An Active Load and Test Method for Evaluating the Efficiency of Audio Power Amplifiers

Dymond H, Mellor P. An Active Load and Test Method for Evaluating the Efficiency of Audio Power Amplifiers. In: AES Convention 125. Audio Engineering Society; 2008.pp. 7572:1-12. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=14724

@inproceedings{Dymond2008_14724,
  author = {Dymond, Harry and Mellor, Phil},
  title = {{An Active Load and Test Method for Evaluating the Efficiency of Audio Power Amplifiers}},
  booktitle = {AES Convention 125},
  pages = {7572:1-12},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=14724},
  year = {2008},
  month = oct,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society}
}

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AB  - This paper presents the design, implementation and use of an “active load” for audio power amplifier efficiency testing. The active load can simulate linear complex loads representative of real-world amplifier operation with a load modulus between 4 and 50 ohms inclusive, load phase-angles between −60° and +60° inclusive, and operates from 20 to 20,000 Hz. The active load allows for the development of an automated test procedure for evaluating the efficiency of an audio power amplifier across a range of output voltage amplitudes, load configurations and output signal frequencies. The results of testing a class-B and a class-D amplifier, each rated at 100 watts into 8 ohms are presented.
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