SMPS books

[slashguitar]

Does anyone know any good books/courses about SMPS?
thanks

[Slobodan]

I don't know about books, but here is one reference manual from ON semi: http://www.onsemi.com/pub_link/Collateral/SMPSRM-D.PDF

[Neilm]

The big problem I have with all these is that they tend to assume things about your application. I have been caught out by effects that were not mentioned at all in the textbooks as I was not doing a standard application.

Neil

[mkissin]

Depending on what you want, there are some reference books that I found very good:

Switchmode power supply handbook, by Kieth Billings
Switching power supply design, by Abraham Pressman
Switch-mode power supplies; SPICE simulations and practical designs, by Christoph Basso

Each covers different aspects of the supply, with the handbook being more about the small, often forgotten details like inrush limiting, auxilliary power, and transistor drive circuits. The SPICE book is obviously skewed more towards getting a supply simulating and the design aspects.

Of course, no book is likely to ever deal directly with the application you're trying to design for!

[bfritz]

I have and use this book:

http://www.amazon.com/Supply-Cookbook-Second-Design-Engineers/dp/075067329X

I know the author, so he gave me a signed copy.  It covers both linear and switch-mode supplies, and covers most topologies.

[slashguitar]

thanks...now it's time to study

[melrel]

If you want a superb book on SMPS theory/repair then take a look at the website of Jestine Yong.  www.jestineyong.com  He's Malaysian but was trained in UK in electronics.  The book is an ebook and you can have it in your hands within seconds - fantastic.  Hope it helps you.

[mobbarley]

This is a good resource too:

http://www.powersystemsdesign.com/power-supply-development-diary---part-i?a=1&c=1142

Goes from part 1 -> 16, and there are other power related articles in the design tips section.