Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method for load measurement in switching amplifiers, corresponding device and amplifier
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Application No.: US15389169Application Date: 2016-12-22
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Publication No.: US09973151B2Publication Date: 2018-05-15
- Inventor: Giovanni Gonano
- Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
- Applicant Address: IT Agrate Brianza
- Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
- Current Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
- Current Assignee Address: IT Agrate Brianza
- Agency: Slater Matsil, LLP
- Priority: IT102016000053313 20160524
- Main IPC: H03F1/08
- IPC: H03F1/08 ; H03F3/45 ; H03F3/183 ; H03F3/217 ; H04R29/00 ; G01R31/28

Abstract:
A method can be used to measure a load driven by a switching amplifier having a differential input, an LC output demodulator filter and a feedback network between the amplifier output and the differential input. The amplifier is AC driven in a differential and in a common mode by applying a common. The feedback network provides feedback towards the differential input from downstream the LC demodulator filter by computing the impedance of the load as a function of the differential mode output current and the common mode output current. The feedback network provides feedback towards the differential input from upstream the LC demodulator filter by measuring the impedance value of the inductor of the LC demodulator filter, and computing the impedance of the load as a function of the differential mode output current, the common mode output current and the impedance value of the inductor of the LC demodulator filter.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170346447A1 Method for Load Measurement in Switching Amplifiers, Corresponding Device and Amplifier Public/Granted day:2017-11-30
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