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Loudspeaker Thermal and Safety Data Acquisition System

Authors: Buck, Marshall

AES Convention 121 · Paper 6921 · October 2006

Abstract

A four channel data acquisition system has been designed for measurement of four parameters needed for safety and thermal testing and modeling in a voice coil driven loudspeaker: Voice coil temperature, RMS voltage drive, current, and true V x I power dissipated. These data are stored in Excel format for post-processing.
Safety tests with alternating or direct current stimulation require the current versus time displays needed for pre testing to UL 1480 and ANSI/CEA-636 standards
Rated at 32 amperes, and 125 volts, the instrument is suitable for voice coils rated up to 5000 Watts. A real time graphics display on a standard PC is implemented with a USB interface.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 121
AES Convention
121
Paper number
6921
Publication date
October 6, 2006
Session subject
Measurements & Modeling
Affiliation
Psychotechnology, Inc. (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper