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Papers of Interest

Thanx to Doug Stabler


Towards a Digital Power Amplifier

by Mark Sandler
  This paper describes a method for direct conversion of digitally encoded audio signals into analog power to drive a loudspeaker without any intermediate conversion to an analog voltage representation - this is digital pulse width modulation.
Progress Towards a Digital Power Amplifier

by Mark Sandler
  This paper reports advances made in the development of an all digital audio power amplifier or power digital-to-analogue converter. A previous paper (1) reported simulation and theoretical results and demonstrated that they were in agreement.

Preprint Number: 2361 / Convention: 80 1986-03
Developments in Realizing an All-Digital Power Amplifier

by R.E. Hiorns, R.G. Bowman, J.M. Goldberg, M. B. Sandler
  Hardware and software noise shapers are each used in conjunction with a hardware pulse width modulator to demonstrate the conversion of digital audio data directly to an analogue signal.


Preprint Number: 3034 Convention: 90 1991-02
Spectral Representation of a PCM-PWM Digital Power Amplifier

by Pavel Pribyl
  The main purpose of this paper is to offer a powerful method of the uniform pulse width modulation (PWM) analysis. Complex analytic expressions for spectra sets are not calculated. They can beobtained from the graphic representations.


Preprint Number: 2920 Convention: 88 1990-03
Realizing an All-Digital Power Amplifier

by R.E. Hiorns, J.M. Goldberg, M.B. Sandler
  A hardware design of a pulse width modulator and noise shaper suitable for converting digital audio data directly to an analogue signal is presented. Spectral analysis is used to compare with simulation results and theoretical performance.

Preprint Number: 2960 Convention: 89 1990-09
All-Digital Power Amplifier Based on Pulse-Width Modulation

by M.S. Pedersen, M. Shajaan
  An all-digital power amplifier capable of driving a loudspeaker at high-power
levels is analyzed and implemented. The amplifier
is based on linearized pulse-width modulation (LPWM). The LPWM amplifier has
an efficiency of >90% at eight-times
oversampling
Preprint Number: 3809 Convention: 96 1994-03
Dynamic Model-Based Linearization of Quantized Pulse-Width Modulation for Applications in Digital-to-Analog Conversion and Digital Power Amplifier Systems

by M.O.J. Hawksford
  Abstract: Quantized pulse-width modulation (PWM) offers an efficient means of converting digital date to analog either at low
signal levels for DAC systems or at higher levels in power amplification.





AES? -- Vol. 40, Number 4 pp. 235 (1992)
More on "Dynamic Model-Based Linearization of Quantized Pulse-Width Modulation for Applications in Digital-to-Analog Conversion and Digital Power
Amplifier Systems

by M.O.J. Hawksford
 





AES? -- Vol. 42, Number 3 pp. 151 (1994)

Digital Power Amplification Using Sigma-Delta Modulation and Bit Flipping (ER)

by Anthony J. Macgrath, Mark B. Sandler
  A data conversion technique suitable for digital power amplifiers
(DPAs) is described, based on a modified sigma-delta modulator.

AES -- Vol. 45, Number 6 pp. 476 (1997)


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