Simplified Design of Switching Power Supplies

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Summary: LAME!
Review: I bought this book to learn about switching power supplies. The types are not dicussed. The formulas given to calculate inductor values generate results that contradict each other and don't make sense. Reads like a poorly written application note.

Rating:
Summary: Stay Away From This Book!
Review: I have many books on this subject. This is by far the worst. It is more like a compilation of manufacturer's application notes for their ICs than a text book. He doesn't even cover off-line switchers!

Rating:
Summary: Stay Away From This Book!
Review: I have many books on this subject. This is by far the worst. Itis more like a compilation of manufacturer's application notes fortheir ICs than a text book. He doesn't even cover off-line switchers!

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Summary: SIMPLIFIED DESIGN OF SWITCHING POWER SUPPLIES
Review: This book claims on the back cover that: "This unique book describes the operation of each circuit in detail, requiring no previous design experience to use the techniques."

I was surprised at the technical errors contained in this book. If you do have previous design experience you will be surprised to see the very obvious errors in equations and schematic diagrams.

The best sections of this book are the application note snippets from several manufacturers. I would suggest that the reader would be better served and educated by reading the manufacturers application notes and data sheets that are far better in terms of correctness and more up to date on current technology and will give you the full in-context application notes found in this book.

Raul Garica-Rivera
Principal Engineer

Rating:
Summary: SIMPLIFIED DESIGN OF SWITCHING POWER SUPPLIES
Review: This book claims on the back cover that: "This unique book describes the operation of each circuit in detail, requiring no previous design experience to use the techniques."

I was surprised at the technical errors contained in this book. If you do have previous design experience you will be surprised to see the very obvious errors in equations and schematic diagrams.

The best sections of this book are the application note snippets from several manufacturers. I would suggest that the reader would be better served and educated by reading the manufacturers application notes and data sheets that are far better in terms of correctness and more up to date on current technology and will give you the full in-context application notes found in this book.

Raul Garica-Rivera
Principal Engineer