AC Power Conditioners, Clark, James
W., "Academic Press, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1989, 208pp. (Publisher's
description) This book describes the most common causes of RFI noise and surges
on AC power lines as well as techniques of line isolation to combat them. Filtering
methods to clean an AC input of transients are also covered. The theory of power
line regulation is extensively discussed, with thorough coverage of linear and
switching regulation circuits. Special attention is given to untinteruptible
power systems and methods of assuring a continuous AC input even in the event
of voltage reduction (brownout) or a sudden blackout. The book also includes
original design equations and working circuit examples to provide all the tools
needed to design a solution to critical AC power source requiremnts. Topics
include: Introduction to power problems; noise and surge reduction; power line
regulation; and blackout protection.
Advanced Motion Control Systems, Meshkat, Saied (editor), Intertec Communications, 1988. 348pages. A collection of papers for motion control engineers. Topics include application of advanced control algorithms; use of digital signal processors to allow real time execution of complex algorithms at a reasonably high sampling rate; use of faster, more reliable power switches; taking advantage of cost-effective, high-resolution, rugged sensors for industrial environments; microprocessor controlled industrial ac drives; adaptive control (self-tuning and MRAC approach); application of digital signal processors in motion control systems; robust control; and digital position sensors (absolute and incremental).
Advances in Switched-Mode Power Conversion, Volumes I and II, 2nd Edition, Middlebrook, R. D., and Slobodan Cuk, TESLAco, 1983. 533p. Available from TESLAco, #10 Mauchly, Irvine, CA 92718, Phone (714) 727-1960. (First edition c1981.) The first two volumes in the collected papers of the Power Electronics Group of the California Institute of Technology. Volume I (Modeling, Analysis, and Measurement) paper titles are:
Power Electronics: An Emerging Discipline; Power Electronics: Topologies, Modeling, and Measurement; Low-Frequency Characterization of Switched Dc-to-Dc Converters; Describing Function Properties of a Magnetic Pulse-Width Modulator; A Continuous Model for the Tapped-Inductor Boost Converter; A General Unified Approach to Modeling Switching-Converter Power Stages; Input Filter Considerations in Design and Application of Switching Regulators; A General Unified Approach to Modeling Switching Dc-to-Dc Converters in Discontinuous Conduction Mode; Modeling and Analysis Methods for Dc-to-Dc Switching Converters; Design Techniques for Preventing Input-Filter Oscillations in Switched-Mode Regulators; Modeling and Analysis of Switching Dc-to-Dc Converters in Constant-Frequency Current-Programmed Mode; Characterization and Implementation of Power MOSFETS in Switching Converters; Transformer Modeling and Design for Leakage Control; State-Space Average Modeling of Converters with Parasitics and Storage-Time Modulation; Predicting Modulator Phase Lag in PWM Converter Feedback Loops; Using Small Computers to Model and Measure Magnitude and Phase of Regulator Transfer Functions and Loop Gain;
Volume II (Switched-Mode Topologies) paper titles are:
Basics of Switched-Mode Power Conversion: Topologies, Magnetics, and Control; A New Optimum Topology Switching Dc-to-Dc Converter; Coupled-Inductor and Other Extensions of a New Optimum Topology Switching Dc-to-Dc Converter; Switching Dc-to-Dc Converter with Zero Input or Output Current Ripple; Discontinuous Inductor Current Mode in the Optimum Topology Switching Converter; Isolation and Multiple Output Extensions of a New Optimum Topology Switching Dc-to-Dc Converter; A New Battery Charger/Discharger Converter; A Conceptually New High-Frequency Switched-Mode Amplifier Technique Eliminates Current Ripple; Modeling and Design of the Cuk Converter; Design of a Kilowatt Off-Line Switcher Using a Cuk Converter; General Topological Properties of Switching Structures; A New Zero-Ripple Switching Dc-to-Dc Converter and Integrated Magnetics; Advances in Switched-Mode Power Conversion, Part 1; Advances in Switched-Mode Power Conversion, Part 2.
Advances in Switched-Mode Power Conversion, Volume III, Cuk, Slobodan, and R. D. Middlebrook, TESLAco, 1983. 353p. Available from TESLAco, #10 Mauchly, Irvine, CA 92718, Phone (714) 727-1960.
The third volume in the collected papers of the Power Electronics Group of the California Institute of Technology. Papers titles are:
Sampled-data Modeling of Switching Regulators; New Magnetic Structures for Switching Regulators; Generalized Theory of Switching Dc-to-Dc Converters; Solid-State Drives for Induction Motors - Early Technology to Current Research; Origins of Harmonic Distortion in Switching Amplifiers; Large-Signal Modeling and Analysis of Distortion in Switching Amplifiers; Detection of Magnetic Saturation in Switching Converters; Use of Orthogonal Flux to Detect Impending Magnetic Saturation in Switching Converters; A Complete Dc Analysis of the Series Resonant Converter; Large-Signal Modeling and Analysis of Switching Regulators; A New Switched-Mode Amplifier Produces Clean Three-Phase Power; Design of a 2kW 100 kHz Switching Regulator for Space Shuttle; Simple PWM-FM Control for an Independently Regulated Dual Output Converter; A Converter With Three Switched-Networks Improves Regulation, Dynamics, and Control; Analysis of Integrated Magnetics to Eliminate Current Ripple in Switching Converters; Small Signal Analysis of Resonant Converters; A New Flyback Dc-to-Three Phase Converter; Low Noise, Low Cost 150W Off-Line Switcher; Design Considerations and Noise Reduction in Switching Converters; High-Frequency Isolated 4kW Photovoltaic Inverter for Utility Interface; Coupled-Inductor and Integrated Magnetics Techniques in Power Electronics.
An Introduction to Power Electronics, 2nd edition, Bird, B. M., K. G. King, and D. A. G. Pedder, Wiley, 1993. 374p. The intention in writing the first edition (1983) was to steer a course between the extremes of academic theory and unenlightened empiricism. Besides updating the first edition, the second edition adds additional information on semiconductor devices and an introduction to the circuits commonly used in switched-mode power converters. Topics include power semiconductor devices, naturally commutating converters, ac regulators, dc switching regulators, static power inverters, and application techniques.
Applications of Magnetisms, Watson, J. K., Published by the Author, 1401 N. W. 30th St., Gainesville, FL 32605, Printed by Storter Printing Company, 1985. Originally published by Wiley, 1980. Intended as an introduction to electrical engineering applications of magnetism for the advanced undergraduate student, this book provides a theoretical foundation missing in most design oriented books on magnetics. Topics include flux density, field strength, ferromagnetism, losses due to changing inductance, electronic applications with cores, magnetic recording and reproduction, and distributed magnetics. Mathematical treatment through vector analysis.
Basic Electrical Measurements, 2nd Edition, Stout, M. B., Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1960. Popular undergraduate text in electrical measurement. Topics include electrical units, experimental and statistical analysis, computation aides, measurement (using various measuring techniques and instruments) of resistance, capacitance, mutual inductance, voltage, current, and power. Mathematical treatment is algebra, complex algebra, trigonometry, and simple statistics.
Basic Principles of Power Electronics, Heumann, K., Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, 1986. (English translation of Grundlagen der Leistungselektronik, c1975) Designed to provide an overview of power electronics for students as well as practicing engineers. Topics include introduction and definitions; system components; power semiconductor devices; snubber circuits, triggering, cooling and protective devices; switching operations and commutation; semiconductor switches and power controllers for ac; externally commutated converters; self commutated converters; power systems for converters; loads for converters; energy conditions; control conditions; semiconductor converter applications; and tests. The author, Klemens R. Heumann, Technical University of Berlin, was awarded the Newell Award for outstanding achievement in Power Electronics in 1985.
Battery Reference Book, 2nd ed., Crompton, T. R., Butterworth Heinemann, Mass., 1995. 752 p. (Publisher's description)This reference work provides comprehensive coverage of all types of batteries currently being manufactured, ranging from minute button batteries to large installations weighing several hundred tons. ...it covers electrochemical theory as it applies to batteries; battery selection; theory, design, electrical and performance characteristics; appplications of various types of batteries; theory and practice of battery charging; and information from battery manufacturers about the performance characteristics of the bateries they supply. Topics include more than 60 chapters.
Controlling Conducted Emissions by Design, Fluke, John C., Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1991. 334p. This book presents a useful way to 'design in' electromagnetic compatibility (EMC). The analytical tools presented enable the designer to address EMC considerations early in the design process. Power conversion engineers will find the enclosed information especially important because of the inherent conducted emissions problems in power conversion systems. Switching power supplies and computers are discussed in specific detail because of their proliferation and special considerations. Topics include designing for EMC, EMI spectrum, capacitor modeling, inductor modeling, balun modeling, filters, grounding electronic circuits, EMI analysis, EMC regulations, switch mode power supplies, transistor and diode packaging problems for EMI, circuit examples, computers and digital logic circuitry, what this analyses method is not, magnetic saturation modeling, and basic FFT.
Computer Aided Design of Magnetic Circuits, Kusko, A., MIT Press, 1969. Early application of computer-aided engineering to magnetics. Develops techniques for modeling magnetics that are more compatible with computer-aided design than conventional models. Topics include the air-gap reactor, computer design of reactors, leakage reactance transformers, regulating transformers, non-linear circuit operation, numerical design of regulating transformers, computer design of regulating transformers, and multiwinding transformers. Mathematical treatment is algebraic formulas and phasor diagrams. Example computer flow diagrams and FORTRAN equations are given. The author, Alexander Kusko, received the William E. Newell Award in 1980 for outstanding achievement in power electronics.
Computer-Aided Analysis and Design of Switch-Mode Power Supplies, Lee, Yim-Shu, Marcel Dekker, Inc., NY, 199?. Intended as a reference and a text book. Topics include: switch-mode power supply fundamentals, low-frequency behavior models of square-wave power converters, analysis of square-wave power converters, power converters with transformer isolation, voltage-mode and current-mode controlled switching regulators, cycle-by-cycle simulation of power converter circuits, simulation of low-frequency behaviors of converters, computer-aided design of converters and regulators, high-frequency quasi-resonant and resonant converters, practical techniques of design of switch-mode power supplies, an introduction to SPICE, summary of commonly used SPICE statements, nonconvergence and related problems in SPICE, and about SPICE. Lee is with Hong Kong Polytechnic, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
DC-DC Switching Regulator Analysis, Mitchell, D. M., McGraw-Hill, 1988. 192p. 1992 reprint available e/j Bloom Associates, 115 Duran Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903-2317, 415-492-8443. This book is an outgrowth of a one semester senior/graduate level course in power electronics taught at the University of Iowa to meet the needs of industry. The book concentrates on mathematical principles of switching regulator behavior and is intended to complement books on application and circuit design. Topics include basic topologies, pulse width modulation, state-space averaging and linearization, voltage-mode control, current injected control, and effects of an input filter. The treatment assumes the reader has a background in linear system analysis and control systems from a state-variable approach and builds on this background.
Design of Solid-State Power Supplies, 2nd edition, Hnatek, E. R., Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1981. 640p. Contains practical design information on a wide variety of solid-state power supply circuits. Topics include oscillators, power amplifiers, transformer and inductor design, magnetic amplifiers, power transistor considerations, voltage regulators, electromagnetic compatibility, current-limiting circuits, design considerations for static inverters, and converter and inverter design considerations and examples. The treatment is primarily descriptive with circuit diagrams and algebraic formulas.
Design Shortcuts and Procedures for Electronic Power Transformers and Inductors, 2nd edition, Kiltie, O., Printed by the author, Ordean Kiltie, 2445 Fairfield - A 201, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46807, (219) 745-9139, 1981. 274p. In two parts. Part I contains material intended for the less experienced magnetics engineer and interested students who wish to progress rapidly to accomplish the more difficult designs encountered in the industry. Part II contains information needed for design. Topics in Part I include helpful magnetic information, magnetic losses and comments, coil winding, testing for leakage inductance, miscellaneous descriptions, and high voltage considerations. Topics in Part II include design suggestions, power transformers, power inductors, ferroresonant voltage regulating transformers, laminated core structures, high accuracy transformations, and self saturating power transformers. The book makes extensive use of fold-out tables (for example, properties of insulating materials) and graphs (for example, effective permeability vs flux density for various core materials) to provide shortcut methods for design.
Designing Magnetic Components for High Frequency DC-DC Converters, McLyman, C. W. T., KG Magnetics, San Marino, CA, 1993. 433p., 146 figures, 32 tables. Written primarily to assist the circuit designer with the design of power magnetics for different topologies used in dc-to-dc converters. There are 22 design examples with step by step design procedures.
Dynamic Analysis of Switching-Mode DC/DC Converters, Kislovski, Andre S., Richard Redl, and Nathan O. Sokal, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1991. 404p. The main goal of this book is to help the power-supply designer in the prediction of dynamic behavior by providing user-friendly analytical tools, concrete results of already-made analyses - tabulated for easy application by the reader, and examples of how to apply the tools provided in the book. Another goal of the book is to direct attention to, and give help in the dynamic analysis of some of the useful, but less-appreciated or less known, converter topologies, control methods, and power-system configurations. The preferred method of analysis is the method of injected-absorbed current; the other important one, state-variables averaging, is also discussed. The two methods are compared. The method of injected-absorbed current is favored for two reasons; (1) it provides more insight into the physical operation of the converter, and (2) the results lead directly to a compact and true general circuit model without any further manipulations. Topics include: introduction; survey of existing analysis methods; introduction to the injected-absorbed-current method of analysis; elementary converters operating at constant frequency with duty ratio as controlled quantity; general small-signal, low frequency analysis of switching regulators; state-variables-averaging method; multiple-loop switching power cells; elementary switching power cells with inductor current as controlled quantity; multiple-loop switching cells using inductor voltage in a minor feedback loop; special configurations; Cuk and SEPIC switching cells; analysis of power cells with duty-ratio control at variable frequency; free-running hysteretic regulator; application of linear analysis method; interconnection of power source and a switching regulator; feedforward in switching regulators; parallel operation of switching regulators; selected analytical approaches and applications, and future advances in analysis methods; selected analysis examples; high-frequency extensions of the linear cell model; graphical-analytical representation of transfer functions; examples and problems; and sources of technical information.
Electric Machinery and Transformer Technology, Pearman, Richard A., Fort Worth, Saunders College Publications, 1994. 636p. The text is designed to present in a concise format an understanding of the principles and operation of electrical machines and transformers without undue emphasis on detailed mathematical analysis that is standard in many texts. Topics include: Fundamental concepts; introduction to power electronics; (introduction, power electronic devices, thyristor phase-controlled converters, firing circuits, ac thryristor controllers, dc-to-dc or chopper control, static frequency conversion, and cycloconversion); dc machine construction, dc machine principles; dc generators; dc motors; dc machine loses, efficiency, and testing; dc motor control; dc machine selection; ac machine principles; synchronous generators; synchronous motors; transformers; polyphase induction motors; single-phase induction motors; single-phase ac motors; special purpose machines; ac machine selection; conversion tables; transformer efficiency calculations; bibliography; and answers to selected problems.
EMC in Power Electronics, Tihanyi, Laszio, IEEE Press, 1995. IEEE PC3129-QBL. 416 p. Key features include: summaries of theoretical problems; comparison of measurement methods; suppression of HF noises; design of noise filters; and solutions for electromagnetic susceptibility (EMS). Over 300 references.
Electronic Power Control, Gottlieb, Irving M., Tab Books, 1991. 257p. The author's objective is to make the book a practical guide to serve the interests and needs of a wide range of electronic practitioners. Care has been taken to explain principles of operation in descriptive, rather than mathematical language. The book is intended to benefit hobbyists, hams, technicians, service people, engineers, and physicists. Topics include: overview and generalities; solid state amplifiers; regulated power supplies; electric motor control; and a variety of useful applications.
Emergency-Standby Power Systems, Kusko, A., McGraw-Hill, 1988. The author, Alexander Kusko, received the William E. Newell Award in 1980 for outstanding achievement in power electronics.
EMI Filter Design, Ozenbaugh, Richard Lee, Marcel Dekker, 1996. 252p. Written as a guide for electrical and electronic, power supply design, systems, and radio and telecommunication engineers. Topics include: Why call EMI filters black magic; source impedances of various power lines; various ac load impdedances; the dc circuit-load and source; typical EMI filters - pros and cons; differential mode components; common mode components; electromagnetic pulse and voltage transients; what compromises the filter; waves as noise sources; study of off-line regulator; initial filter design requirements; review of A matrices; filter design techniques; matrix applications; applications using round or square conducting rods; packaging information; questionable designs; review of filter design; glossary.
Fundamentals of Power Electronics Self-Study Course, Rashid, Muhammad H., IEEE Press, 1996. Self Study Course (Publisher's description) This introduction to power semiconductor devices, their characteristics, and their ratings goes step-by-step through the most important topics in the field. Highly applications-oriented, the course presents the student with six projects which offer the opportunity to simulate results on a computer using software such as SPICE or PSpice. Includes study guide, diskette with 57 programs, textbook Power Electronics, Circuits, Devices and Applications, and Selected Readings in Power Electronics. Topics include: Introduction to power electronics, power semiconductor diodes; diode rectifiers; thyristors; controlled rectifiers; ac voltage controllers; thyristor communtation techniques; power transistors; dc choppers; pulse-width modulated inverters; resonant pulse inverters; final test.
Grounding and Shielding Techniques in Instrumentation, 3rd Edition, Morrison, R., Wiley, 1986. 172p. Every engineer faces the problem of shielding and grounding. This book provides the background and approach to solve most of these problems. Topics include electrostatics, capacitance and energy storage, applying electrostatics to practical processes, practical shielding of instruments, the differential amplifier, general application problems, shielding in resistance-bridge systems, magnetic processes in instrumentation, RF processes in instrumentation, and the earth plane. The treatment is descriptive with many excellent illustrations, using mathematics to the minimum.
Handbook of Switchmode Power Supplies, Billings, K., Macmillan, 1988. 600p. (McGraw-Hill lists Billings as author of their book "Switchmode Power Supply Handbook.) This easy-access resource is one of the most straight-forward treatments of switchmode power supplies available. Using explicit examples throughout, Billings covers everything from simple subsystem explanations to circuit design and evaluation techniques. Offers simplified (but not simplistic) explanations of linear and switchmode power supplies. Theory is provided to clarify design problems, and mathematical analysis is used to support the solutions. (From Electronics Engineers and Designers Book Club description, 1990).
Handbook of Transformer And Design Application, Flanagan, William M., McGraw-Hill, 2nd ed. (revision of 1986 "Handbook of Transformer Application). How-tos for designing transformer circuits are found in this revised guide, including audio, wideband, rectifier, power, inverter, and pulse transformers. (Publisher description)
High Frequency Switching Power Supplies: Theory and Design, Chrysiss, G. C., 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill, 1989. 287p. Step-by-step instruction to the theory and design of switching-mode power supplies (off-line PWM dc-dc converters). Topics include an overview, the input section, types of dc-dc converters, power transistors, high frequency power transformers, the output section, control circuits, peripheral circuits, stability, electromagnetic interference, and safety. Mathematical treatment is limited to algebraic formulas except for stability, which uses Laplace transforms.
High Voltage Integrated Circuits, Baliga, B. Jayant (editor), IEEE Press Selected Reprint Series, 1988. 343p. This book is a collection of papers that has been prepared with the intention of highlighting power integrated circuits, a new and rapidly growing area of application-specific integrated circuits. Topics include: review of high voltage integrated circuit (HVIC) technology (4 papers: The Evolution of Power Device Technology; Power Devices are in the Chips; Power Integrated Circuits - A Brief Overview; Power Integrated Circuits: Problems, Tradeoffs, and Solutions ); lateral high voltage devices (16 papers); HVIC process technology (7 papers); smart power devices (5 papers); high voltage display drives (5 papers); power amplifiers (4 papers); high voltage telecommunication chips (6 papers); high voltage dielectric isolation technology (7 papers), and a bibliography of other important papers not included in the collection.
Inductance Calculations Working Formulas and Tables, Grover, F. W., Dover Publications, 1946, reprint of 1946 edition, Instruments Society of America, Research Triangle, NC. 286p. The classical work on inductance calculations. Formulas and tables allow the simple calculation of inductance for a large variety of geometries. Topics include methods of calculating inductances, geometric mean distances, construction of and method of using the collection of working formulas, working formulas for circuits whose elements are straight filaments, working formulas for coils and other circuits composed of circular elements, and high frequency formulas. Mathematical treatment in deriving formulas include inverse hyperbolic functions, inverse trigonometric functions, zonal harmonic functions, elliptic integrals, and infinite series.
Instrumentation Fundamentals and Applications, Morrison, R., Wiley, 1984. 144p. This book provides guidance in the area of the do's and don't of instrument technology. Isolation of power supplies is one of the important topics discussed. Topics include the basics of shielding and grounding, common-mode and differential-mode signals and noise, transformers, and electromagnetic interference. Other chapters include transducers, transducer connections, plant environment, instrument environment and plant, signal conditioning, amplifier considerations, instrument requirements, digital control, testing and calibration of instruments, and future projections. The treatment is descriptive with many excellent illustrations, using mathematics to the minimum.
Introduction to Dynamic Analysis of Switching DC-DC Converters, Kislovski, Andre S., BWV Engineering, Lochliweg 47, 3048 Bern, Switzerland, 1985, about 400 pages. The goal of the book is to enable the reader rapidly to obtain a thorough and working understanding of the less known, but not less important aspects of the switching DC-DC converters and associated circuits, and the basics of the modern analytical methods for investigation of their dynamic behavior. It is intended to help diminish the enormous gap existing in the analysis-and-design oriented professional literature on the problems associated with the modern switching DC-DC converters, and make the reader capable of analyzing the dynamical behavior of the new cells and as a consequence, to render him apt to correctly size up the importance of different papers already published and of those which are yet to appear. Topics include a survey of the existing analysis methods; introduction to the extended injected-absorbed-current analysis method; elementary switching cells operating at constant frequency with duty ratio as controlled quantity; general small-amplitude, low-frequency analysis of switching regulators; state variables averaging method; multiple-loop switching power cells; multiple-loop switching power cells utilizing inductor voltage in a minor feedback loop; Cuk and SEPIC switching cells; analysis of selected switching power cells; free-running hysteretic converter; interconnection of a power source and switching regulator; feed-forward concept in switching regulators; parallel operation of switching regulators; selected analysis examples; high frequency extension of the linear cell model; influence of the base drive nature on the storage delay of a bipolar switching transistor; graphical-analytical presentation of transfer functions; and examples and problems.
Introduction to Power Electronics, Ono, Eiichi., Oxford University Press, 1988. 290p. English translation. First published 1984. This book is planned to be an introductory course covering topics from the fundamental philosophy of power electronics to general applications. Topics include: what is power electronics; basic philosophy of power electronics; power semiconductor devices; basic power electronics circuits with dc sources; application to power supplies; application to electric power systems; and application to variable-speed drives.
Introduction to Solid State Power Electronics, Motto, Jr., John William, (editor), Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Semiconductor Division, Youngwood, PA 15697, 1977. 143p. William E. Newell's classical introduction to power electronics, from posthumous notes edited by J. W. Motto, Jr. The IEEE Power Electronics Society's William E. Newell Award for outstanding achievement in power electronics is named after Dr. Newell. Topics include an introduction to power electronics; diodes and uncontrolled rectifiers; thyristors, ac/dc converters and other naturally commutated circuits, turn-off devices and self commutated circuits, and power semiconductor device protection. Treatment is primarily descriptive with mathematics used as needed to the calculus level. Contains problems to be worked by the student.
Magnetic Amplifiers, Storm, H. F., Wiley, 1955. Explains the fundamentals underlying the operation of magnetic amplifiers and illustrates principle uses. Topics include magnetics, magnetic amplifiers, components, and application. Primarily descriptive with algebraic equations.
Magnetic Amplifiers, Theory and Applications, Platt, S., Prentice-Hall, 1958. Introductory book on magnetic amplifiers. Topics include history (table of key patents from 1903 to 1950), theory of magnetism, the saturable reactor and applications, and the magnetic amplifier and applications. Primarily descriptive with little math.
Magnetic Components - Design and Application, Smith, S., Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1984. Written primarily for the circuit designer and power processing system designer who want to design their own magnetics. Topics include low frequency power transformers, optimization, power reactors, nonlinear magnetics, current transformers, pulse transformers, field gradient control, heat transfer, and materials and fabrication methods. Some derivations require knowledge of calculus but only algebraic formulas are used for design.
Magnetic Core Selection for Transformers and Inductors, McLyman, C. W. T., Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1982. Supplements McLyman's first book Includes expanded information on core characteristics in table form with Kg factors. Some manufacturers now make this material available on diskettes for use on personal computers. Topics include magnetic-core power handling ability, transformer output circuits, transformer and inductor design examples, magnetic core material tradeoff, conversion data for magnetic wire, cased toroids, MPP and iron powder cores, ferrite cores, laminations, C cores, caseless toroids, E cores, and transformer mounting brackets.
Magnetic-Amplifier Circuits, Basic Principles, Characteristics, and Applications, 2nd Edition, Geyger, W. A., McGraw-Hill, 1957. A reference book intended for practical use. Topics include a historical development of magnetic amplifier circuits, magnetic amplifier elements, descriptions of magnetic-amplifier circuits in various classifications, technical properties of magnetic-amplifiers, and typical applications of magnetic-amplifiers. Treatment is primarily descriptive with schematics and algebraic formulas.
Modern DC-DC Switchmode Power Conversion Circuits, Severns, R. P., and G. Bloom, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1985. 368p, Rudy Severns, a pioneer in the classification of power converter topologies, and Ed Bloom, a pioneer in integrated magnetics, combine talents in this text which is meant to integrate in one place much of the scattered information in the literature. Topics include the buck converter, the boost converter, dc transformers, buck derived circuits, boost derived circuits, combinations of converters, magnetic component tapping, duality, small-signal models, comparative techniques for selection, and converters with integrated magnetics. Treatment is primarily descriptive with math through calculus as required.
Modern Power Electronics, Evolution, Technology, and Application, Bose, Bimal K, IEEE Press, 1992. 597 p. This book aims to integrate both low-power and high-power electronics so that members of each community find the opportunity to expand their horizons. Topics include: an original contribution by the editor "Introduction to Power Electronics" and 49 carefully collected papers under the headings of general overview, power semiconductor devices and power integrated circuits, ac-to-dc and ac-to-ac converters, dc-to-dc converters, dc-to-ac converters, pulsewidth modulation, and power electronics applications.
Noise Reduction Techniques in Electronic Systems, 2nd Edition, Ott, H. W., Wiley, 1988. 462p. This book covers the practical aspects of noise suppression and control in electronic circuits and is intended for the practicing engineer and as a text (contains problems and answers). Topics include the interference problem, shielding of conductors, grounding, other noise reduction techniques, passive components, shielding effectiveness of metallic sheets, contact protection, intrinsic noise sources, and active device noise.
Power Control Electronics, Larson, Boyd., Prentice-Hall, 1983. 164p. This text is intended to be used in a two-year, post-high school, electronics servicing program for courses traditionally called industrial electronics. Topics include: introduction to electronic power control; single-phase power rectifiers; three-phase rectifiers; special diodes; transistors; thyristor devices; SCR characteristics and anode ratings; SCR gate ratings and extending SCR ratings; SCR phase-control circuits; three-phase SCR control; electronic inverters; zero-voltage switching; static switching and electronic time delays; and triac/diac circuits.
Power Control with Solid State Devices, Gottlieb, Irving M., Tab Books, 1987. 384p. An introductory book on the power control side of power electronics. Intended for the experimentator, technician, scientist, and engineer. Topics include power device characteristics and a multitude of applications ranging from headlight beam controllers to radio transmitters. Treatment is descriptive with schematics and virtually no mathematics.
Power Electronic Converter Harmonics, Multipulse Methods for Clean Power,Paice, Derek A., IEEE Press, 1995. 224 p. (Publisher's description.) Guide to multipulse converters, power sources, and the IEEE Industry Standard 519 by one of the foremost experts in the field. Topics include: Requirements, calculations and standards for harmonics; power source representation; multipulse methods and transformers; double-wound, auto-wound, interphase, and current-control transformers; multipulse circuit performance; practical applications; and useful formulas for analysis.
Power Electronic Converters - AC/AC Conversion, Rombaut, C. and G. Seguier, McGraw-Hill, 1987. 340p. Part of a four part series on power electronics (ac-dc, ac-ac, dc-ac, and dc-dc conversion) written by french academics working with industry to reduce research in power electronics to a usable form.
Power Electronic Converters - AC/DC Conversion, Seguier, G., McGraw-Hill, 1986. 372p. Part of a four part series on power electronics (ac-dc, ac-ac, dc-ac, and dc-dc conversion) written by french academics working with industry to reduce research in power electronics to a usable form. This is the first book in the series and covers ac-dc conversion (rectification). Topics include semiconductors used, diode rectifier configurations, effect of rectification on the supply system, effects of load characteristics, and thyristor rectifiers. Mathematical treatment is algebraic, trigonometric, and Fourier analysis.
Power Electronics, Fisher, Marvin J., PWS-Kent Pub. Co., 1991. 491p. The objective of this textbook is to introduce the reader to the subject of power electronics, presenting the basic processes of efficient energy conversion by electronic means through the use of power semiconductor switches. Topics include: introduction; power diodes; thyristors; power transistor switches; phase-controlled rectifiers; ac-ac phase control; dc-dc converters; inverters; design considerations; piecewise linear circuit analysis; and semiconductor data.
Power Electronics, 2nd edition, Lander, Cyril W., McGraw-Hill, 1987. 415p. Introductory text for British final year BSc students. Topics include rectification, conversion, inverters, frequency conversion, applications, harmonics, dc machine control, ac machine control, and protection. Many design examples are given. Mathematical treatment is at the calculus level.
Power Electronics and Variable Frequency Drives, Bose, Bimal K, IEEE Press, 1996. 576 p. (Publisher's description.) Edited by Bose, each chapter is written by a specialist in that field. Topics include: Power semiconductor devices, electrical machines for drives; power electronic converters for drives; pulsewidth modulation for electronic power conversion; motion control with induction motors; variable frequency permanent magnet ac machine drives; high power industrial drives; simulation of power electronic and motion control systems; estimation, identification, and sensorless control in ac drives; microprocessors and digital ICs for control in power electronics and drives; expert system, fuzzy logic, and neural network in power electronics and drives.
Power Electronics and Controls, Datta, Samir Kumar, Reston Publishing Co., 1985. 196p. The book examines the properties of power semiconductor devices and their application in controlled rectifiers, inverters, and cycloconverters. It includes a complete analysis of controlled rectifier, chopper, inverter and cyclconverter circuits, as well as an analysis of solid-state control of dc and ac motors. Topics include: a review of power electronics applications; power diodes; thyristors; phase-controlled rectifiers; ac line voltage control; dc choppers and dc motor control; line commutated inverter; dc link inverter; control of dc and ac motors; ac-to-ac converter - cycloconverter; thyristor trigger circuits; and a bibliography.
Power Electronics and RF Power Systems Analysis - Program Examples in BASIC and C, Eichenauer, Carl J., Prentice-Hall, 1993. 429p. + computer disk. System design and analysis of power electronics circits. Includes 3 1/2 inch IBM-compatible floppy computer disk with 38 BASIC and C programs. Topics include introduction, single-phase power circuits, three-phase power circuits, long transmission lines, Fourier transformations, RF power-generating systems, transient analysis of power electronic systems, dc power sources and inverters, high-level pulsing techniques, analysis of an MTI system's performance capabilities, BASIC-to-C conversion, software operation, and program listings.
Power Electronics for the Microprocessor Age, Kenjo, Takashi, Oxford University Press, 1990. 349p. This book covers various aspects of microprocessor-controlled power electronic drives and electrical machines. Topics include: computers, power electronics, and motors; solid-state devices as switch elements; converters and phase controllers; direct-current converters; servo-amplifiers; stepping-motor drive technology; inverters; brushless direct-current drives; general discussion of converters; and position control using direct-current motor.
Power Electronics Handbook: Components, Circuits, and Applications, Mazda, F. F., Butterworth, 1993. 428p. (Publisher's description.) This book is a collection of information on different power components and techniques, describing the design of power circuits and the characteristics of power semiconductor devices.
Power Electronics Technology and Applications, Thollot, Pierre A., (editor), EEE Press, 1993. 429p. A collection of papers which consolidates outstanding papers presented at IEEE conferences. Topics include: power semiconductor technology (5 papers); high power converters (7 papers); developments in low power converters (5 papers); converter modeling and control (6 papers); electronic power systems in commercial applications (5 papers); telecommunications power systems (5 papers); motion control and servo drives (8 papers); and adjustable speed motor drives (6 papers).
Power Electronics: Converters, Applications, and Design, 2nd edition, Mohan, Ned, Tore M. Undeland, William P. Robbins, Wiley, 1995. 802. (update of 1st 1989 edition) This book describes how to design, specify, and apply power semiconductor converters. It is written as a text book but should be equally useful to practicing engineers both as a comprehensive reference and as a text for self-study. Topics include: Introduction; power electronic systems; overview of power semiconductor switches; line-frequency diode rectifiers; review of basic electrical and magnetic circuit concepts; computer simulation of power electronic converters and systems; generic power electronic circuits; line-frequency diode rectifiers; line-frequency ac uncontrolled dc; line-frequency phase-controlled rectifiers and inverters; line-frequency ac controlled dc; dc-to-dc switch-mode converters; switch-mode dc-to-ac inverters; resonant converters; zero-voltage and /or zero-current switchings; switching dc power supplies; power conditioners and uninterruptible power supplies; motor drive applications; introduction to motor drives; dc-motor drives; induction motor drives; synchronous-motor drives; residential and industrial applications; electrical utility applications; optimizing the utility interface with power electronic systems; semiconductor devices; basic semiconductor physics; power diodes; bipolar junction transistors; power MOSFETs; thyristors; gate turn-off thyristors; insulated gate bipolar transistors; emerging devices and circuits; practical converter design considerations; sunubber circuits; gate and base drive circuits; component temperature control and heat sinks; and design of magnetic components. (Mohan and Robbins are with the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Undeland is with the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Norwegian Institute of Technology, Trondheim, Norway.)
Power Electronics: Devices, Drivers and Applications, Williams, B. W., Wiley, 1987. 337p. Intended to bridge the gap between semiconductor devices and device application in power electronics. Part I is the theory of power diodes and transistors including ratings and cooling. Part II includes load characteristics, driving transistors on and off, protecting transistors, and series and parallel operation. Part III is about applications including naturally commutated converters, ac voltage regulation, thyristor forced commutative dc choppers, static power inverters, and switched-mode power supplies. Mathematical treatment is trigonometric and calculus.
Power Electronics: Devices, Drivers, Applications, and Passive Components, 2nd edition, Williams, B. W., McGraw Hill, 1992. 542p. The objective of this book is to bridge the gap between semiconductor device theory and device application in the area of power electronics. Topics include: devices; basic semiconductor physics and technology; the pn junction; power switching devices and their static electrical characteristics; electrical ratings and characteristics of power semiconductor devices; cooling of power switching semiconductor devices; drivers; load considerations; driving the transistor, and its protection; driving the thyristor and its protection; switching-aid circuits with energy recovery; series and parallel device operations and protection; applications; naturally commutating converters; ac voltage regulators; thyristor forced commutated dc choppers; static power inverters; switched-mode power supplies; passive components; capacitors; soft magnetic materials; and resistors.
Power Hybrid Circuit Design and Manufacture, Taraseiskey, Haim, Marcel Dekker, NY, 1996. 344 p. (Publisher's description.) This reference discusses the fundamental design principles, capabilities, and applications of power hybrid microcircuits and modules. Topics include: Hybrid microcircuit technology; components parts; materials; power hybrid design thermal management and control; manfacturing; applications; glossary; and unit conversion tables.
Power Integrated Circuits: Physics, Design, and Application, Antognetti, Paolo (editor), McGraw-Hill, 1986. 544p. This book is aimed at design engineers and process engineers in semiconductor houses, specializing in the fabrication of power circuits, and at application engineers in system houses, where power electronics is relevant in the design of an electronic system. Topics include power integrated circuits, bipolar power transistors and their characteristics, power MOS devices in discrete and integrated circuits, evolution of planar process power integrated circuits, improved transistor structures in power integrated circuits, technological limitations and protection techniques in power integrated circuits, packaging power integrated circuits, power integrated circuit reliability, audio amplifiers, power integrated circuits for industrial applications, three-terminal voltage regulators and their applications, BiMOS power integrated circuits. Except for the sections on solid state physics, the book is primarily descriptive.
Power Semiconductor Circuits, Dewan, S. B., and A. Straughen, Wiley, 1975. 523p. This book is concerned with the design procedure for power circuitry of power converters and is based on a great deal of experience in the consulting field. The aim has been to explain principles both of analysis and design rather than to attempt the impossible task of discussing every type of converter circuit.Topics include circuits with switches and diodes, power semiconductor switches, ac voltage controllers, controlled rectifiers, dc-to-dc converters, inverters, and ac-to-ac converters. An acquaintance with transient circuit analysis, Fourier analysis, electric machine theory, and elementary control system theory is needed by the reader. The lead author, Shashi B. Dewan, Professor, University of Toronto, was awarded the Newell Award for outstanding achievement in power electronics in 1979.
Power Semiconductor Devices, Dewan, S. B., and A. Straughen, Wiley, 1984. 354p. The lead author, Shashi B. Dewan, Professor, University of Toronto, was awarded the Newell Award for outstanding achievement in power electronics in 1979.
Power Semiconductor Devices, Baliga, B. Jayant, PWS Publishing Co., Boston, 1996. 624 pages. A text intended to provide the background and instruction to enable electrical engineering students to comprehend recent changes in power semiconductors. Topics include introduction, transport physics, breakdown voltage, power rectifiers, bipolar transistors, power thyristors, MOS field effect transistor, insulated gate bipolar transistor, MOS-gated thyristors, and a synopsis.
Power Supplies, Shepard, J. D., Reston Publishing Co., 1984. 178p. An introductory text primarily written for those who select or buy power supplies. Topics include power conversion techniques, circuit configurations, specifications, reliability, quality, protection and distribution, Government and industry standards, make/buy determinations, and trends in the technology. Treatment is primarily descriptive.
Power Supplies, Switching Regulators, Inverters, and Converters, 2nd edition, Gottlieb, Irving M., TAB Books, 1994. 400p. Different types of power supplies found in virtually every type of electronic product. Basic power supplies, plus state-of-the-art low-voltage logic devices and new low-power multiple power supplies. A practical approach covers only the math needed and actual component values are used in examples. (Publisher description)
Power Supply Cookbook, Brown, Marty, EDN Series for Design Engineers, Motorola Series in Solid State Electronics, Butterworth-Heinmann, MA, 1994, 248 p. This book is written in response to the authors years of frustration with the field of power supply design. The "cookbook" approach allows both inexperienced and seasoned engineers to quickly locate and apply the needed information. Intended as a practical reference on power supplies during the design process. Topics include: the role of the power supply in the system and the design program; an introduction to the linear regulator; pulsewidth modulated switching power supplies, quasi-resonant switching power supplies; thermal analysis and design; feedback loop compensation; power factor correction; magnetism and magnetic components; noise control and electromagnetic interference; and miscellaneous information.
Practical RF Power Design Techniques, Gottlieb, Irving M., TAB Books, 1993. 290p. This book purports to fill the need between books that are excessively mathematic and or too simplistic for optimum use. Topics include: transistors versus tubes; the bipolar transistor in RF power applications; the field-effect transistor in RF power applications; impedance matching networks; applications of transmission-line elements to RF power circuitry; low-power applications; medium and high-power applications; and standing-wave ratio and related controversies.
Practical Switching Power Supply Design, Brown, Marty, Academic Press, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1990. 240 p. The literature available today on the subject of switching power supplies tries to convey an understanding through lengthy derivations of applied mathematics. This does not work since only an intuitive sense of the subject matter creates an understanding of the fundamental relationships. This book is written for just this purpose. It contains no mathematical derivations. Instead it contains written explanations in semitechnical terms to give the reader a good intuitive understanding of the operations of a switching regulator. Topics include why use a switching regulator, how a switching regulator works, a walk through a representative switching power supply, switching power supply topologies, semiconductors used in a switching power supply, the magnetic components within a switching power supply, cross-regulation of the outputs, protection, miscellaneous topics, closing the loop--feedback and stability, resonant converters--an introduction, and switching power supply design examples.
Power Supply Projects, Maplin Staff, Maplin Project Series, Butterworth Heinemann, Mass., 1995. 208 p. (Publisher's description.) Using circuit diagrams, PCB layouts, parts lists and clear construction and installation details, ... provides what someone with a basic knowledge of electronics needs to know in order to put that knowledge into practice.
Power-Switching Converters, Ang, Simon S., Marcel Dekker, Inc., NY, 1995. 432 p. Written as a reference and text book. Topics include: introduction to switching converters, basic switching converter topologies, resonant converters, dynamic analysis of switching converters, P-SPICE simulations of switching converters, power-switching devices, switching converter design case studies. Ang is with the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.
Principles of Electric Machines with Power Electronic Applications, El-Haraway, Mohamed E., Prentice-Hall, 1986. 739p. The book is designed mainly as an introduction to principles of electric machines and the closely related area of power electronics and adjustable speed drives. It is intended for students in electrical and other engineering disciplines as well as being useful as a reference and self-study guide for the professional dealing with this area. Topics include: introduction; principles of electromagnetism; transformers; electromechanical energy conversion principles; induction motors; synchronous machines; direct-current machines; fractional-horsepower ac motors; introduction to power semi-conductor devices and systems; power electronic systems; and adjustable-speed drives.
Principles of Inverter Circuits, Bedford, B. D., and R. G. Hoft, Wiley, 1964, reprinted by Robert E. Krieger Publishing Company, Melbourne, FL, 1985. 430p. The classical introductory text on inverter circuits. Topics include controlled rectifier theory and characteristics, inverter principles, phase controlled rectification, inverters classified by commutation method, voltage control, output waveshaping, and dc-dc power conversion. The co-author, Richard G. Hoft, Professor, University of Missouri, was awarded the Newell Award for outstanding achievement in Power Electronics in 1977, the first award given.
Principles of Power Electronics, Kassakian, John G., Martin F. Schlecht, and George C. Verghese, Addison-Wesley, 1991. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology authors designed this text specifically to teach the subject of power electronics. Although the coverage is broad, they develop topics in sufficient depth to expose the fundamental principles, concepts, techniques, methods, and circuits necessary for the reader to understand and design power electronic systems as diverse as a 5-W switching converter and a 600-MW high-voltage dc transmission terminal.Topics include an introduction, form and function (topology), introduction to rectifier circuits, bridge and polyphase rectifier circuits, phase-controlled converters, high-frequency switching dc/dc converters, isolated high-frequency dc/dc converters, variable-frequency dc/ac converters, resonant converters, ac/ac converters, dynamics and control, state-space models, linear and piecewise linear models, feedback control design, components, review of semiconductor devices, power diodes, power transistors, thyristors, magnetic components, ancillary issues, gate and base drives, thyristor commutation circuits, snubber circuits and clamps, and thermal modeling and heat sinking.
Principles of Solid-State Power Conversion, Tarter, Ralph E., H. W. Sams, 1985. 592p. The purpose of this book is to assemble, in one place, the comprehensive tools necessary to meet the growing demands placed on solid-state power conversion equipment. Topics include: transient analysis, circuit analysis, and waveforms; semiconductors, resistors, and capacitors; transformers, inductors, and conductors; rectifiers and filters; phase-control circuits; transistor inverters; thyristor inverters; switching regulators; dc-dc converters; protection and safety; electromagnetic compatibility and grounding; semiconductor and equipment cooling; reliability and quality; regulated power supplies; and uninterruptible power systems.
Recent Developments in Resonant Power Conversion, Sum, K. Kit (editor), Intertec PCIM (Power Conversion and Intelligent Motion Magazine) Reference Library Series, 1988. 628p. Available from Intertec Communications Inc., 2472 Eastman Ave., Bldgs 33-34, Ventura, CA 93003-5774, (805) 658-0933. A collection of papers relevant to high frequency resonant power conversion. The invited introductory paper is written by Dr. Stephen Freeland. Papers are grouped into the categories of Analysis, Design, and Modeling; Resonant Switches; Control; Experimental Designs; and Components, Materials, and Packaging.
Rechargeable Batteries Applications Handbook, Gates Energy Products, Butterworth Heinemann, 1992. Over a quater of a century of design and application experience at Gates Energy Products. Topics include: Introduction; rechargeable cells and batteries; rechargeable battery history; general battery concepts; nickel-cadmium cells and batteries; nickel-hydrogen cells; sealed lead cells and batteries; recent developments in rechargeable batteries. Sealed nickel-cadmum cells and batteries; dischage chagracteristics; charging; storage; battery life; applications information; battery testing; quality control and specification; safety. Sealed lead cells and batteries; discharge characteristiecs; charging; starage; battery life; applications information; battery testing; safety. Appendices and glossary.
Rectifiers, Cycloconverters, and AC Controllers, Barton, Thomas H., Oxford University Press, 1994. 687p. This book is devoted to naturally commutated circuits using only diodes, thyristors, and triacs. Topics include: prologue; simple single way rectifiers; three phase bridge rectifiers; gating considerations; the effects of finite impedance; discontinuous conduction; capacitor smoothing; Fourier analysis; waveform and power factor improvement; the rectifier and its load; cycloconverters; transformers; three phase ac voltage controllers; the basic power electronics expression; the basic capacitor smoothing expression; Fourier analysis; the product of Fourier series; and the basic cycloconverter expression.
Regulated Power Supplies, 4th Edition, Gottlieb, Irving M., TAB,19??, 472 pages. (Publisher's description) Design, test, and implement regulated power supplies. Thoroughly revised and updated with coverage of standard supply sources now found in a majority of applications. Descriptions and illustrations of devices as: the insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT), the MOS-controlled thyristor (MCT), and current- and resonant-mode regulators. (Publisher description)
Resonant Power Converter, Kazimierczuk, Marian, and Dariusz Czarkowski, Wiley, 1995. 481 pages. Designed to function as both a valuable professional reference, and a senior-to-graduate-level text for engineering courses. Topics include: Class D current-driven rectifiers; class D voltage-driven rectifiers; class E low dv/dt rectifiers; class E low di/dt rectifiers; class D series resonant inverter; class D parallel resonant inverter; class D series-parallel resonant inverter; class D CLL resonant inverter; class D zero-voltage-switching resonant inverter; class D current-source resonant inverter; phase-controlled resonant inverters; class E zero-voltage-switching resonant inverter; class E zero-current-switching resonant inverters; class D series resonant converter; class D parallel resonant converter; class D series-parallel resonant converter; class D CLL resonant converter; class E current-source resonant converters; Class D-E resonant converter; phase-controlled resonant converters.
Semiconductor Devices and Technology, Sze, S. M., Wiley, 1985. This book is an introduction to the physical principles of semiconductor devices and their fabrication technology. It is intended as a textbook for undergraduate students in applied physics, electrical engineering, and materials science; it can also be used as a reference for practicing engineers and scientists who need an update on device and technology developments. Topics include energy bands and carrier concentrations, carrier transport phenomena, p-n junction, bipolar devices, unipolar devices, microwave devices, photonic devices, crystal growth and epitaxy, oxidation and film deposition, diffusion and ion implantation, lithography and etching, and integrated devices.
Semiconductor Power Electronics, Hoft, R., Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1986. 384p. This book is written as an introductory text for electrical engineering students and practicing engineers interested in power electronics. Topics include diodes and power transistors, thryristors, important circuit and component concepts, transistor switching regulators, transistor inverters, phase-controlled rectifiers and line-commutated inverters, cycloconverters, ac phase control, thyristor choppers, and self-communtated inverters. The author, Richard G. Hoft, Professor, University of Missouri, was awarded the Newell Award for outstanding achievement in Power Electronics in 1977, the first award given.
Servo Sensors (Elements and Applications), Ohshima, R. and Y. Akiyama (editors), Intertec Communications, 1988. 331 pages. A collection of papers on servomechanisms. Topics include history of servomechanisms, elements of servo sensors, how to use rotating sensors, how to use linear sensors, how to use other types of sensors, relevant technologies, and mechanisms and characteristics of servos.
Simplified Design of Linear Power Supplies, Lenk, John D., EDN Series for Design Engineers, Butterworth-Heinman, MA, 1994. 218 p. Intended as a one-stop guide to linear power supply design. Topics include: linear power supply basics, heat sinks for linear power supplies, discrete feedback-regulator basics, linear regulator basics, op-amp linear regulator basics, linear power supply testing and connections, and linear-supply design examples.
Simplified Design of Switching Power Supplies, Lenk, John D., EDN Series for Design Engineers, Butterworth-Heinman, MA, 1994. 221 p. Intended as a one-stop guide to switching power supply design. Topics include: switching power supply basics, heat sinks for switching power supplies, inductors/transformers for switching power supplies, testing and troubleshooting, and simplified design approaches.
Small-Signal MathCAD Design Aids, Mitchell, Daniel, e/j Bloom Associates, 115 Duran Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903-2317, 415-492-8443, 1992. Computer disk included. Thirty-six MathCAD programs for calculating the Bode plots and input/output transfer functions of buck, boost, and buck/boost topolgies in continous and discontinuous conduction modes with voltage and current mode control with input and load feedforward as appropriate. Twenty pages of introductory explanation and printouts of example circuits are included.
Smart Power Economics, Technology, and Applications, Smith, Marvin (editor), Intertec PCIM (Power Conversion and Intelligent Motion Magazine) Reference Library Series. Available from Intertec Communications Inc., 2472 Eastman Ave., Bldgs 33-34, Ventura, CA 93003-5774, (805) 658-0933. 700 pages. A collection of papers dedicated to Smart Power Integrated Circuits. Topics include the big picture; reliability; devices, materials and processing; testing and packaging; analysis, modeling and simulation. Application categories include models for motor control, power supplies, automotive, and other.
Smart Power for Power Conversion, Martinelli, R. M. (editor), Intertec Communications, Ventura, CA, 1988. 384p. A collection of papers on computer aided power supply design. Topics include computer aided engineering; feedback control system analysis systems; power supply design software; simulation and modeling; SPICE software for the personal computer; power supply simulation software; expert systems; expert systems for power supply design.
Solid State Power Electronics, Gottlieb, Irving M., 1st edition, H. W. Sams, 1979. 296p. A broad overview of devices, techniques, and circuits for the experimenter, technician, engineer, and others. Topics include basic principles of solid-state control of power, theories pertinent to solid-state power devices, practical aspects of solid-state devices, applications using power transistors and power ICs, and applications using transistors. Treatment is primarily descriptive with very little mathematics.
Solid-State Power Conversion Handbook, Tarter, Ralph E., Wiley, 1993. 736p. (Publisher description) An application-oriented book that provides you with pertinent information to meet the growing demands placed upon solid-state power conversion equipment. It covers fundamental electrical and magnetic aspects of power conversion design plus thermal, protection and reliability considerations. Includes discussion of waveforms and transient analysis; single-level conversion of rectifier circuits, filters, inverters and converters; feedback and stability analysis; and electromagnetic compatability and safety.
Static Power Frequency Changers, Theory, Performance, and Applications, Gyugyi, L. G. and B. R. Pelly, Wiley, 1976. 442p. A unified treatment of the whole family of ac-to-ac frequency changers. Topics include fundamental ideas, mathematical representation of static frequency changers, synthesis of output voltage waveforms, control of the output voltage, input current, operating characteristics and performance data, control circuit principles, forced commutation of frequency changers, and applications of static frequency changers. Treatment is theoretical with high mathematical content including new mathematical techniques (existence function) to describe switching characteristics.
Switch Mode Power Conversion, Basic Theory and Design, Sum, K. Kit, Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1984. 240p. Presents the fundamentals of switched-mode power supplies. Topics include switched-mode power converters, calculator-aided analysis and design, design of magnetic components, stability considerations, input-filter interactions, and performance measurement and evaluation. The several appendices include one on state-space-averaging and one on SPICE models for computer simulation. Contains an extensive bibliography. Mathematical treatment through state-variables.
Switched Reluctance Motors, Miller, T. J. E. (editor), Intertec PCIM (Power Conversion and Intelligent Motion Magazine) Reference Library Series. Available from Intertec Communications Inc., 2472 Eastman Ave., Bldgs 33-34, Ventura, CA 93003-5774, (805) 658-0933. 400 pages. A collection of key papers on switched reluctance motors. Topics include switched reluctance motors, switched reluctance converters and controls, switched reluctance applications, and a complete annotated bibliography.
Switched Mode Power Supplies: Design and Construction, 2nd ed., Whittington, H. W., Wiley, 1996. 224 p. An updated and expansion of the book the authors first published in 1992. Topics include: Introduction; specifications; rectifier circuits; basic converter circuits; circuit design considerations; other switching converters; magnetics theory and practice; wound component production; chokes - design examples; transformer - design examples; dc choke; semiconductor devices; control requirements and techniques; power supply small signal response; error amplifier compensation; power supply management; electromagnetic interference; input rectifiers with unity power factor; protection of SMPS; and reliability and cooling. A set of eight 40 to 60 minute video tapes on the same subject by the authors are available from EUMOS Ltd., University of Edinburgh.
Switching and Linear Power Supply, Power Converter Design, Pressman, A. I., Hayden Book Company, 1977. 372p, out of print by publisher but 1977 edition reprints available from Switchtronix Press, 37 Lawmarissa Rd., Waban, MA 02168, (617) 332-7794. (This book has been updated by the authors 1991 book.) Written for both the design engineer and undergraduate with little or no knowledge of the power supply field and the available design alternatives. Contains material that is still relevant to design and not found in new texts. Rich in practical advice and examples. Topics include basic voltage regulators and power converters, basic square-wave power converters and regulators, building block assembly of compound regulating systems, elements of thermal design, elements of rectifier design, series-pass regulator, integrated circuit regulators, dc/dc square wave converter design, and switching regulators. Treatment is mostly descriptive with schematics and sample calculations using algebraic formulas.
Switching Power Converters, Wood, P., Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1981, reprinted by Robert E. Krieger Publishing Company, Melbourne, FL, 1984. 462p. Intended for both the graduate student first meeting switching power converters and the practicing engineer well-versed in design subtleties. It is not a design manual; no one should expect to design a converter merely through reading, or completing a course based on, the material presented. The book provides an introduction to the existence functions of Gyugyi and Pelly and tries to integrate the whole field of power conversion. Topics include conversion functions and the switching matrix, existence functions, dc-to-dc converters, ac-to-dc and dc-to-ac converters, ac-ac converters, interfacing converters with real sources and loads, semiconductor switching devices, commutation in switching power converters, impulse-commutating circuits, control for converters, and converter applications.
Switching Power Supply Design, Pressman, Abraham I., McGraw-Hill, New York, 1991. (Update of author's previous book.) Directed primarily to design engineers and engineering students at the undergraduate and graduate level, it may also be of significant value to people who are not directly involved in start-from-scratch designs, and whose main interest is power supply design analysis, design review, test, and debugging. Topics include topologies, push-pull and forward converter topologies, half- and full-bridge converter topologies, flyback converter topologies, current-mode and current-fed topologies, miscellaneous topics, magnetics and circuits designs, bipolar power transistor base drives, MOSFET power transistors and input drive circuits, magnetic-amplifier postregulators, turnon and turnoff switching losses and snubbers, feedback-loop stabilization, resonant converters, and waveforms.
The Field Orientation Principle in Control of Induction Motors, Trzynadlowski, Andrzej M., Kluwer Academic Press, Hingham, MA., 1993. 255p. Written as a practical resource and reference for researchers and students interested in motor control, power and industrial electronics, and control theory. Topics include: Dyanmic model of the induction motor; scalar control of induction motors; classic field orientation schemes; inverters; review of vector control systems; and a bibliography.
The Modern Power Supply and Battery Charger Circuit Encyclopedia, Graf, Rudolf F., TAB,19??, 144 pages. More than 250 power supply designs ready to use. A cross-section of modern circuits covering the range of power supplies and battery chargers suitable for use with batteries of various voltages and chemistries. These designs represent the latest engineering prctices and are organized by application. (Publisher description)
Transformer and Inductor Design Handbook, McLyman, C. W. T., Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1978, 428 p. Revised 2nd Edition," Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1988. 432p. Colonel McLyman is responsible for design review of all magnetics used in NASA's unmanned space program. He has developed a uniform method of design that extends the fourth dimensional AcWa product normally used in magnetic design to a fifth dimensional Kg geometry factor that is a function of core area Ac, window area Wa, and mean magnetic length turn MLT, that allows optimum design without iterative cut-and-try procedures. Through books, papers, seminars, and core vendors providing Kg data, the method has become widely known and used and some familiarity with this method is useful even if other design methods are used. The books provide a cook book design procedure for magnetic design using the method. Computer programs are available to implement to method. Topics include magnetic materials selection for static inverters and converter transformers, transformer design tradeoffs, power supply transformer design, simplified cut core inductor design, toroidal powder core selection with dc current, window utilization factor, transformer-inductor efficiency and regulation and temperature rise, inductor design with no dc flux, current transformer design, and magnetic component test circuits.
Transformers and Circuits, 3rd edition, Lee, R., L. Wilson, and C. E. Carter, Wiley, 1988. 480p. The purpose of the book is to provide a reference book on the design of transformers for electronic apparatus and to furnish electronic equipment designers with an understanding of the effects of transformer characteristics on electronic circuits. Topics include transformer fundamentals; transformer construction, materials, and ratings; rectifier transformers and inductors; rectifier performance; amplifier transformers; amplifier circuits; higher-frequency transformers; saturable magnetic circuits; high voltage; pulse and video transformers; pulse circuits; inverter transformers; inverter circuits; and other magnetic devices.
Transformers for Electronic Circuits, 2nd Edition, Grossner, N. R., McGraw-Hill, 1983. 400p. This book is for the user of transformers, i.e, circuit, systems, and standards engineers. It is not intended as a design manual. Topics include transformer ratings and circuits, reliability and environment, temperature rise and thermal design, transformer ratings and size, excitation and inductance and losses, polarized transformers and inductors, wide-band transformer analysis and synthesis, and pulse transformer analysis and synthesis.
Troubleshooting Analog Circuits, Pease, Robert A., Butterworth-Heinemann, 1993. 220p. A classic. Topics include: The philosophy of troubleshooting; choosing the right equipment; resitors and inductors; capacitor problems; preventing material and assembly problems; PC boards and connectors; relays and switches; understanding diodes and their problems; identifying and avoiding transistor problems; operational amplifiers - the supreme activators; quashing spurious oscillations; the analog-digital boundary - a never-never land; dealing with references and regulators; roundup of "floobydust"; loose ends that don't fit elsewhere; letters to Bob; and real circuits and real problems. Pease is with National Semiconductor Corp., Santa Clara, CA.
Variable Speed Drive Fundamentals, Phipps, Clarence. Practical guide for the engineer or technician involved in specifying, applying, maintaining and operating variable speed drives. Topics include: Introduction; variable speed drive basics; dc motors and drives; ac motors and drives; an operationg sequence for ac pwm drives; maintenance of pulse width modulated drives; basics of applying drives; application notes; heat and enclosures; almost unlimited opportunities for energy savings with variable speed drives; case histories; conclusion.
Voltage Regulation Circuit Manual,
Traister, R., Academic Press, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1989, 152pp.
(Publisher's description) This is a cookbook of voltage regulation circuits
built around commonly available IC's. An introductory chapter reviews basic
voltage regulation theory and design criteria, followed by chapters devoted
to specific voltage regulation applications, such as switching power supplies,
flyback regulation, and voltage conversion. ... Includes data and circuit diagrams
for: buck and boost regulators, overvoltage protection circuits, flyback regulators
and converters, step-up and step-down regulators, diode protection for regulators,
polarity inverters and voltage splitters, and many other useful circuits. Topics
include: Voltage regulator design criteria; basic regulator circuits; workbench
regulator circuits; switching power supplies; flyback regulator configurations;
voltage conversion circuits; miscellaneous circuits; and appendices.
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