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Switching-mode Audio Power Amplifiers with Direct Energy Conversion

Authors: Andersen, Michael; Ljusev, Petar

AES Convention 118 · Paper 6491 · May 2005

Abstract

This paper presents a new class of switching-mode audio power amplifiers, which are capable of direct energy conversion from the AC mains to the audio output. They represent an ultimate integration of a switching-mode power supply and a Class-D audio power amplifier, where the intermediate DC bus has been replaced with a high frequency AC link. When compared to the conventional Class-D amplifiers with a separate DC power supply, the proposed single conversion stage amplifier provides simple and compact solution with better efficiency and higher level of integration, leading to reduced component count, volume and cost.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 118
AES Convention
118
Paper number
6491
Publication date
May 6, 2005
Session subject
Audio Recording and Reproduction; High Resolution Audio; Instrumentation and Measurement
Affiliation
Technical University of Denmark (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper