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Designing Conrtrol Loops for Linear Hb

by Christophe Basso (Author)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 46 ratings
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A control system is a complex electronics architecture involving setpoints and targets. One simple example is the cruise control system of an automobile. Rather than delving into extensive theory, this book focuses on what power electronics engineers really need to know for compensating or stabilizing a given system.
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  1. ISBN-10
    1608075575
  2. ISBN-13
    978-1608075577
  3. Publisher
    Artech House Publishers
  4. Publication date
    November 5, 2012
  5. Language
    English
  6. Dimensions
    7.3 x 1.6 x 10.2 inches
  7. Print length
    612 pages
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Mr. Dennis Feucht from Innovatia Laboratories published a review of the book in the online power electronics newsletter How2Power.com:

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When I started writing this book, my goal was to teach readers how to build compensation structures using various types of active elements. Actually, most of the textbooks that I owned only disclosed compensation structures using operational amplifiers. In our industry, there are other active elements that can be implemented in compensators: TL431, transconductance amplifiers (OTA) and shunt regulators. I have dedicated chapters to all of these devices, including the effects of the optocoupler in the case of isolated converters.
When these chapters were over, I decided to add theoretical information on loop control. How to tackle the subject without reproducing what already exists in good textbooks? The main idea was to narrow down the text content to what an engineer should really know for his daily job. Indeed, the world of control systems is wide and you don't need to know everything for your engineering tasks. The main idea of this book is to bridge theoretical knowledge to practical reality: derive equations and put them at work in design examples. Where phase and gain margins come from, what is delay margin, how do I link PID coefficients to poles/zeros placements and so on. As usual, I derived all equations including intermediate steps so that you can easily follow the flow. The book uses power electronics examples but theory can be equally learned and applied to other engineering fields.
This book is not a substitute to classical textbooks but it can be seen as a design companion for the engineer and as a class complement for the student. Both look for a bridge between what they have learned at university and the engineering world reality. I modestly hope this book will fulfill that goal.

Christophe P. Basso
Toulouse, 2012
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Artech House Publishers (November 5, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 612 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1608075575
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1608075577
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.6 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.3 x 1.6 x 10.2 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 46 ratings

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Christophe P. Basso

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Christophe Basso, born in 1965, was Technical Fellow with onsemi for 24 years. Before that, he was with Motorola for two years and he now works for a distributor. He graduated from the Montpellier university in 1985 and obtained a MSEE in 2007 from the Toulouse INP. He has published eight books, two in French and six in English. His previous work, "Switch-Mode Power Supplies: SPICE Simulations and Practical Designs", has been positively welcomed by engineers world-wide and well reviewed by columnists. After his book on Fast Analytical Circuits Techniques (FACTs) released in May 2016 and published with Wiley in the IEEE-press imprint, this new student manual, "The Fast Track to Determining Transfer Functions of Linear Circuits", will let the reader harness the power of the FACTs through many documented examples.

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JLK
5.0 out of 5 stars Finally! A comprehensive explanation of power control in easy to understand language!
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2012
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Here's the short review:
If you are new to power electronics and control systems, then this is the book for you. Everything, starting with the basics, is explained in easy to understand language. If you are very experienced with power controls, then this is also the book for you. The book covers everything and probably has a few tips and tricks that you haven't seen before.

Here's the longer review:
I've been doing power electronics professionally for nearly 15 years. And the most difficult (and mysterious) part of it has always been loop control. I don't know why this is, but it is a common source of confusion among power circuit designers. Most of us learn from white papers, app notes, IC tutorials, etc. Its a very convoluted way to learn though--everyone has a slightly different take on the topic, and it just gets confusing. There are textbooks which cover some of this material. But they tend to fall into one of 3 categories. They are either rather simplistic (they only apply to a few easy situations), or full endless equations and derivations (their point gets lost), or they only include the author's "preferred" method for stabilizing power systems (and so they ignore the fundamentals).

Enter now Christophe Basso's 3rd book: "Designing Control Loops for Linear and Switching Power Supplies." (The other 2 books, particularly the "Switch Mode Power Supplies", are excellent also.) I'm sure you can find the table of contents online, so I won't repeat it here. There are 9 chapters that break the book up into basically 3 parts:
1. Fundamentals of Control (which I could also title: "things I forgot from college" or "things I 'should' know and so I'm embarrassed to ask my coworkers about"). These chapters are fantastic. All the control theory, transforms, etc. are presented in a sensible way. It takes a lot of the mystery out of understanding power control. And Basso has a very natural style of writing that puts all the material in easy to understand language--but without dumbing down the principles.
2. Op amp topologies and stabilization techniques. This also includes the most popular, and least discussed ones--the transconductance amp and the TL431.
3. How to measure and verify the loop design. Very few authors write about this, but it is one of the most important aspects to control loop design. Basso answers the why, where and how of verifying and correcting the loop design.

Each chapter also includes examples and simulation models.

A book like this is long overdue for the power electronics community. I'm convinced it will be one of the must have books for every power designer to have in their library.
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Donald M. Scoggin
5.0 out of 5 stars Creme de la creme- Basso
Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2012
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Mr. Basso, with the release of this book, has produced another important work sure to become a standard in power electronics and a "must have" for the college student to senior designer. Basso is able to take theory and seamlessly transform it into concise and insightful observations of real applications and circuits. Mr. Basso can take esoteric controls and s-plane plots and explain them that gives not only a solution but an understanding as well. It blends theory, reality, and practice of the past 30 years into one well written book.

I do not leave home without Mr. Basso's prior masterpiece of "Switch Mode Power Supplies" and this book is a welcome complement.

I would strongly advise anyone in design, testting, or analysis of control loops to add this tool to their toolkit.

Merci Messr. Basso!! Switch-Mode Power Supplies Spice Simulations and Practical Designs

Designing Control Loops for Linear and Switching Power Supplies: A Tutorial Guide
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Kali
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2013
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I would recommend both books of Christophe basso to every engineer who has experience or about to gain experience. I enjoyed his first book very much, this book is also another masterpiece to improve knowledge in feedback loop design. Read Basso's book his books will help you get a great understanding of power supply design over your computer with simulations giving a thorough knowledge. For sure he has kept lot of effort in writing these books.Thank you Sir!! I would first read his switch mode power supply book, then read this book.He has given several equations for various combinations of OTS, opamp,TL431 with optocoupler. A must have book. I have a request for Mr. Basso : please create a book on LLC design.
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shelas sathyan
4.0 out of 5 stars a good book on controller design for smps
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2014
I go through the google book preview of this book and found the content of this book is relevant for the students as well as professionals to get a adequate knowledge of controller design for power electronics. I am eager to purchase one copy of this book but it seems to be very costly in Indian market. Nearly 9000 Indian rupees which is not affordable for Indian students. So i am waiting for the Indian edition of the book.
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PSP
5.0 out of 5 stars The very best book for Power Supply Control Loop Design
Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2012
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I have read many books and articles written on power supply control loop design and analysis, but never have I seen a more comprehensive treatment as Christophe's latest work. I highly recommend this book for beginners as well that those very skilled in the art of power supply design. As the author recommends, working through the equations yourself brings insight to a subject that is seldom treated in such analytic rigor. As a reviewer of this work, I could not wait to see it in print and very excited that Christophe put so much effort to explain in great detail an important aspect of power supply supply design. This is a must have for anyone who is involved in power electronics.
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Arash
5.0 out of 5 stars Knowledgeable and professional
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2020
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Liked the straightforward explanation without no hesitation to run into the details, clear and to the point,
A big thanks to Mr. Basso!
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Thomas Patterson
5.0 out of 5 stars This book is just what I was looking for!
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2013
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This book goes into detail about the basics of control theory and builds from there into practical information that you can use on the job. A book that gives insight as well as specific examples for power electronics, something that I definitely did not get from a class on control theory.
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G. Wideman
2.0 out of 5 stars Good book, Amazon shipping outdated printing
Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2021
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I'm enjoying the book's wealth of well-written discussions, but encountered quite a few errors. I then discovered that Amazon had shipped me (in 2021) a "first printing" edition, when that was replaced in 2014 or 2015 with a second printing with many dozens of problems fixed.
So, the later printing of the book probably deserves 4 or 5 stars, but I'm awarding 2 stars because this printing's errors are frustrating and I'm sending it back.
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Orestis Polychronakis
5.0 out of 5 stars Don't miss it!
Reviewed in Germany on February 22, 2015
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Thoroughly explains practical issues on control loop design for power electronics. It offers theoretical description and derivations for every step and provides lots of references for background. The examples given help a lot and the chapters on OPAMPs, TL431, OTAs and shunt regulators are invaluable!
It solved me lots of technical questions! This book is a must for the power electronics engineer!
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Baxmonster
5.0 out of 5 stars Once again Basso excells
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 12, 2013
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I am now the proud owner of two Christophe Basso publications and despite the heafty price tag this book is a "must have" not only for power supply engineers but any engineers that may require a knowledge of loop stability - a subject I strugled with for some time to understand, laplace transform theory in this (and A to Z of Switching Power Supplies SECOND EDITION by another author) have left me wondering why I struggled for so long when it is so simple. I say simple as to read a book on this subject matter your maths is probably at a level to cope with the concepts presented in the logical and sequential manner of this book.

Once again I take my hat of to Christophe Basso. I have also found the author to be quite approachable and helpful when contacted via his webbsite in a way I have not experienced with any other technical author.
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