Interesting Resources about SMPS

For those of you that want to dig even deeper into SMPS subject (since we barely scratched its surface) below you will find a list with some highly interesting resources. Attention, you will need the proper (electronics) background to understand most of them, but it's never too late to start reading!

1. ATX specification 2.31
2. EPS specification 2.92
3. Generalized Test Protocol for Calculating the Energy Efficiency of Internal AC-DC and DC-DC Power Supplies Revision 6.5
4. Gordon McComb and Earl Boysen: Electronics for Dummies. Wiley Publishing, 2005 (ISBN 0-7645-7660-7)
5. Keith H. Billings: Switchmode Power Supply Handbook. McGraw-Hill, 1989 (ISBN 0-07-005330-8)
6. Marty Brown: Power Supply Cookbook. Newnes, 2001. (ISBN 0-7506-7329-X)
7. Marty Brown: Practical Switching Supply Design. Academinc Press, 1990. (ISBN 0-12-137030-5)
8. Sanjaya Maniktala: Switching Power Supplies from A to Z. Newnes, 2006. (ISBN 0-7506-7970-0)
9. SWITCHMODE Power Supply Reference Manual, On Semiconductor, 2007.
   

Conclusion

I hope you enjoyed as much as I did this journey to the SMPS/PSU world. In this article I tried to cover all significant subjects and analyze them as simplified as possible. However, sometimes is far too difficult (if impossible) to simplify such complex subjects, especially if these are referring to electronics. Nevertheless I hoped I gave you an idea about what is going on in this (usually) black box that we call power supply unit. See you on the next review or article! Till then I wish you a happy reading.