New DC-DC book of knowledge offers practical tips

Recom has produced a new publication - the 'DC/DC book of knowledge – Practical tips for the user', a 234-page publication for engineers, power-supply designers and students. The function of any DC-DC converter is to meet one or more the following requirements; to match the secondary load & the primary supply voltage, to provide galvanic isolation, to protect the primary supply secondary load from faults and to simplify compliance with safety, EMC and performance standards. The book explains how all of these goals can be met, with the advantages of each method. The author Steve Roberts, technical director, Recom, has had many years of experience in DC-DC converter design, answering customer’s questions, helping with design-ins, presenting at seminars and writing datasheets and technical articles. The book is a summary of this accumulated knowledge, written in a practical, unbiased style and available as a free-of-charge PDF download in English, German or Chinese, says the company.