Rockford Corporation

Carlos A Castrejon

James C Strickland

An improved Class BD amplifier provides an amplified output signal by pulse width modulation techniques by sampling a carrier wave, usually a triangular or saw tooth waveform, according to an input signal to be amplified, as in a conventional class D amplifier. The resulting sampling waveform controls the connectivity of the potential suppliesto the power railsvia the first switchso that a first potential and a second potential are alternately supplied to the first power railand so that a third potential and fourth potential are alternately supplied to the second power railAs shown in FIG.the first potential is positive, the second and third potentials are at ground, and the fourth potential is negative. In addition, a constant potential difference is maintained between the first and second power railsThe power rails are alternately connected to a Class AD output stageby another switchthe connectivity of which is controlled by a second sampling waveform, PWM. This second sampling waveform PWMmay also be derived by sampling a triangular or saw tooth carrier wave by the input signal.

Method and device for improved class BD amplification having single-terminal alternating-rail dual-sampling topology

An improved Class BD amplifier provides an amplified output signal by pulse width modulation techniques by sampling a carrier wave, usually a triangular or saw tooth waveform, according to an input signal to be amplified, as in a conventional class D amplifier. The resulting sampling waveform controls the connectivity of the potential supplies 34, 36 to the power rails 14, 18 via the first switch 12 so that a first potential and a second potential are alternately supplied to the first power rail 14 and so that a third potential and fourth potential are alternately supplied to the second power rail 18. As shown in FIG. 8, the first potential is positive, the second and third potentials are at ground, and the fourth potential is negative. In addition, a constant potential difference is maintained between the first and second power rails 14, 18. The power rails are alternately connected to a Class AD output stage 26 by another switch 30, the connectivity of which is controlled by a second sampling waveform, PWM.sub.2. This second sampling waveform PWM.sub.2 may also be derived by sampling a triangular or saw tooth carrier wave by the input signal.

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Phoenix, AZ, United States of America

Carlos A Castrejon