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From the Back Cover
Skill-building projects give you the hands-on experience you need to become proficient in all kinds of dc power supplies To succeed in electronics, you must understand dc power supplies. From the guru of accessible, technician-level electronics volumes, here is the most comprehensive, up-to-date benchtop reference to virtually every kind of internal and external dc power supply. You get down-to-earth coverage of all the necessary theory, as well as loads of practical, build-it-yourself projects and instructive experiments. Using widely available, real-world components and component values, these hands-on experiments and practical projects allow you to put into practice the theory just reviewed. There is no better way for you to truly master dc power supplies. Carr gives you helpful advice on power supply construction and protection, and offers a wealth of effective troubleshooting techniques. Other topics covered include: Basic electrical concepts; Metering and control circuity; Electrical safety; Batteries; Transformers; Rectifiers (operation, selection, circuits); Ripple filtering; Power supply protection.

Synopsis
An all-in-one guide to design, applications, and operation--with hundreds of helpful schematics and diagrams. Updated to cover new IC technology, low-voltage logic devices, and one-watt power supplies for ISDN equipment. Detailed enough for professional engineers and technicians . . . accessible enough for students and hobbyists.

Booknews, Inc. , April 1, 1995
An introduction to switching power-supply design for students, experimenters, and serious hobbyists with no experience in circuit design, and a quick reference and book of tricks for veteran technicians and engineers. Concentrates on the use of integrated circuit regulators and external components that modify the characteristics of the circuit package. The designs shown can be used immediately or adapted for special application. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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A practical guide to state-of-the-art power supply design Switching Power Supply Design, Second Edition Nowhere else can you find, in one book, all the information you need to design a switching power supply. And no other book on the subject is as practical, yet mathematically sufficient, without being unnecessarily academic. Using a tutorial, how-to-do-it approach, Pressman first explains basic principles and why thigs are done as they are. With a knowledge of basic principles, the engineer can easily cope with new design requrements and evaluate alternative design decisions. The topics covered represent all those areas where a design decision hasto be made in commencing a new design. These include: Topology Descriptions-A quantitative description of the roughly 15 commonly used topologies. Maximum current and voltage stress on power transistors for specified input voltage-output powers are described. The discussion permits selection of an optimum topology for the specified input-output voltages, output powers, and the selection of the power transistors; High-Frequency Magnetics Fundamentals-Ferrite core hysteresis, coil skin effect, and proximity effect losses; Transformer Design-Derivation of equation for transformer core selection for available output power as a function of frequency, flux density, iron and bobbin area, and topology; novel charts derived from the equations, permitting core selection at a glance; core, coil, total transformer loss, and temperature rise calculations; transformer design examples in major topologies; DC Current Biased Inductor Design-Design of inductors carrying DC bias currents using ferrite, MPP, Koolmu, and powered iron cores; Magnetic Amplifier, Snubber Designs, and Resonant Converters; Feedbak Look Stabilization; Critical Polaroid Waveforms in Major Topologies. This second edition adds chapters on the current hottest topics in the field; power factor corrections, high-frequency ballsts for flourescent lamps, and low-input voltage power supplies for laptop computers.

Booknews, Inc. , April 1, 1995
A cohesive presentation of power electronics fundamentals for applications and design in the power range of 500 kW or less, where a huge market exists and where the demand for power electronics engineers is likely to be. This revised edition (1st ed., 1989) adds an introductory chapter to provide a review of basic electrical and magnetic circuit concepts; a chapter that describes the role of compute simulations in power electronics; a new chapter on the design of inductors and transformers that describes concepts for step-by-step design procedures; and a new chapter on heat sinks. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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The bestselling reference--packed with essential new material! The leading hands-on guide in this rapidly expanding area of electronics, Keith Billing's revision of the Switchmode Power Supply Handbook brings additional 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. The 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 the new Part 4, and you'll find cutting-edge design expertise on: electronic ballast; power factor correction. In addition, the previously updated parts 1-3 still provide fully applicable sections on: thermal management techniques; transformers, chokes, input filters, EMI control, converters, snubber circuits, auxiliary systems, and much more. --This text refers to the hardcover edition of this title.

From the Back Cover
KEY BENEFIT: Written in a down-to-earth, easy to understand manner, this state-of-the-art book offers a practical orientation and introduction to electrical power distribution and transmission. KEY TOPICS: Considers real-world aspects of the field, coupling theory and practice that readers can readily apply to their jobs. MARKET: Ideal reference for technicians, technologists, and engineers in the power field.

The publisher, John Wiley & Sons
This book is an introductory presentation of power electronics fundamentals. The book will be primarily focused on medium and high power conversion, and it will stress electronic converters. Converters are important because they process electric power for a great variety of applications, such as electric drive systems, uninterruptable power supply systems, heating and lighting control and many others.

Booknews, Inc. , October 1, 1993
A text for college students, and a reference for practicing engineers, steers a course between a purely theoretical treatment of power electronics and a simple technician's manual. Covers a wide range of power converter circuits. Updated from the 1983 edition to incorporate the many developments in the field. Highly illustrated. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.