SLOS941C May   2016  – January 2018 TPA3128D2 , TPA3129D2

PRODUCTION DATA.  

  1. 1 Features
  2. 2 Applications
  3. 3 Description
    1.     Device Images
      1.      Simplified Application Circuit
  4. 4 Revision History
  5. 5 Pin Configuration and Functions
    1.     Pin Functions
  6. 6 Specifications
    1. 6.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 6.2 ESD Ratings
    3. 6.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 6.4 Thermal Information
    5. 6.5 DC Electrical Characteristics
    6. 6.6 AC Electrical Characteristics
    7. 6.7 Typical Characteristics
  7. 7 Detailed Description
    1. 7.1 Overview
    2. 7.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 7.3 Feature Description
      1. 7.3.1  Gain Setting and Master and Slave
      2. 7.3.2  Input Impedance
      3. 7.3.3  Startup and Shutdown Operation
      4. 7.3.4  PLIMIT Operation
      5. 7.3.5  GVDD Supply
      6. 7.3.6  BSPx AND BSNx Capacitors
      7. 7.3.7  Differential Inputs
      8. 7.3.8  Device Protection System
      9. 7.3.9  DC Detect Protection
      10. 7.3.10 Short-Circuit Protection and Automatic Recovery Feature
      11. 7.3.11 Thermal Protection
      12. 7.3.12 Device Modulation Scheme
        1. 7.3.12.1 BD-Modulation
      13. 7.3.13 Efficiency: LC Filter Required with the Traditional Class-D Modulation Scheme
      14. 7.3.14 Ferrite Bead Filter Considerations
      15. 7.3.15 When to Use an Output Filter for EMI Suppression
      16. 7.3.16 AM Avoidance EMI Reduction
    4. 7.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 7.4.1 PBTL Mode
      2. 7.4.2 Mono Mode (Single Channel Mode)
  8. 8 Applications and Implementation
    1. 8.1 Application Information
    2. 8.2 Typical Application
      1. 8.2.1 Design Requriements
      2. 8.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        1. 8.2.2.1 Select the PWM Frequency
        2. 8.2.2.2 Select the Amplifier Gain and Master/Slave Mode
        3. 8.2.2.3 Select Input Capacitance
        4. 8.2.2.4 Select Decoupling Capacitors
        5. 8.2.2.5 Select Bootstrap Capacitors
      3. 8.2.3 Application Curves
  9. 9 Power Supply Recommendations
    1. 9.1 Power Supply Mode
  10. 10Layout
    1. 10.1 Layout Guidelines
    2. 10.2 Layout Example
  11. 11Device and Documentation Support
    1. 11.1 Documentation Support
    2. 11.2 Community Resources
    3. 11.3 Trademarks
    4. 11.4 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    5. 11.5 Glossary
  12. 12Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

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Orderable Information

7.3.13 Efficiency: LC Filter Required with the Traditional Class-D Modulation Scheme

The main reason that the traditional class-D amplifier-based on AD modulation requires an output filter is that the switching waveform results in maximum current flow. This causes more loss in the load, which causes lower efficiency. The ripple current is large for the traditional modulation scheme, because the ripple current is proportional to voltage multiplied by the time at that voltage. The differential voltage swing is 2 × VCC, and the time at each voltage is half the period for the traditional modulation scheme. An ideal LC filter is required to store the ripple current from each half cycle for the next half cycle, while any resistance causes power dissipation. The speaker is both resistive and reactive, whereas an LC filter is almost purely reactive.

The TPA3128D2 and TPA3129D2 modulation schemes have little loss in the load without a filter because the pulses are short and the change in voltage is VCC instead of 2 × VCC. As the output power increases, the pulses widen, making the ripple current larger. Ripple current could be filtered with an LC filter for increased efficiency, but for most applications the filter is not required.

An LC filter with a cutoff frequency less than the class-D switching frequency allows the switching current to flow through the filter instead of the load. The filter has less resistance but higher impedance at the switching frequency than the speaker, which results in less power dissipation, therefore increasing efficiency.