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Finite Element Methods and Equivalent Electrical Models for Loudspeaker Characterization.

Authors: Pellerin, Guillaume; Polack, Jean-Dominique; Morkerken, Jean-Pierre

AES Convention 114 · Paper 5743 · March 2003

Abstract

Current research into electroacoustics tends to determine the global transfert function between an initial electrical signal and the acoustical signal supplied at the ear. Because electrodynamic transducers radiate in a large frequency bandwidth, lumped parameter model such as Thiele and Small's is not sufficient to provide a realistic simulation of the vibro-acoustic behaviour of the system. This study proposes the use of Finite Element and Boundary Element Methods to compute a complex 3D response of a loudspeaker for each mechanical modes and then synthesize an equivalent electrical model that takes into account acoustical coupling between all modes.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 114
AES Convention
114
Paper number
5743
Publication date
March 6, 2003
Session subject
Loudspeakers
Affiliation
Laboratoire d'Acoustique Musicale, Paris, France (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper