Class-D Audio Power Amplifier Design

1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-35669-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 472 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 1030 g

Class-D Audio Power Amplifier Design is a comprehensive and detailed guide to Class-D amplifiers. Including historical perspectives covering the evolution of Class-D to the present day, this book provides a detailed discussion of each Class-D functional block.

With design guidance to optimize performance, the reader will learn from a series of real-life examples and design challenges to equip them in designing reliable, high-performance Class-D audio amplifiers. Featuring numerous diagrams and schematics to aid learning, chapters also cover a wide range of topics, such as:

- Power supply considerations

- EMI mitigation

- Multi-channel designs

- Gate driver circuits

- L-C demodulation filters.

Class-D Audio Power Amplifier Design is the essential reference guide for students, researchers, and professionals engaged with audio electronics.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Professional Reference, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Buono, Robert N

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Elektronik | Nachrichtentechnik Elektronik Bauelemente, Schaltkreise
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikwissenschaft Allgemein Musikalische Akustik, Tontechnik, Musikaufnahme
• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Akustik, Tontechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Input Circuits 3. Comparator and PWM Circuits 4. Ramp Generator Circuits 5. Level-Shifter Circuits 6. Gate Driver Circuits 7. Bias Supply for Upper Gate Driver 8. Half-Bridge and Full-Bridge Switching Power Stages 9. L-C Demodulation Filters 10. Sources of Distortion and Noise 11. Class-D Power Stage Losses, a Deep Dive 12. Feedback and Compensation 13. Housekeeping and UVLO Circuits 14. Protection Circuits (Overcurrent, Overtemperature, DC-Offset) 15. EMI Mitigation 16. PCB Layout and Thermal Considerations 17. Power Supply Considerations 18. 70V and 100V Constant-Voltage Amplifiers (High Impedance) 19. Multi-Channel Designs 20. Audio Performance Measurements and Instrumentation 21. Alternate Modulation Schemes for Class-D Amplifiers 22. Digital Applications, Interfaces, and Digital Signal Processing 23. Integrated Circuit (IC) Approaches and Advances in Components and Materials

Über Autor(innen)

Robert N. Buono has over 40 years’ experience in analog and power electronic circuit design. He is an expert in the design of Class-D audio power amplifiers and switched-mode power supplies and is a named inventor on 16 patents. He is presently a Principal Engineer at Crestron Electronics, where he has designed successful Class-D amplifier products for the residential and install markets.