• DocumentCode
    1903573
  • Title

    Design Considerations of Class D Amplifier Suitable Hearing Aid Devices

  • Author

    Ruiz, Daniel N. ; Moreno, Robson L. ; Pimenta, Tales Cleber

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. Fed. de Itajuba, Itajuba
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    25-28 Sept. 2007
  • Firstpage
    669
  • Lastpage
    674
  • Abstract
    This paper describes the design of a class D amplifier for hearing aid devices using PWM modulation technique. The new topology used to overcome offset problems promotes low power consumption and low harmonic distortion. The amplifier presents an efficiency of 93% with just 1.9% of THD, indicating a good compromise between efficiency and linearity.
  • Keywords
    amplifiers; harmonic distortion; hearing aids; network topology; pulse width modulation; PWM modulation technique; THD; class D amplifier; harmonic distortion; hearing aid devices; offset problems; Auditory system; Gain control; Low pass filters; Operational amplifiers; Power amplifiers; Power harmonic filters; Pulse width modulation; Pulse width modulation inverters; Switches; Topology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electronics, Robotics and Automotive Mechanics Conference, 2007. CERMA 2007
  • Conference_Location
    Morelos
  • Print_ISBN
    978-0-7695-2974-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CERMA.2007.4367764
  • Filename
    4367764