Power output of TBA820M (audio amplifier chip)?

[Adam Funk]

Does anyone know a formula for calculating the power output of the
TBA820M audio amplifier IC? The data sheet gives the following
examples:

supply (V) load (Ί) output (W)
12 8 2
9 4 1.6
9 8 1.2
6 4 0.75
3.5 4 0.25

but the output isn't consistently proportional to V^2/R (which was my
first guess).

Thanks.


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[Tim Wescott]

On Fri, 12 May 2017 13:33:12 +0100, Adam Funk wrote:

Does anyone know a formula for calculating the power output of the
TBA820M audio amplifier IC? The data sheet gives the following
examples:

supply (V) load (Ί) output (W)
12 8 2
9 4 1.6 9 8 1.2 6 4
0.75 3.5 4 0.25

but the output isn't consistently proportional to V^2/R (which was my
first guess).

Thanks.

I tried fitting it to (Vss - V0)^2/R on the supposition that it had
something to do with not being able to hit the rails, and didn't get a
sensible answer.

No discussion in the data sheet? It does seem wimpy.

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[Phil Allison]

Adam Funk wrote:

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Does anyone know a formula for calculating the power output of the
TBA820M audio amplifier IC? The data sheet gives the following
examples:

supply (V) load (Ί) output (W)
12 8 2
9 4 1.6
9 8 1.2
6 4 0.75
3.5 4 0.25

but the output isn't consistently proportional to V^2/R (which was my
first guess).

** There is no formula.

The IC's max output power with varying DC supplies is a result of its internal design.


..... Phil

 

[Adam Funk]

On 2017-05-13, Tim Wescott wrote:

On Fri, 12 May 2017 13:33:12 +0100, Adam Funk wrote:

Does anyone know a formula for calculating the power output of the
TBA820M audio amplifier IC? The data sheet gives the following
examples:

supply (V) load (Ί) output (W)
12 8 2
9 4 1.6 9 8 1.2 6 4
0.75 3.5 4 0.25

but the output isn't consistently proportional to V^2/R (which was my
first guess).

Thanks.

I tried fitting it to (Vss - V0)^2/R on the supposition that it had
something to do with not being able to hit the rails, and didn't get a
sensible answer.

No discussion in the data sheet? It does seem wimpy.

Oops, I didn't notice this before, but there is a grainy plot of power
vs supply voltage for 3 loads in Figure 3.

<http://www.kolumbus.fi/~mirian77/d/tba820.pdf>


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[Adam Funk]

On 2017-05-14, Phil Allison wrote:

Adam Funk wrote:

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Does anyone know a formula for calculating the power output of the
TBA820M audio amplifier IC? The data sheet gives the following
examples:

supply (V) load (Ί) output (W)
12 8 2
9 4 1.6
9 8 1.2
6 4 0.75
3.5 4 0.25

but the output isn't consistently proportional to V^2/R (which was my
first guess).


** There is no formula.

The IC's max output power with varying DC supplies is a result of its internal design.

I guess so, but I just noticed there is a plot of this in figure 3 of
the datasheet.


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[rickman]

On 5/15/2017 5:09 AM, Adam Funk wrote:

On 2017-05-13, Tim Wescott wrote:

On Fri, 12 May 2017 13:33:12 +0100, Adam Funk wrote:

Does anyone know a formula for calculating the power output of the
TBA820M audio amplifier IC? The data sheet gives the following
examples:

supply (V) load (Ί) output (W)
12 8 2
9 4 1.6 9 8 1.2 6 4
0.75 3.5 4 0.25

but the output isn't consistently proportional to V^2/R (which was my
first guess).

Thanks.

I tried fitting it to (Vss - V0)^2/R on the supposition that it had
something to do with not being able to hit the rails, and didn't get a
sensible answer.

No discussion in the data sheet? It does seem wimpy.

Oops, I didn't notice this before, but there is a grainy plot of power
vs supply voltage for 3 loads in Figure 3.

http://www.kolumbus.fi/~mirian77/d/tba820.pdf

What Tim said would be my first guess. Most devices can't supply power
at voltages close to the power rails, so some voltage would need to be
subtracted off. The result should be close to linear.

The curves in figure 3 look fairly parabolic with a Y intercept below
zero which confirms that. If the square root of the power is used
instead of the power I expect the curves would be mostly linear.

I wonder how figure 6 differs from figure 3? Figure 3 shows some
measurement conditions and figure 6 doesn't.

--

Rick C

 

[Adam Funk]

On 2017-05-15, rickman wrote:

On 5/15/2017 5:09 AM, Adam Funk wrote:

Oops, I didn't notice this before, but there is a grainy plot of power
vs supply voltage for 3 loads in Figure 3.

http://www.kolumbus.fi/~mirian77/d/tba820.pdf

What Tim said would be my first guess. Most devices can't supply power
at voltages close to the power rails, so some voltage would need to be
subtracted off. The result should be close to linear.

The curves in figure 3 look fairly parabolic with a Y intercept below
zero which confirms that. If the square root of the power is used
instead of the power I expect the curves would be mostly linear.

I wonder how figure 6 differs from figure 3? Figure 3 shows some
measurement conditions and figure 6 doesn't.

Does Figure 6 refer to power dissipation *in the IC itself*, whereas
Figure 3 is power output (to the speaker)?


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[George Herold]

On Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at 9:15:09 AM UTC-4, Adam Funk wrote:

On 2017-05-15, rickman wrote:

On 5/15/2017 5:09 AM, Adam Funk wrote:

Oops, I didn't notice this before, but there is a grainy plot of power
vs supply voltage for 3 loads in Figure 3.

http://www.kolumbus.fi/~mirian77/d/tba820.pdf

What Tim said would be my first guess. Most devices can't supply power
at voltages close to the power rails, so some voltage would need to be
subtracted off. The result should be close to linear.

The curves in figure 3 look fairly parabolic with a Y intercept below
zero which confirms that. If the square root of the power is used
instead of the power I expect the curves would be mostly linear.

I wonder how figure 6 differs from figure 3? Figure 3 shows some
measurement conditions and figure 6 doesn't.

Does Figure 6 refer to power dissipation *in the IC itself*, whereas
Figure 3 is power output (to the speaker)?

That's how I read it.

George H.

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Where else can you get an earful, a bellyful and a snootful at
the same time? --- Gerald Ford

 

[Adam Funk]

On 2017-06-06, George Herold wrote:

On Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at 9:15:09 AM UTC-4, Adam Funk wrote:
On 2017-05-15, rickman wrote:

On 5/15/2017 5:09 AM, Adam Funk wrote:

Oops, I didn't notice this before, but there is a grainy plot of power
vs supply voltage for 3 loads in Figure 3.

http://www.kolumbus.fi/~mirian77/d/tba820.pdf

What Tim said would be my first guess. Most devices can't supply power
at voltages close to the power rails, so some voltage would need to be
subtracted off. The result should be close to linear.

The curves in figure 3 look fairly parabolic with a Y intercept below
zero which confirms that. If the square root of the power is used
instead of the power I expect the curves would be mostly linear.

I wonder how figure 6 differs from figure 3? Figure 3 shows some
measurement conditions and figure 6 doesn't.

Does Figure 6 refer to power dissipation *in the IC itself*, whereas
Figure 3 is power output (to the speaker)?

That's how I read it.

The charts look almost the same except for the scale of the Y-axis, so
I guess internal power dissipation is close to proportional to output
power.


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