Switch-Mode Power Supplies ─ Spice Simulations and Practical Designs

A practical tutorial on using the latest SPICE simulation and design tools to develop cutting-edge switch-mode power supplies

Switch-Mode Power Supplies: SPICE Simulations and Practical Designs, Second Edition focuses specifically on how to simulate switching power supplies using the various versions of SPICE. The book provides an introduction to power conversion, details the theory behind energy conversion, and explains how to apply it to real case designs. Based on the author’s continued research and in-depth, hands-on work in the field over the past five years, this practical, up-to-date guide offers a collection of the latest SPICE solutions to the most difficult problem facing power supply designers: creating smaller and more heat-efficient power supplies in shorter design cycles. This invaluable resource provides practical models and easily customizable solutions.

New Features

• Deeper, more comprehensive coverage of the flyback converter sheds light on undocumented behavior of the converter in fault conditions
• New material on loop control
• Expanded chapter on DC-DC converters covers small-signal modeling
• Electronic content includes design spreadsheets and simulation templates, with numerous examples running on OrCAD, ICAPS, μCap, TINA, and more

Christophe Basso is a technical engineer at ON Semiconductor (formerly Motorola Semiconductor) in France, and a frequent contributor to power electronics magazines and conferences. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, and a graduate of the Institut Polytechnique de Toulouse, where he received a MSEE and occasionally teaches.