This paper presents a new class of switching-mode audio power amplifiers, which are capable of direct energy conversion from the AC mains to the audio output. They represent an ultimate integration of a switching-mode power supply and a Class-D audio power amplifier, where the intermediate DC bus has been replaced with a high frequency AC link. When compared to the conventional Class-D amplifiers with a separate DC power supply, the proposed single conversion stage amplifier provides simple and compact solution with better efficiency and higher level of integration, leading to reduced component count, volume and cost.
Authors:
Andersen, Michael; Ljusev, Petar
Affiliation:
Technical University of Denmark
AES Convention:
118 (May 2005)
Paper Number:
6491
Publication Date:
May 1, 2005
Session Subject:
Audio Recording and Reproduction; High Resolution Audio; Instrumentation and Measurement
Click to purchase paper as a non-member or you can login as an AES member to see more options.
No AES members have commented on this paper yet.
To be notified of new comments on this paper you can subscribe to this RSS feed. Forum users should login to see additional options.
If you are not yet an AES member and have something important to say about this paper then we urge you to join the AES today and make your voice heard. You can join online today by clicking here.