February 8, 2008 - Phoenix, AZ: Renowned in the field of power supply design, applications engineer and author Christophe Basso has released his second book: “Switch Mode Power Supplies: SPICE Simulations and Practical Designs”. This 800-page manual can be utilized as a design companion for practicing engineers or as an in-depth tutorial introduction to power conversion design for newcomers to the field and electrical engineering students.
In this book, Basso offers a theoretical study of power conversion in both the dc-dc and ac-dc fields via a systematic equation-based approach. In this way, he bridges the gaps between academic discussions of the topic, market realities and existing approaches that are often too practical to be of use in the real world of power supply design.
Capitalizing on 15 years of power supply design experience he has accumulated working as an applications engineer at ON Semiconductor, and before that at Motorola, Basso uses case study situation to demonstrate how SPICE can assist and benefit engineers when they are designing power factor correctors, flyback converters and forward converters. For example, the book begins with small-signal analysis. Basso uses new auto-toggling average models specifically developed for this publication and outlines practical implementation with more than 10 design examples.
Switch Mode Power Supplies: SPICE Simulations and Practical Designs” has been published by McGraw-Hill and is available for purchase at online book retailers such as Amazon.com or from McGraw-Hill.