Hart's book manages to give succint and highly useful analysis of power electronics circuits. I use this as a companion to my power electronics course in my EE undergrad. transistors and diodes are treated as ideal for analysis which helps to keep the focus on the overall circuit operation. Still, this does not mean that the derivations and explanations are dumbed down. The book requires a decent grasp of the fundamentals and there is a lot of implied prerequisite knowledge. One should at least have experience in AC circuits, Signals and Systems, Differential Equations, and understand Semiconductors at a decent level.
Another plus of the book is that it is smaller than most textbooks in physical size, making it light and portable. The pages also feel and smell very good, and feel strong.
Overall this textbook has strongly enriched my knowledge in Power Electronics, but should be read after having a solid foundation in order to appreciate the explanations and math.
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Power Electronics Hardcover – Illustrated, 13 February 2010
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Power Electronics is intended to be an introductory text in power electronics, primarily for the undergraduate electrical engineering student. The text is written for some flexibility in the order of the topics. Much of the text includes computer simulation using PSpice as a supplement to analytical circuit solution techniques.
- ISBN-100073380679
- ISBN-13978-0073380674
- Edition1st
- PublisherMcGraw Hill
- Publication date13 February 2010
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions19.05 x 2.79 x 23.88 cm
- Print length496 pages
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Ph.D. Purdue University 1985. Licensed Professional Engineer-Indiana. Area of specialization include power systems analysis, power electronics, electronics, and computer simulation.
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- Publisher : McGraw Hill; 1st edition (13 February 2010)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 496 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0073380679
- ISBN-13 : 978-0073380674
- Dimensions : 19.05 x 2.79 x 23.88 cm
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This book is GREAT if you are looking to study power electronics in detail.
Things I like:
1) This book, unlike many others, presents its material in a clear, concise manner; the PSPICE examples alone allow the student to play around with concepts at their own pace.
2) The author does a fantastic job of anticipating readers' questions regarding the behavior of circuit components in a particular system, and addresses them quickly and clearly.
3) The author thoroughly explains principles and uses mathematics to support the explanations. This enables the reader to develop a more intuitive understanding of the material.
4) Rather than simply throw theoretical questions at the reader's face, the author uses the examples and chapter review questions to help the reader develop critical-thinking skills required for engineering.
There are two reasons why I knocked-off a star from a full rating:
1) There a few mistakes in the examples, but you can easily spot them if you pay attention, especially since the book has nice list of reference equations on the inside cover.
2) The simulation examples are done with PSPICE. As someone who has taken a class on PSpice and (tried) to use it for circuit analysis, I am surprised that such a hideous and non-functional software is used. I would personally recommend using LTspice, which actually works and will help the student answer the chapter problems.
All-in-all, this is one of the finest books I've ever read for electrical engineering. In some ways, it surpasses even my introductory circuit theory textbook. If I had a hat, I would tip it to the author for this great achievement.
Things I like:
1) This book, unlike many others, presents its material in a clear, concise manner; the PSPICE examples alone allow the student to play around with concepts at their own pace.
2) The author does a fantastic job of anticipating readers' questions regarding the behavior of circuit components in a particular system, and addresses them quickly and clearly.
3) The author thoroughly explains principles and uses mathematics to support the explanations. This enables the reader to develop a more intuitive understanding of the material.
4) Rather than simply throw theoretical questions at the reader's face, the author uses the examples and chapter review questions to help the reader develop critical-thinking skills required for engineering.
There are two reasons why I knocked-off a star from a full rating:
1) There a few mistakes in the examples, but you can easily spot them if you pay attention, especially since the book has nice list of reference equations on the inside cover.
2) The simulation examples are done with PSPICE. As someone who has taken a class on PSpice and (tried) to use it for circuit analysis, I am surprised that such a hideous and non-functional software is used. I would personally recommend using LTspice, which actually works and will help the student answer the chapter problems.
All-in-all, this is one of the finest books I've ever read for electrical engineering. In some ways, it surpasses even my introductory circuit theory textbook. If I had a hat, I would tip it to the author for this great achievement.
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