Audio Power Amplifier Design, 6th Edition

Chapter

16

Power Dissipation in Amplifiers

Output Stage Conditions

The Mathematical Approach

Dissipation by Simulation

Power Partition Diagrams

Class-B: CFP and EF Power Partition

Class-AB Power Partition

Class-A Power Partition

Class XD Power Partition: Constant-current and Push-pull

Class-G Power Partition

Class-B EF with Reactive Loads

Conclusions on Reactive Loads

The Peak-to-Mean Ratio of Music

The Probability Density Function (PDF)

The Cumulative Distribution Function (CDF)

Measuring the PDF

Deriving the Actual Power Dissipation

Actual Power Dissipation for Class-B CFP

Actual Power Dissipation for Class-AB

Actual Power Dissipation for Class-A Push-pull

Actual Power Dissipation for Class-G

Actual Power Dissipation with Reactive ...