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Journal Article

Loudspeaker Power Amplifiers with Load-Adaptive Source Impedance

Authors: Birt, David

Journal of the Audio Engineering Society · Volume 36 · Issue 7/8 · pp. 552–561 · July 1988

Abstract

A feedback topology for power amplifiers is proposed, which provides a load-adaptive source impedance. When the amplifier drives a loudspeaker, the voice-coil resistance continually changes because of temperature variations associated with the changing mean power of the program. To negate this problem, the amplifier source resistance is made dynamic so as to maintain a constant total resistance.

Details

Publication
Journal of the Audio Engineering Society
Volume
36
Issue
7/8
Pages
552–561
Publication date
July 6, 1988
Affiliation
Bletchingley, Surrey, RH1 4RB, UK (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Journal Article