Pulse width modulated signal amplifier

• US 4,134,076 A
• Filed: 12/02/1977
• Issued: 01/09/1979
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/1976
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Suzuki, Tadao, Fukami, Takeshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Mullins, James B.
• Application Number:
  US05/857,176
• Time in Patent Office: 403 Days
• Field of Search: 330/10, 330/251, 330/207 A, 332/9 T
• US Class Current: 330/10
• CPC Class Codes: H03F 2200/511 Many discrete supply voltages or currents or voltage levels can be chosen by a control signal in an IC-block amplifier circuit
• CPC Class Codes: H03F 3/217 Class D power amplifiers; Switching amplifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H03F 3/2171 with field-effect devices H03F3/2173 - H03F3/2178 take precedence

Abstract

A pulse width modulated signal amplifier includes an integrator having a positive or non-inverted input terminal supplied with a modulating signal, such as, an audio signal, and an inverted input terminal supplied with a rectangular wave signal as a carrier, a high gain amplifier receiving the output of the integrator and producing a pulse width modulated signal, a pulse power amplifier receiving the pulse width modulated signal, a low pass filter receiving the output of the pulse power amplifier and producing an amplified demodulated signal corresponding to the original modulating signal and which is supplied to an output terminal, and a negative feedback circuit connected between the output terminal of the pulse power amplifier and the inverted input terminal of the integrator.

Claims

1. A pulse width modulated signal amplifier comprising:

an input terminal for receiving a modulating signal;

means for providing a rectangular wave signal as a carrier;

integrating means having a non-converted input, an inverted input and an output, said non-inverted input being connected to said input terminal to receive said modulating signal;

means for applying said rectangular wave signal to said inverted input of the integrating means;

amplifying means connected with said output of the integrating means for providing an amplified pulse width modulated signal output;

a low pass filter receiving said output of the amplifying means for providing an amplified demodulated signal corresponding to said modulating signal applied to said input terminal; and

a negative feedback circuit for applying a part of said output of the amplifying means to inverted input of the integrating means.

2. A pulse with modulated signal amplifier according to claim 1;

in which said means for applying the rectangular wave signal to said inverted input of the integrating means includes impedance circuit means.

3. A pulse width modulated signal amplifier according to claim 2;

wherein said impedance circuit means includes an impedance converting circuit having an input receiving said rectangular wave signal and an output, and a first resistor connected between the output of said impedance converting circuit and the inverted input of said integrating means.

4. A pulse with modulated signal amplifier according to claim 3;

wherein said negative feedback circuit includes a second resistor through which said part of the output of said amplifying means is applied to the inverted input of said integrating means.

5. A pulse width modulated signal amplifier according to claim 2;

wherein said negative feedback circuit includes a resistor through which said part of the output of said amplifying means is applied to said inverted input of the integrating means.

6. A pulse width modulated signal amplifier according to claim 1;

in which said amplifying means includes high gain amplifying means and pulse power amplifying means connected in sequence between said output of the integrating means and said low pass filter, and said negative feedback circuit applies output of said pulse power amplifying means to said inverted input of the integrating means.

7. A pulse width modulated signal amplifier according to claim 1, in which said integrating means includes a differential amplifying circuit having a first transistor connected to said non-inverted input for receiving said modulating signal, and a second transistor connected to said inverted input for receiving said rectangular wave signal and said part of said output of the amplifying means.

9. A pulse width modulated signal amplifier according to claim 7;

wherein said means for applying the rectangular wave signal to said second input of the integrating means includes an impedance circuit as a buffer between said means providing the rectangular wave signal and said input electrode of the second transistor.

10. A pulse width modulated signal amplifier according to claim 9;

in which said first and second loads are constituted by respective transistors connected to form a current mirror circuit.

8. A pulse width modulated signal amplifier comprising an input terminal for receiving a modulating signal;

means for providing a rectangular wave signal as a carrier;

integrating means having a first input connected to said input terminal to receive said modulating signal, a second input and an output, said integrating means includes a differential amplifying circuit having first and second transistors each having an input electrode and first and second output electrodes, and an output circuit having third and fourth transistors each having an input electrode and first and second output electrodes, first and second DC power sources, a constant current source through which said first output electrodes of said first and second transistors are connected together to said first DC power source, first and second loads through which said second output electrodes of said first and second transistors are respectively connected to said second DC power source, the first output electrodes of said third and fourth transistors being connected together to said output of the integrating means, a capacitor connecting the input elecrode of said second transistor to said connected together first output electrodes of the third and fourth transistors, the second output electrodes of said third and fourth transistors being connected to said first and second DC power sources, respectively, the input electrode of said third transistor being connected to the second output electrode of said first transistor, the input electrode of said fourth transistor being connected to said constant current source, the input electrode of said first transistor constituting said first input of the integrating means and being supplied with said modulating signal, the input electrode of said second transistor constituting said second input of the integrating means and being supplied with said rectangular wave signal and with a feedback signal amplifying means connected with said output of the integrating means for providing an amplified pulse width modulated signal output;

a low pass filter receiving said output of the amplifying means for providing an amplified demodulated signal corresponding to said modulating signal applied to said input terminal; and

a negative feedback circuit for applying a part of said output of the amplifying means to said second input of the integrating means as said feedback signal.