulas are presented with variables that are neither defined or explained. If you are interested in building you're own transformers don't waste your money on this book. The only value it has is as a reference for few formulas. There is little practical, useful information if you are looking to construct a specialty transformer for a design project.

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Excellent hands on guide to transformer design

How to wind a functioning transformer for the neophyte

Practical Transformer Design Handbook
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Excellent hands on guide to transformer design.......2001-09-06

This is the standard by which all other practical transformer design guides are judged. It uses a simple step by step approach to introduce the user to basic design. It then expands the scope to include effeciency, temperture rise, pulse tx design, power, current tx, and many others. Written in a manner that is accessible to those with basic high school algebra and physics experience,it is also an excellent reference for those who are trained EE's.

How to wind a functioning transformer for the neophyte.......1998-04-20

If your not an BSEE but have a basic background in electricity this is a good book 4 you, especially if you need a simple but custom transformer, or wish to learn the basics of xformer design...this book shows you with the step by step approach to design and fabrication of your own transformers. It sure helped me. I am sorry to see it out of print but cherish the fact that I have a copy on my bookshelf!

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It shows an aspect of total war that is underappreciated.......2004-06-16

With the advent of universal literacy, cartoons do not have the broad breadth of impact they once had, but they still have the potential for great depth. Like all other citizens in their nations during the Second World War, the talents of the cartoonists were also channeled into the war effort. This book is a collection of some of the best cartoons published in some of the warring nations during the time of war. They are from England, France (both Free and Vichy), the Soviet Union, the United States and Germany.
From them, you are taken back to those times and can revisit what was in the case of the English and American cartoons the opinion of a large percentage of the public. However, the Soviet and German cartoons were obviously displaying the messages that the government wanted the cartoonists to present. The historical context of each cartoon is thoroughly explained, as well as the symbolism of every component of the image. This really helps you to understand what the cartoonist is trying to communicate and makes the book a lesson in history.
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Tip #51: Dont buy this book.......2003-02-04

I cant believe I bought this. It is completely outdated and has no real information. The book basically gives you 50 tips to improve your productivity. However, the tips are so basic that even an 18 year old intern could figure them out on the first week. Worthless information.

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A wonderful primer on starting a business with contact information for locating startup funds if necessary.

How to Start a Business in Alabama (Smart Start Series)
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This series covers the federal, state, and local regulations imposed on small businesses, with concise, friendly and up-to-the-minute advice on each critical step of starting your own business.

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A wonderful primer on starting a business with contact information for locating startup funds if necessary........2006-10-20

This is a valuable book (resource) for budding entrepreneurs. It seems to try to cover all the bases for starting a small business, but it can't do them all well in the space available between its covers. The book is only 288 pages long. If you are in the planning stages of starting a small business, then I highly recommend you get a copy of this book. Read it, study it, and outline it. There are helpful checklists to help you grasp the subjects. You will come up with a plethora of keywords and terms that you will want to google to find Web pages giving more detailed (and maybe more current) information.

I am a SCORE counselor (Senior Corps of Retired Executives) who typically does face-to-face counseling sessions three nights a month. It would really be neat if my clients would read this book BEFORE they came to their session with me because they would pretty much be "educated customers" ready to ask educated questions. Our sessions would be so much more beneficial.

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The book is weak when it comes to how the Internet can be used in corresponding, hiring, and marketing. But this is just one example of how googling keywords and concepts found in the book will make the book more complete. Don't treat the book as authoritative on the law. It isn't. Nor was it ever intended to be. It is light on tax information as it relates to small business.

I was particularly impressed with the material presented in Chapter 2: Choice of Legal Entity. That subject is sorely ignored in most small business books, and it is critically important. It is a subject I regularly must spend a great deal of time discussing at my SCORE sessions. This book does a pretty good job on the topic.

Chapters 4 and 9 through 12 are easy to find fault with. The topic of each could fill a book. But having these topics covered definitely will help a budding entrepreneur know some of the issues they raise.

I would have liked the book more if Chapter 6 (marketing) had been less superficial. When I read it I got the impression that the author was more a public relations expert than a marketing expert. I generally categorize public relations as a subset of marketing. Marketing includes advertising, public relations, and a whole host of other promotion techniques. I did not get this message when I read the book. I also would have liked the book better if the Internet, email, and Web sites had been discussed more. But there are many books on those subjects. Therefore, I can't complain too much about the limited discussion of computers.

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