Switching Power Supply Design and Optimization, 2nd Edition

This fully revised, comprehensive guide to switching power supply and design contains new information relevant to solar power applications

Switching Power Supply Design and Optimization, Second Edition covers the design and optimization of electronic power supplies that incorporates switching regulators to effect the efficient conversion of electrical power. The book has been updated and expanded to include discussions of the latest advances in the field as well as increased breadth and depth of topics previously covered.

New to this Edition:

• Discussion of modern synchronous DC-DC converters
• Coverage of applications in solar power
• Detailed information on interleaving and multi-phase operation
• More derivations and solved examples
• Chapters renamed and reorganized for easier use

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1 : References to Regulators
Chapter 2 : DC-DC Converters : Topologies to Configurations
Chapter 3 : Contemporary Converters, Composites, and Related Techniques
Chapter 4 : Understanding and Using Discontinuous Conduction Mode
Chapter 5 : Comprehensive Front-End Design in AC-DC Power Conversion
Chapter 6 : Topologies for AC-DC Applications : An Introduction
Chapter 7 : The Holy Grail : An Overview of Magnetics in Power Conversion
Chapter 8 : Tapped-Inductor (Autotransformer-Based) Converters
Chapter 9 : Selecting Inductors for DC-DC Convertors
Chapter 10 : Basics of Flyback Transformer Design
Chapter 11 : Basics of Forward Converter Magnetics Design
Chapter 12 : Forward and Flyback Converters : Step-by-Step Design and Comparison
Chapter 13 : PCBs and Thermal Management
Chapter 14 : Closing the Loop : Feedback and Stability
Chapter 15 : Practical EMI Filter Design
Chapter 16 : Reset Techniques in Flyback and Forward Converters
Chapter 17 : Reliability, Testing, and Safety Issues
Chapter 18 : Watts in It for Us : Unraveling Buck Efficiency
Chapter 19 : Soft-Switching and Designing LLC Converters
Chapter 20 : Things to Try

Appendix A : Design Tables and Aids, and Component FAQs
Index