The Power Electronics Resource List

Power electronics engineers are often looking for good ways to expand their knowledge of the field. In our conversations we start with reminding ourselves that the best learning comes from doing—experiments and simulation. Yet adding a dimension of learning from others' experiences definitely helps. Here I present a collected list of works that I have come to admire over the years (arranged in alphabetical order of author surname). As with most technical books, I have not read each one of them cover-to-cover, but have often referred parts of them and come back to the bench with lesser ignorance and some aha moments.  

Update: This list now incorporates additions based on suggestions from James Green, Iain Mosely, and Janamejaya Channegowda. Thank you!

Books

 

1. Basso 2008: 'Switch-Mode Power Supplies: SPICE Simulations and Practical Designs' by Christophe P. Basso  

 

2. Billings 2011: 'Switchmode Power Supply Handbook' by Keith Billings and Taylor Morey

 

3. Bossche 2005: 'Inductors and Transformers for Power Electronics' by Alex Van den Bossche and Vencislav Cekov Valchev

 

4. Brown 1990: 'Practical Switching Power Supply Design' by Marty Brown 

 

5. Brown 2001: 'Power Supply Cookbook' by Marty Brown 

 

6. Brown 2007: 'Power Sources and Supplies' by Marty Brown 

 

7. Dixon 2001: 'Unitrode Magnetics Design Handbook' by Lloyd Dixon 

 

8. Erickson 2001: 'Fundamentals of Power Electronics' by Robert Erickson  

 

9. Hart 2010: 'Power Electronics' by Daniel Hart  

 

10. Kazimierczuk 2008: 'Pulse-width Modulated DC–DC Power Converters' by Marian K. Kazimierczuk

 

11. Kazimierczuk 2014: 'High-Frequency Magnetic Components' by Marian K. Kazimierczuk 

 

12. Lenk 2005: 'Practical Design of Power Supplies' by Ron Lenk 

 

13. Maniktala 2006: 'Switching Power Supplies A to Z' by Sanjay Maniktala 

 

14. Mammano 2017: 'Fundamentals of Power Supply Design' by Robert Mammano 

 

15. McLyman 2004: 'Transformer and Inductor Design Handbook' by Colonel Wm. T. McLyman

 

16. Mohan 2007: 'Power Electronics: Converters, Applications, and Design' by Ned Mohan, Tore M. Undeland, and William P. Robbins 

 

17. Pressman 2009: 'Switching Power Supply Design' by Abraham Pressman, Keith Billings, and Taylor Morey 

 

18. Ramanarayanan 2008: 'Course Material on Switched Mode Power Conversion' by V Ramanarayanan 

 

19. Roberts 2017: 'DC/DC Book of Knowledge: Practical tips for the User' by Steve Roberts 

 

20. Roberts 2019: 'AC/DC Book of Knowledge: Practical tips for the User' by Steve Roberts 

 

21. Ruan 2014: 'Soft-Switching PWM Full-Bridge Converters: Topologies, Control, and Design' by Xinbo Ruan

 

22. Sandler 2014: 'Power Integrity: Measuring, Optimizing, and Troubleshooting Power Related Parameters in Electronics Systems' by Steve Sandler 

 

23. Sandler 2018: 'Switched-Mode Power Supply Simulation with SPICE' by Steve Sandler   

 

24. Umanand 1992: 'Design Of Magnetic Components For Switched Mode Power Converters' by L Umanand and S.P. Bhat

25. Umanand 2009: 'Power Electronics: Essentials & Applications' by L Umanand

 

 

Online resources

 

1. Bodo's Power Systems: https://www.bodospower.com/

 

2. How2Power: www.How2Power.com (Editor: David Morrison)

 

3. Iain Mosely Webinars: https://vimeo.com/powerguru

 

4. Monolithic Power Systems YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqOx8jWRKEq4TpfcjCz0Isw

 

5. Ray Ridley Webinars: https://ridleyengineering.com/videos-e/
 

6. Texas Instruments 'Power Supply Design Seminar' (PSDS) archives (1983-present): https://ti.com/psds
 

7. Texas Instruments 'Power Tips' video series: https://training.ti.com/power-tips (Robert Kollman et al.)

 

8. Wurth Elektronik YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/wuerthelektronik/videos