Customer Reviews

Power Electronics: Circuits, Devices and Applications (3rd Edition)

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

Not only does the author expect you to follow along no problem while he throws out all these expressions, but he also makes ALOT of mistakes. There are alot, and I mean alot, of mistakes in the example problems and the problems at the end of the chapter. Very difficult book to follow. Not really all that good for design work if some of his expressions he derives are wrong from the get go.

This book makes power electronics needlessly complicated and is not even written well. Examples are useless because the equations used are poorly explained. Sometimes variables are used with no explanation of their meaning.

This should be a must textbook for any engineering student in power electronics. It is easy to read and explains the fundamentals of devices used in power electronics and their applications. Once the topics from this book are understood, future, more complex studies will be easy. After reading this book I got a through understanding of electronic components used in power electronics.

The answers to the practice problems are full of mistakes. The binding is weak and starts to fall apart after a semesters use. The graphs and charts are alright and that's the only reason I gave it 2 stars instead of 1.

The author makes too much emphasis on Fourier transform to deduct his results but this approach does not give a chance for another mathematical approaches.

Generally speaking is a good "reference" book for undergrad.

I purchased this book as a required text for a class I am taking. Overall, the material presented in the book is pretty good and clearly communicated. There are many examples to review and practice problems.

One complaint is that there are many errors in the example problems and equations. Some exponents are missing or equations written differently on different pages. I would expect these bugs to be worked out long before the 3rd edition. Other than that the book good.

The biggest problem I have is with the quality of the binding. I have only used the book for 3 weeks and the binding is already falling apart. Some pages have fallen out and many more are loose. I would definetly recommend getting the hardbound edition unless you never plan to actual use the book.

This is a softcover book with low quality black and white images inside. You might as well save a bunch of money and get an international edition because that is what this one looks like. Amazon also lowered the price right after I bought the book. Really disappointed with this textbook purchase.

The poins touched by this book are good, however, I bought this book due to I use on class. Since 2nd. edition I found a lot of errors on the result pages as well some unclear steps on the text. I wrote to the author and he just say: "sent me the errors to correct them"...should I be co-author of this book or what??

If you're going to buy it, make a second tought.

I went through this book while I was in undergrad. I am a System Engineer. But even now for quick reference, I use this book.

The books content is good so far however the book is a softcover. After 3 weeks of school the binding is starting to come apart. Seeing how the hardcover is no longer in print, do yourself a favor and buy the international edition. The north American softcover edition isn't worth the money I paid for it.