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Green Speaker Design (Part 1: Optimal Use of System Resources)

Authors: Klippel, Wolfgang

AES Convention 146 · Paper 10138 · March 2019

Abstract

Increasing the efficiency and voltage sensitivity of the electro-acoustical conversion is the key to modern audio devices generating the required sound output with minimum size, weight, cost, and energy. Traditional loudspeaker design sacrifices efficiency for sound quality. Nonlinear adaptive control can compensate for the undesired signal distortion, protect the transducer against overload, stabilize the voice coil position, and cope with time-varying properties of the suspension. The paper presents a new design concept for an active loudspeaker system that uses the new degree of freedom provided by DSP for exploiting a nonlinear motor topology, a soft suspension and modal vibration in the diaphragm, panel, and in the acoustical systems.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 146
AES Convention
146
Paper number
10138
Publication date
March 6, 2019
Session subject
Loudspeakers: Part 2
Affiliation
Klippel GmbH, Dresden, Germany (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper