I was thinking of a new way to run a transistor. using PWM and an upstepper for a higher maximum output by upstepping the voltage to a seperate voltage from the power supply voltage. by a circuit that uses PWM for the output. like a class-D amplifier.
but it'd be more efficient because there would be a massively better maximum output.
The transistors could be MOSFET or darlingtons
Since the voltage is seperated from the supply voltage (through an upstepper design of some kind)
It'd cause the output to be greater than if only biased with a non-upstepped voltage from the input combined with the supply voltage.
like using an AA battery instead of using a resistor between the power supplies positive and the transistors base.
so it'd upstep the voltage to a seperate voltage supply which would turn the transistor on from a lesser voltage than the supply voltage. but be able to turn on the transistor much much more.
Is that a normal thing in class D amplifiers? or is it done in a similar but different way?
the reason I was thinking PWM + upstepped (not to a higher voltage but maybe seperate voltage)
was because it would be more efficient and need less energy to actually fully turn on the transistor.. with less voltage drop. practically full rail voltage possibility.. especially with mosfets?
but it'd be more efficient because there would be a massively better maximum output.
The transistors could be MOSFET or darlingtons
Since the voltage is seperated from the supply voltage (through an upstepper design of some kind)
It'd cause the output to be greater than if only biased with a non-upstepped voltage from the input combined with the supply voltage.
like using an AA battery instead of using a resistor between the power supplies positive and the transistors base.
so it'd upstep the voltage to a seperate voltage supply which would turn the transistor on from a lesser voltage than the supply voltage. but be able to turn on the transistor much much more.
Is that a normal thing in class D amplifiers? or is it done in a similar but different way?
the reason I was thinking PWM + upstepped (not to a higher voltage but maybe seperate voltage)
was because it would be more efficient and need less energy to actually fully turn on the transistor.. with less voltage drop. practically full rail voltage possibility.. especially with mosfets?
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