Dynamic Bias - Active Bias - Automatic/Self biased - Overview wanted
 

There were two different goals that forces these ideas and concepts:

1) Only the adjust free power amp concerning bias adjust for idle current
(self biasing - I know only the Quad 405 current dumping amp and some related topologies)
2) Additional no leaving the Class A operation and low idle current at the same time
under all load conditions > 4 ohms (I know only Threshold and Mark-Levinson - Madrigal)

Where I can find an overview of a wide range of commercial brands/ models so as topologies concerning this two categories (only push-pull topologies - not single ended)?

Here patents/examples for this topologies:
Patent US3995228
Madrigal Library: Adaptive Bias
Patent US4160216
(automatic and dynamic/adaptive bias for classA under all conditions without external bias adjustment)
Patent US4077013 (automatic Bias without external bias adjustment)
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/solid...1166-chip.html (automatic Bias without external bias adjustment)
Patent US5216379 (automatic and dynamic bias without external bias adjustment)
http://220.232.128.43/audio/quad405/...J%20Walker.pdf (current dumping - ClassB without external bias adjustment)

P. S.
In this case also this threads could be of interest:
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/solid...d-revival.html
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/pass-...ng-biased.html
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/solid...s-ab-amps.html

I have I have got away with a design that uses a Vbe mulitplier but not on the heatsink so long as I keep the bias current low.

This works well with some designs.

I also built a quasi and found that needed the bias transistor on the heatsink.

Today's commercial amplifier mainly use still for the idle current adjust the good known Vbe multiplier for the cumbersome manual adjustment procedure - I guess there are still over 90%.
I miss progress (not only in this case) even after such a long period of audio power amp experiences in Class AB.
Also in the diy-aera I note this situation.

There is also the Huon/Dower patent (US6-630-865), which implements a form of `Non Switching Class B' bias. This technique is quite difficult to get stable, and definitely not suitable for beginners!

The Whise subwoofers of about 5 to 10 years ago used an inbuilt amplifier using this scheme. They won the Stereophile award for the best subwoofer. Unfortunately they are nolonger in production.

Thank you for this information:
Push-pull amplifiers
http://www.audiotrends.com.au/docume...lse_Review.pdf
http://web.archive.org/web/200807181....whise.com.au/
http://web.archive.org/web/200807191...nderFFX25.html

Dynamic Bias - Active Bias - Automatic/Self biased additional URLs
 

TDA7250, TDA 7250
http://www.st.com/stonline/books/pdf/docs/1472.pdf
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/solid...p-tda7250.html
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/solid...r-toasted.html
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/chip-...d-problem.html
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/chip-...-tda1514a.html
Witam szukam paru schematów nord elektronik z góry dzi?kuje. (diyproject)

LT1166, LT 1166
Linear Technology - LT1166 - Power Output Stage Automatic Bias System
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/solid...1166-chip.html
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/solid...regulator.html
Output stage bias
Re: LT 1166 bias ic? john curl or?
http://www.linearaudio.nl/Miscellaneous/jc.JPG

http://www.national.com/an/AN/AN-1645.pdf
Auto Bias
Madrigal Library: Adaptive Bias
Apparatus for eliminating on-off transitional gain variations in class AB, B and C active element amplifiers
AES E-Library: The Autobias Amplifier: A New Topology for Automatically Biased Audio Amplifiers Using Power MOSFETs
Active bias circuit for low-noise amplifiers
Automatic biasing of a power device for linear operation - Patent # 7084705 - PatentGenius
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http://www.linearaudio.nl/Miscellane...0class%20B.pdf
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/solid...ervo-bias.html
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/tubes...rvo-ab-pp.html
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/solid...ss-output.html

commercial products (brand and model number), that use adjust-free Class AB power amp sections still wanted (e.g. with the help of TDA7250/LT1166)

the Marantz SR-5200 receiver ties the thermal sensing diode string of a Sanken SAP15 pair together with a fixed resistor. No bias adjustment. Seems to work pretty well, but most likely under biased, to be safe and sure.

I was thinking of placing a red LED between the diode string for a stable constant voltage drop, and let the diode string do the thermal adjustment.

Biasing amplifiers by hand is a night mare for manufactures in today's economy and business. I am thinking long way as well to find a cheap and simple way to avoid the manual adjustment. I think above suggestion would work well.





With kind regards
Bas

No. Except if one can guarantee that the constant current through the chain of all diodes don't deliver tolerances/spread effects.

But the purpose of a servo is just, that certainly values of tolerances, which are always present, have no effect on the quiescent current.

An adjustment variable resistor must be still present. But after choosen the value for idle current through the output power stage this must be absolutely constant under all conditions (ambient temperature etc).
By commonly circuit concepts (VBE MULTIPLIER) I must repeat the adjustment several times, that is horrible for me

I know it is "better" to be able to adjust it. But Marantz chooses not to with above schematic. There will be tolerances, but if one keep the system under biased, so that in worst case the highest to expect bias level due tolerance difference is still below the maximum acceptable level, it can work. But one must accept a mostly under biased output-stage. The diode string will compensate for temperature tempco.

Another way to do it is with a micro controller which can read the voltage drop over the emitter resistors, and control a LDR in the bias string.

With kind regards,
Bas