Heat Transfer Mechanisms in Moving-Coil Loudspeakers

Henricksen CA. Heat Transfer Mechanisms in Moving-Coil Loudspeakers. In: AES Convention 57. Audio Engineering Society; 1977. Paper 1247. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=3108

@inproceedings{Henricksen1977_3108,
  author = {Henricksen, Clifford A.},
  title = {{Heat Transfer Mechanisms in Moving-Coil Loudspeakers}},
  booktitle = {AES Convention 57},
  note = {Paper 1247},
  year = {1977},
  month = may,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=3108}
}

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TI  - Heat Transfer Mechanisms in Moving-Coil Loudspeakers
AU  - Henricksen, Clifford A.
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AB  - Voice coil temperature is a major cause of loudspeaker damage and failure. It increases according to electrical input and according to the overall heat transfer coefficient of the voice coil. This overall coefficient is a direct result of a variety of heat transfer mechanisms, including conduction, radiation, natural convection, forced convection and heat storage. An analysis (including transient behavior) is presented which includes all factors and provides a final equation for voice coil temperature as a function of electrical input and loudspeaker parameters. The analysis also points to a novel method of heat transfer for all loudspeakers (U.S. Patent #3991286, by the author, assigned to the Altec Corporation).
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