Average current-mode feedback control of multi-channel class-D audio amplifier

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9806683
APP PUB NO 20160373076A1
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15185637

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Described herein are several configurations of Class-D audio amplifiers, including a single-ended and a bridge-tied load (BTL) configuration, in which voltage-mode control and average current-mode control circuitry in feedback loops can be included to control the outputs of the Class-D amplifier to reduce open-loop errors and maintain a relatively high loop gain over an expected audio frequency range. The average current-mode control circuitry monitors current through a resistor common to both a current flow into a positive terminal of a loudspeaker associated with the amplifier and a current flow into a negative terminal of the loudspeaker. The voltage-mode control circuitry works with the average current-mode control circuitry in controlling the output of the Class-D audio amplifier.

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CRESTRON ELECTRONICS INC15 VOLVO DRIVE ROCKLEIGH NJ 07647

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Buono, Robert Rockleigh, US 22 42

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