Power Electronics: Topologies, Magnetics and Control (Volume 1) The first chapter entitled: Basics of Switched-Mode Power Conversion: Topologies, Magnetics and Control was written specifically to provide a comprehensive view of Power Electronics field and to introduce novice engineers to the three key areas of expertise: Topologies, Magnetics and Control. Its first section introduces buck, boost and flyback DC-DC converters. Its second section provides an overview of properties of ferromagnetic materials culminating in modelling and design of transformers and inductors. The third section...

Power Electronics: Modelling, Analysis and Measurements This volume 2 provides papers published by Caltech Power Electronics Group It summarizes the development of modelling and analysis methods culminating in the formulation of the general State-Space Averaging Method as well as accompanying measurement techniques. The Cuk converter covered in all four volumes was the key motivation owing to its floating capacitor and respective capacitive energy transfer requiring additional charge-balance on capacitors. This was missing from the buck and boost converters which required volt-second balance...

Power Electronics: Advanced Topics and Designs The third volume of Advances in Switched-Mode Power Conversion is published by TESLAco in 1983. This volume contained a number of new publications made by the Power Electronics Group at Caltech and design engineers at TESLAco. In this paperback edition it is renamed Power Electronics: Advanced Topics and Designs. The chapters are formed based on the chronological order of publications date. While the principal purpose of these publications was to introduce research results, the same presentation approach is followed: to provide the new material...

This new Volume 4 brings together in one place the exposition of State-space Averaging Method and the Cuk converter as described in December 1976 doctorate thesis of Prof. Cuk. The Cuk converter, invented on April 1, 1975, was a prime motivator for development of this general analysis and synthesis method. Professor Middlebrook lamented in 1981: ..". If the models for all such converters are the same, it should be possible to derive this unique model without having to specify in advance any particular converter. This problem was solved in a very elegant manner by Slobodan Cuk. In his 1976 PhD...