Switching Power Supplies A to Z (Hardcover)

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Review

Sanjaya does a monthly column for me, and I am a jump-up-and-cheer! fan of his work. He is one of those few engineers who can give you the intensive math-based theory of power supply design and component selection, practical tips and techniques based years of hands on experience in many countries around the world (even what brand of solder to use), and entertaining anecdotes and personal observations -- all in the same readable, well-illustrated package.
Stephan Ohr, Planet Analog

Book Description

An accessible, direct way to understanding the basics of Switching Power Supplies!

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 528 pages
• Publisher: Newnes (July 6, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750679700
• ISBN-13: 978-0750679701
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #357,720 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sanjaya Maniktala switching power supplies , June 19, 2007

By	Dipak A. Patel "dpatel" (san jose, usa) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Dear Reader

If you are Power Engineer/ IC Engineer / Applications Engineer entrying the field of Power Electronics, or someone who wants needs to re-educate in the field of power electronics I strongly urge you to keep a copy of this text on your desk.

The author has spent many years gathering precious gems which only exist in the realms of universities or so called experts not willing to share the pitfalls of power design. He and has written the material that anyone who wants a good grasp of power electronics will easily gain.

His chapter on stability is definitely worth its weight in gold. Such topics from the various classic textbooks either suffer the formulae syndrome, or basically the cookbook either leaving the reader, confused or tell me more syndrome. He even explains how the Laplace transform is used without having to go into lengthy math analyis, wow. It took me years to learn this.

This book is written in a straight forward manner you have to go through it chapter by chapter to gain the reap the full benefits.

I wish I had this book many years ago, I could have avoided a lot painful hours of debugging power circuitry.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best book yet, February 8, 2008

By	Gordon E. Gleason (Tucson, AZ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have a lot of switching power supply books but this one is by far the best. The author talks to you like a real person not like a computational robot. He speaks as if he really wants you to learn about switching power supplies not just to show you how much he knows. You can tell that he is very fond of this subject and he wants to share it with you. There are plenty of examples and a FAQ section; yes the math is there as well. You can clear you shelves of all the other books because this is the only one you will need.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good book with great graphical illustrations, September 24, 2007

By	A. Huang (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have been trying to find a book that explains in simple text how a feedback loop control works. There are two books that I find useful. One is this book and the other one is 'Practical Design for power supply.' In this book, the author went through close/open loop analysis, compensation network, current mode control, etc. He used a lot of pictorial explaination, which is great, as I don't like to read words :) Also it has a good chapter on switching power lose.

The only draw back that I found is the language used. Sometime I will get confused and have to go back and read it a few times. But other then that, I think you will find this book pretty helpful. Enjoy.