The Essential Guide to Power Supplies

Download a wealth of technical information for all the knowledge you'll need.

The Essential Guide to Power Supplies is an easy reference guide for system designers. It's an invaluable resource when you’re choosing and integrating power supplies and DC-DC converters.

The extensive guide examines the safety, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), thermal management, lifetime, and reliability of power converters. It also addresses energy efficiency, analog and digital control interfaces, the increasing benefits of digital control and intelligent power... and much more.

Key topics discussed include:

• Power conversion topologies & distributed power architectures
• Input sources, protection, harmonics, efficiency & earthing
• Output regulation, peak loads, protection, redundancy ripple & noise
• Thermal management
• Reliability factors & terminology
• Legislation, safety, EMC, railway standards, energy efficiency
• Editorials covering: efficiency, cooling & LED lighting applications

Whether you're experienced or new to designing-in power supplies or DC-DC converters, this guide brings together a wealth of information in one convenient reference source.

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