Previously issued in print: 2012.

<P><STRONG>Review of Fundamentals Related to DC Power Supply Design and Linear Regulators<BR></STRONG>Introduction<BR>Simple Unregulated DC Power Supply and Estimating the Essential Component Values<BR>Linear Regulators<BR>Low-Dropout Regulators<BR><B>Switching Power Supply Topologies and Design Fundamentals<BR></B>Introduction<BR>Why Switch Modes: An Overall Approach<BR>Basic Switch-Mode Power Supply Topologies<BR>Applications and Industry-Favorite Configurations<BR>A Few Design Examples and Guidelines<BR><B>Power Semiconductors<BR></B>Introduction<BR>Power Diodes and Thyristors<BR>Gate Turn-Off Thyristors<BR>Bipolar Power Transistors<BR>Power MOSFETs<BR>Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT)<BR>MOS-Controlled Thyristor (MCT)<BR><B>Resonant Converters and Wireless Power Supplies<BR></B>Introduction<BR>Fundamentals of Resonant Converters<BR>Resonant DC-DC Converters<BR>Load Resonant Converters for Contactless Power Supplies<BR><B>Control Loop Design of DC-to-DC Converters<BR></B>Introduction<BR>Feedback Control and Frequency Response<BR>Poles, Zeros, and S-Domain<BR>Stability Using Bode Plots<BR>Linear Regulators' Feedback and Loop Stability Stability Feedback Loop and Stability of Switch-Mode Power Supplies Digital Control Control Modes of Switch-Mode Converters <B>Power Management<BR></B>Introduction<BR>Design Approaches and Specifications<BR>Specifying DC Power Supply Requirements<BR>Loading Considerations<BR>Powering High-Power Processors and ASICs<BR><B>Off-the-Line Switching Power Supplies<BR></B>Introduction<BR>Building Blocks of a Typical Off-the-Line Switching Power Supply<BR>Rectifier Section<BR>Popular Transformer-Isolated Configurations for Off-the-Line Power Supplies and Industry Approaches<BR>Magnetic Components<BR>Output Blocks<BR>Efficiency Improvements and Synchronous Rectification<BR>EMI Reduction<BR>Power Supply Protection<BR>Age-Related Aspects<BR>Testing of Power Supplies<BR><B>Rechargeable Batteries and Their Management<BR></B>Introduction<BR>Battery Terminology<BR>Battery Technologies: An Overview<BR>Lead-Acid Batteries<BR>Nickel Cadmium (NiCd) Batteries<BR>Nickel Metal Hydride Batteries<BR>Lithium-Based Rechargeable Batteries<BR>Reusable Alkaline Batteries<BR>Zn-Air Batteries<BR>Battery Management<BR>Battery Communication and Related Standards<BR>Battery Safety<BR>Future<BR><B>Protection of Systems from Surges and Transients<BR></B>Introduction<BR>Types of Disturbances and Power Quality Issues<BR>Principles of Surge Protection Techniques<BR>Surge Protection Standards and Practices<BR>Practical Design Considerations<BR></P>