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Fundamentals of Power Electronics

Robert W. Erickson and Dragan Maksimović

4.6 on Amazon

3 HN comments

Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void

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4.5 on Amazon

3 HN comments

Practical Packet Analysis: Using Wireshark to Solve Real-World Network Problems

Chris Sanders

4.8 on Amazon

3 HN comments

Modern Classical Physics: Optics, Fluids, Plasmas, Elasticity, Relativity, and Statistical Physics

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4.7 on Amazon

3 HN comments

Electrical Engineering 101: Everything You Should Have Learned in School...but Probably Didn't

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4.3 on Amazon

3 HN comments

The Science of Good Cooking: Master 50 Simple Concepts to Enjoy a Lifetime of Success in the Kitchen (Cook's Illustrated Cookbooks)

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4.8 on Amazon

3 HN comments

Six Sigma: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide: A Complete Training & Reference Guide for White Belts, Yellow Belts, Green Belts, and Black Belts

The Council for Six Sigma Certification

4.6 on Amazon

3 HN comments

Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge: FAA-H-8083-25B (ASA FAA Handbook Series)

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4.8 on Amazon

3 HN comments

Wild Fermentation: The Flavor, Nutrition, and Craft of Live-Culture Foods, 2nd Edition

Sandor Ellix Katz and Sally Fallon Morell

4.7 on Amazon

2 HN comments

How Cars Work

Tom Newton

4.7 on Amazon

2 HN comments

Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy

Ian W. Toll

4.8 on Amazon

2 HN comments

Get Your House Right: Architectural Elements to Use & Avoid

Marianne Cusato , Ben Pentreath , et al.

4.6 on Amazon

2 HN comments

Monetizing Innovation: How Smart Companies Design the Product Around the Price

Madhavan Ramanujam and Georg Tacke

4.6 on Amazon

2 HN comments

Lights Out: A Cyberattack, a Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath

Ted Koppel and Random House Audio

4.4 on Amazon

2 HN comments

Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter

Ben Goldfarb

4.7 on Amazon

2 HN comments

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esmionAug 25, 2019

Nice article thanks for sharing it. What definition are you using for forward converter? The definition I always use, which I thought I got from Erickson’s Fundamentals of Power Electrons, is any topology where the inductance is charged in series (as opposed to parallel like a boost or fly back) with the load. I’ve always liked this definition because it still conveys critical meaning even when engineers do trivial topology changes from the “standard” forward converter topology.

seltzered_onFeb 27, 2012

Yeah, something stuck in my mind when I read "Fundamentals of Power Electronics" - I don't have the exact quote, but it basically mentions most efficency gains are primarily done to add features, not as part of any conservation effort.

As a power/software guy, i'm mostly looking forward the development of more non-backlit/outdoor readable screens, along with direly needed revolutions in hvac design.

jarmitageonDec 30, 2015

Interesting books with >4 star Amazon ratings:

The Meaning of Relativity (Einstein) http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-94-011-6022-3

Centauri Dreams: Imagining and Planning Interstellar Exploration http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4757-3894-0

The Physics of Musical Instruments http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-0-387-21603-4

Introduction to Nanoscale Science and Technology http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/b119185

Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-ray Microanalysis http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4615-0215-9

Structures or Why Things Don't Fall Down http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4615-9074-3

Fundamentals of Power Electronics http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/b100747

Advanced Organic Chemistry A/B http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/b114222 http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/b114293

Principles of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/b97397

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