Has anyone tried?
Came across this sceme regarding a regulated PSU for a GainClone. Would be interesting to adopt it to a hmm, lets see a zappulse project for instance.
Is this doable with transformers with 42v secondaries?
The regulators have to be be changed, but are there regulators that can do this job with 800va-2*42 V secondaries?
Just wondering.
I have a couple of zappulse monoblocks, but want to change them into the 700xe version and rebuild my PSU. Therefore I am looking for a really good, maybe ultimate PSU for the modules.
I am not that into this, and maye a regulated PSU is not the way to go with Class D amplifiers at all.
Do yo diy guys have any other Hi End Psu alternatives to share?
Best Regards
Came across this sceme regarding a regulated PSU for a GainClone. Would be interesting to adopt it to a hmm, lets see a zappulse project for instance.
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Is this doable with transformers with 42v secondaries?
The regulators have to be be changed, but are there regulators that can do this job with 800va-2*42 V secondaries?
Just wondering.
I have a couple of zappulse monoblocks, but want to change them into the 700xe version and rebuild my PSU. Therefore I am looking for a really good, maybe ultimate PSU for the modules.
I am not that into this, and maye a regulated PSU is not the way to go with Class D amplifiers at all.
Do yo diy guys have any other Hi End Psu alternatives to share?
Best Regards
If you're looking to use linear regulators you'll want to find ones with good load transient response because the class d output stage sources and sinks quick bursts of current from the supply rails. Some LT1083s in parallel per rail could do the job but who knows how it would sound. They're expensive regulators too, and that money could be put towards larger/better filter caps in an unregulated supply.
simple but good
Has anyone ever just tried a good old emitter follower as a power supply regulator?
My experience with regulators for audio is that its darn hard to beat a emitter follower loaded with a current source.
The input to the follower can get as complex as you wish, the simplist just being a voltage divider bypassed by a cap, a capacitance multiplier.
I suspect this would be done with a darlington like configuration given the currents. each loaded with its own current source.
They are
1)very wide band
2)have decently low output impedance.
3)no global feedback, well, that debatable, but they are just rock solid stable from a stability standpoint.
4)Nothing to overload, and need to recover from.
I think i'd put lots of output cap on the output still though.
What they don't have is super tight DC tolerence.
They also do droop a bit with load, but not very much, and they loop bandwidth is wide, like the UCD.
An IC reg will have better DC and PSSR at low frequencies because of high DC loop gain, but usually cause more damage than good at high frequencies.
I just ordered my Ucd400's and thought to maybe try this with the monoblock cases that already have nice bipolar high current transistors mounted on them ;>)
It will be a good experiement.
Best Regards,
Has anyone ever just tried a good old emitter follower as a power supply regulator?
My experience with regulators for audio is that its darn hard to beat a emitter follower loaded with a current source.
The input to the follower can get as complex as you wish, the simplist just being a voltage divider bypassed by a cap, a capacitance multiplier.
I suspect this would be done with a darlington like configuration given the currents. each loaded with its own current source.
They are
1)very wide band
2)have decently low output impedance.
3)no global feedback, well, that debatable, but they are just rock solid stable from a stability standpoint.
4)Nothing to overload, and need to recover from.
I think i'd put lots of output cap on the output still though.
What they don't have is super tight DC tolerence.
They also do droop a bit with load, but not very much, and they loop bandwidth is wide, like the UCD.
An IC reg will have better DC and PSSR at low frequencies because of high DC loop gain, but usually cause more damage than good at high frequencies.
I just ordered my Ucd400's and thought to maybe try this with the monoblock cases that already have nice bipolar high current transistors mounted on them ;>)
It will be a good experiement.
Best Regards,
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Hi,
Kind of hope this doesn't get posted.
I find it rely hard to search for info I know is in here becuase the search returns a thread that might have 100's of entries.
Am I missing something.
Like for example, I want to know what the dead time of the UcD400 is. I'm sure I'm not the first guy to ask, but I get a thread in response that is over 1000 entries?
Am I missing some method.
Got any Faq for me?
Thanks
Portland Mike
Hi,
Kind of hope this doesn't get posted.
I find it rely hard to search for info I know is in here becuase the search returns a thread that might have 100's of entries.
Am I missing something.
Like for example, I want to know what the dead time of the UcD400 is. I'm sure I'm not the first guy to ask, but I get a thread in response that is over 1000 entries?
Am I missing some method.
Got any Faq for me?
Thanks
Portland Mike
Re: simple but good
Yes, I believe a capacitance multiplier should work, in fact I have two at home (from white noise audio). Plan to modify them a bit and may then use them for some of my amps. The only thing you have to do when you use them for class D amps is to add extra caps at the output to prevent the supply pumping as those emitter followers will not absorb any current back from the amp (as occurs in Class D).
The advantage of using an capacitance multiplier is that you burn less power as the voltage drop over the emitter follower is less than when a fully regulated supply is used. And yes, they should be super stable (in terms of not senstive to oscillations) as there is no feedback, well in fact there is of course as it is an emitter follower, however, it ill react very fast and probably not easy to get it oscillating.
Gertjan
Portlandmike said:
Yes, I believe a capacitance multiplier should work, in fact I have two at home (from white noise audio). Plan to modify them a bit and may then use them for some of my amps. The only thing you have to do when you use them for class D amps is to add extra caps at the output to prevent the supply pumping as those emitter followers will not absorb any current back from the amp (as occurs in Class D).
The advantage of using an capacitance multiplier is that you burn less power as the voltage drop over the emitter follower is less than when a fully regulated supply is used. And yes, they should be super stable (in terms of not senstive to oscillations) as there is no feedback, well in fact there is of course as it is an emitter follower, however, it ill react very fast and probably not easy to get it oscillating.
Gertjan
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