Questions tagged [class-d]
A class-D (amplifier) refers to an electronic amplifier that operates the output devices (usually MOSFETs) as binary switches (either ON or OFF).
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Class D Amplifier with Inverting Logic [closed]
If a class D amplifier had an additional logic input which was used to indicate that the amplifier's output should be inverted, could one use this signal to swap the logic of amplifier's switches so ...
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Can I use BTL audio amplifier IC in single-ended output configuration?
I am designing a widget that has to have a speaker output (low power, between 1W and 2W, 8 Ohms, low-quality) with the limitation that one end of the speaker must be grounded.
There are lots of audio ...
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How to calculate error amplifier output in amplifiers
I'm trying to derive an accurate formula for the output of an error amplifier in the class D amplifier I'm simulating. Most literature on the error amplifier/integrator in class D amplifiers glosses ...
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What causes those oscillations in a comparator circuit
I designed a simple class D amplifier based on theory (output stage not pictured):
Layout(ish, the board was modified in a few places, the whole top part is a separate PCB soldered into where some ...
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Class D amplifier - equation for peak current?
I'm trying to spec a power supply for a class D amplifier IC. I have figured out the maximum RMS current draw by taking the RMS power rating of the amp, increasing that to compensate for efficiency ...
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Not functioning Class-D Stereo Amplifier circuit
I am connecting a circuit for Texas Instruments TPA3125D2 Class-D Aplifier.
Datasheet here:
http://www.ti.com/lit/gpn/tpa3125d2
The circuit design is here:
The circuit that was tested is not on ...
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Output Filter Components Breaking Class D Amplifier Chip
Hi I am designing a class D amplifier PCB using the TPA3122D2 amplifier chip. I am planning to base my circuit on the schematic from the evaluation board:
I bought components of the same values given ...
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How to Choose Proper Components for Class D Amplifier Circuit
Hi I am designing a class B amplifier PCB using the TPA3122D2 amplifier chip. I am planning to base my circuit on the schematic from the evaluation board (see below).
I have tried building out this ...
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Why would this Class D Audio Amplifier have low current draw?
Disclaimer: Saying I have very little knowledge of electrical engineering theory is an overstatement. I very much appreciate your help and patience. I'm not finding any questions similar to mine, but ...
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Audio PWM over Radio [closed]
I'm working on a project in which I must send audio over RF such that remote speakers can pick up the signal around a house/apartment. The goal is to broadcast music from a single device somewhere in ...
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Three level PWM modulator circuit feedback simulation
I'm trying to design a three level PWM circuit with feedback and i'm struggling to understand the feedback aspect.
The design is based on this design by Texas instruments and modified to suit three ...
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How would a mains transformer react to unfiltered “Class D” PWM sinewave on its primary?
Somewhat related to this question: How do I apply PWM signal to the primary side of a transformer to get synthesized sine wave at the secondary side? - specifically "Choice 1":
However in my case I ...
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IR2110 driver output causing shoothrough despite deadtime
I'm having trouble with the ir2110 output. I'm working on a class d full bridge amplifier and I use 2 ir2110 to drive 4 irf540N mosfets. The switching frequency I use to generate the PWM is 240kHz and ...
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High frequency PWM methods
I have a few questions regarding generating PWM waveforms in audio and motor driving applications.
I want to mess around a bit more with switching, gate driving circuitry and motor control/ ...
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MOSFET driver circuit configuration for half bridge MOSFETs for power amplifier
I am making a class D audio amplifier and I am using a MOSFET driver to control two MOSFETs in a half bridge configuration as shown in the circuit below
When I connected the circuit without the ...
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PWM Comparator types for Class D
I've started simulating a Class D amp, but it seems the MAX999 (I saw recommended elsewhere on this site) isn't working. Could anyone point me in the direction of why? I swapped in an LM311 which ...
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How do you model differential inductor in LTspice?
I wonder how I can model a differential inductor in LTspice?
I've an inductor that has half the turns on one side and the other half on the other side.
It's intended to be used in a bridge tied ...
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Removing switching artifacts from commercial audio amplifier
I got an audio amplifier but I have problems with that.
How to remove switching noise(artifact) from the output of Behringer iNUKE NU1000 Power Amplifier ,Audio amplifier?
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I got from ...
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High Frequency Excitation on Class D Amplifier
I'm building a discretized class D audio amplifier that's running at 250kHz that's designed to run on a single ended 80V supply. I was seeing very high amplitude, high frequency excitations on the ...
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How can I see if my filterless class-D audio amplifier is clipping or not?
So I'm using MAX98357A, which is a filterless class D audio amplifier. I'm running it using Vcc = 5 V. Looking at the page 28 of the datasheet, I see the folliwing formula for output voltage:
Output (...
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Resistor values for class D amplifier
I haven't done a bad job for this amplifier circuit since I got it to work with 470K for RV and 10K for RG but what I'd like to do is create a better quality sound output. Maybe my 1/2 watt 8-ohm ...
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Unfiltered square-wave as feedback in class D amplifier
I found this little circuit that (ab)uses a TL494 SMPS PWM controller as PWM driver for a class D audio amplifier:
(Source article @ Geekcircuits.com )
It uses the unfiltered, but constant amplitude ...
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How to achieve digitally adjustable supply rail sover a wide range (low up to 300V)?
I need to be able to vary the supply rail over a wide range (low voltage up to 300V DC). Current consumption will be from 1 mA up to 40mA. The thing will be powered by AC mains 120V. I am wondering ...
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low pass filter class d amplifier
I am designing a Class D audio amplifier. Im using a 40Khz triangular wave to modulate my input audio signal of 1Khz. However when I designed my low pass filter(cut-off frequency=20Khz), I still get ...
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Using a NE555 for 12V boost to 24V to power an amplifier
I'm trying to draw a supply scheme for a class D integrated amplifier.
It requires 21V to 24V power supply and about 6/7A of current at 24V. The input is a car battery: 10V to 14.4V.
I found this ...
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Audio Amplifier
We are using WM8960 Audio CODEC which has internal Class D Amplifier with up to 1W output for speakers. I plan to provide external Class D amplifier as optional which boost up the output power to 2W ...
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Put a resistor in series between amp and speaker
I use a PAM8403 class-D amplifier module (~ 2$ on ebay), which is very good, and stereo.
The output volume is too loud. If I lower the amp's input volume (via software), then obvisouly the output ...
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Class - D Amplification Problem
I am trying to make some amplifier circuit like Class - D type. Below is the circuit;
Input is sinusoidal @2500Hz.
I couldn't make gate driver circuit. Thats why i use voltage dependent voltage ...
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Stereo to mono amp solution with mono bridge
I have these stereo amplifiers - Adafruit 20W and Sure Electronics 15W.
If I connect this passive stereo to mono bridge at its output, will it technically be a good solution? Will the amps work ...
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How can I avoid saturation in current source amplifier?
I'm designing a class d amplifier with current feedback as in figure below
with the following features:
Vbus=50V
Iout programmable from 100mA to 1A rms
Vout=35Vrms max
When the load overcomes the ...
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Calculation and measurement of input and output impedances of a Class-D amplifier
How would I calculate, from datasheet information or elsewhere, the input and output impedances of a Class D power amplifier, in general or for say a chip like the LM4670 or the TPA2000D1?
{Note that ...
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Can I use a Class D amplifier as a summing amplifier?
Context: I'm creating a mono, battery powered speaker. I'd like to sum the left and right channels of a stereo input signal into a mono output signal, which I feed into a Class-D Mono Audio Amplifier ...
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Audio AMP Datasheet help
Disclaimer: I know you aren't supposed to ask about specific IC's as it is not helpful to the community in general, but I am at my wit's end here so I will try to make this as relevant as possible.
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Calculating real part of a square wave
i'm trying to understand how Bruno putzey in
Globally Modulated Self-Oscillating Amplifier with Improved Linearity
in section 4.2 Analysis comes to the equation in presented in (2), see snapshot below....
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Can a MOSFET h-bridge class-D amplifier be used as a digital-to-analog converter?
They are used as de facto DACs for low power audio systems and in power inverters. But how common are they for high frequency D/A conversion(or broadband)?
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Using AND gate as a comparator
I amb trying to desing a very simple Gate Driver for a Class-D audio amplifier.
In order to introduce the Dead Time my first thought was to use a RC conected to a comparator as an imput of an AND gate....
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Input filter for class d amplifier
I have built a ~50W class d amplifier powered by a 12V SMPS. My problem is that the output of the SMPS has high frequency noise. I know that the noise is not audible but I would like to remove all of ...
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Using an audio amplifier with differential outputs with headphones
I'm planning to use TPA2012D2 (http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/tpa2012d2.pdf) audio amplifier from TI from my headphone audio project.
This amplifier has a differential outputs for left and right ...
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Switching problems in class D amplifier
I'm building a class D amplifier with a dsPIC as PWM modulator.
The part of the schematic that I want to talk about is the interaction between the microcontroller output (pwm signal) and the gate of ...
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Calculation of Breakdown Voltage
How can we calculate the breakdown voltage of a BJT in ADS?
Is it Possible or not in ADS?
Problem:- I have a ADS BJT model. I am using that to generate high voltage output. For that i need to bias ...
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analog shut down whilst turning on an LED
I am a EE student from Denmark, in the middle of making a class D audio amplifier.
In this matter, I have stumpled across a needed circuitry. I need a way to shut off my gate driver (essentially the ...
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Using a LM311n in a class D amplifier as comparator
I'm making a class D amplifier as a school project, and we are currently at a stage where we simply need to add the comparator. But the comparator (LM311n) does not seem to run as intended.
My ...
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Am I using IR2104 correctly?
simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab
I am using the following circuit with given component values.
I am not getting a proper level of output from Ho or Lo pin to drive the ...
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Class-D Amplifier working outside audio range frequencies?
I've been wondering what could possibly limit the use of class-D amplifier to audio range frequencies. When I look at some class-d amplifier specs, it seems that a lot of them can't reach great ...
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Trying to remove distortion of speakers seems impossible
I'm working in a project with the goal of make a portable bluetooth speakers without distortion.
When I try to turn up the volume, the speakers start to make a distorsion, like when rhe radio can't ...
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Circuit to put digital amplifier into standby when no audio is at inputs?
I am putting together a battery powered audio amplifier using the PAM8403 class D chip.
http://www.diodes.com/datasheets/PAM8403.pdf
It has an active low STANDBY pin which turns off the circuits ...
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Dual passive low-pass filter
I am building a class D amplifier and need to design passive low-pass filters for H-bridge with cut off frequencies at about 400 Hz. However, I am unsure about few things, this is the simplified ...
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Ballpark achievable switching frequency for 100mW D-class amplifier
The background for this question is a Master level university group project, we're designing a class D sigma delta modulated amplifier which is part of a MIDI synthesizer on a large FPGA.
We're ...
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Purpose of gate driver in Class D amplifier
Can somebody explain to me why we need MOSFET gate driver in class D amplifier like in the picture below(common class D schematics)?
What I don't understand is if we for example have 9V rails, then ...
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Class D amplifier woofer filter designs
I am working on a 140W class D amplifier for my subwoofer. I am familiar with its topology but have few questions.
The music source is a radio that ouputs 200mV peak-to-peak signal containing all ...
