This six-part book fully and completely explains the principles, models, and technical requirements of power electronics at a higher level than is currently published. The book moves logically from theory to application-specific material, covering in one source what readers are currently finding in two or more texts. Bob Erickson creates the context in Parts 1 and 2 of his book covering converter circuits and electronics, semiconductor devices, analytical assessment techniques, converter topologies, and AC-modeling of DC converters. Later chapters cover theory, design, and application techniques for control systems, magnetics, converters, inverters, and filters. Each chapter includes homework problems, step-by-step design techniques, and real-world examples.
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Customer Rating: Summary: BEST BOOK ON POWER ELECTRONICS Comment: This is the best book on Power Electronics . The other good book is by Ned Mohan on Power Electronics . These are the 2 best books in the market for Power Electronics . I bought a lot of books on Power Electronics such as the one by Philip Krein , one by Kassakien , one by Rashid , one by Bose and this is my advice --- ONLY BUY THE ABOVE 2 BOOKS and SAVE YOUR MONEY . The concepts in this great book on Power Electronics are explained better than the one by Ned Mohan but I think the Ned Mohan book covers more concepts . If you are a student taking Power Electronics course and need a solid textbook , this is a bargain . Highly recommended -- 5 stars . Customer Rating: Summary: One of the Best texts on Switched-mode Power supply design Comment: Erickson/Maksimovic has a really good switching power supply program going on at the University of Colorado, Boulder (COPEC). This text augments that program. The text covers all the necessities to become well versed in switching power supply design: DC transfer, small signal AC analysis, efficiency analysis, classical control theory, etc. Every imaginable combination of power supply topology is examined...some very useful, some not so, both continuous and discontinuous conduction modes are analyzed, and powerful analysis concepts such as Middlebrooks extra element theorem, and classical control theory are also offered.
This text is not cook book. So the weekend hobbyist will not have much use for this book. It is however, is powerfully practical, and insightful and provides the tools necessary if you intend on contributing in this field.
Customer Rating: Summary: Power Designers Must Have Comment: This book is realy the most comprehensive and useable analysis of switch mode power I have seen. I would highly recommend for anyone who is designing or analyzing switch mode power.
I would like like to see the authors publish a solutions handbook for the chapter problems.
Customer Rating: Summary: Simply the best of the best. Comment: No matter how much or how little you know about power electronics,
fundamentals of Power Electronics by Erickson & Maksimoviac is the bible on power. Thorough, extremely well written full of references when you need to go deeper into any subject. Excellent problems with every chapter
and very well organized Customer Rating: Summary: Excellent, full of examples, easy to follow Comment: This book is one of the best, most thorough and well explained textbooks I have encountered in the past 5 years of school. The authors, one of whom is teaching my course, present their explanations in a way that is both thorough and accessible. This is not a cookbook by any means - it is a very solid, detailed foundation for power electronics, and doesn't gloss over the important concepts like other books in the field. If you're just looking for a reference book with equations, circuits, and tables, this isn't for you. However, if you're looking for a text to study and understand in detail, you'll be right at home.
This book, when read and studied regularly, is very easy to follow and concepts are driven-home with solid examples. Very well done.
