This is a rigorous, carefully explained and motivated “bible” to power supply design.

Features:

• Key design equations in a special reference section
• Concise switching-power-supply-design FAQs
• Thermal management techniques
• Designing for printed circuit boards
• A fully reasoned, easy-to-follow guide to designing cooler, more reliable, and more cost-effective power supplies

Switching Power Supply Design and Optimization, detailing cutting edge thermal management techniques, grouping key design equations in a special reference section, and containing a concise Design FAQ, will serve both as an invaluable tutorial and quick reference.

Whether you are a newcomer to power supply design or an experienced hand, this book is an indispensable resource!

Contents

1. Overview of Switching Power
2. DC-DC Converters and Their Configurations
3. Reference Equations and Graphs for Converter Design
4. Discontinuous Conduction Mode Equations
5. Front-End of Off-Line Power Supplies
6. Isolated Topologies for Off-Line Applications
7. Concepts in Magnetics
8. Tapped-Inductor Topologies
9. Selecting Inductors for DC-DC Converters
10. Flyback Transformer Design
11. Forward Converter Magnetics Design
12. PCBs and Layouts
13. Thermal Management
14. Stabilizing Current Mode Converters
15. Practical EMI Filter Design
16. Things to Try
17. Reliability, Testing, and Safety Issues

Appendix: Components and FAQs
Index

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