Quiet power up and power down of closed loop digital PWM modulators
US8228117B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 15, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03F2200/351
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A switching audio amplifier circuit drives a switching audio amplifier stage using a digital PWM signal from an audio source. A PWM duty ratio modifier modifies an edge timing of the digital PWM signal to produce a modified digital PWM signal. A mode switch switches between the digital PWM signal and the modified digital PWM signal in a way that masks audible noise such as clicks and pops at power-up and power-down of the switching audio amplifier. An integrating error amplifier compares a difference between the digital PWM signal and an amplified PWM signal and integrates the difference to control the edge timing modified by the PWM duty ratio modifier. A mode controller can apply an offset signal to the integrating error amplifier and can control the switching of the mode switch.
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