Pulse width modulation amplifier
View Patent ↗An object of the present invention is to provide a pulse width modulation amplifier which is capable of suppressing an output distortion due to a power voltage regulation, without deteriorating efficiency. The pulse width modulation amplifier relating to the present invention includes, a first series circuit including a first switching element 41 connected to a positive pole side of a first direct-current power source Vcc 1 , and a second switching element 42 , one end of the load circuit being connected to a connecting point between the first switching element 41 and the second switching element 42, a second series circuit including a third switching element 51 connected to a positive pole side of a second direct-current power source Vcc 2 , and a fourth switching element 52 , the other end of the load circuit being connected to a connecting point between the third switching element 51 and the fourth switching element 52 , and a driving circuit which turns on a set of the first switching element 41 and the fourth switching element 52 , and a set of the second switching element 42 and the third switching element 51 set-by-set, so that each of the sets is alternately put into on-state.
1. A pulse width modulation amplifier which supplies to a load circuit an amplified output having been subjected to a pulse width modulation, comprising:
a first series circuit including a first switching element connected to a positive pole side of a first direct-current power source, and a second switching element, one end of said load circuit being connected to a connecting point between said first switching element and said second switching element,
a second series circuit including a third switching element connected to a positive pole side of a second direct-current power source, and a fourth switching element, the other end of said load circuit being connected to a connecting point between said third switching element and said fourth switching element, and
a driving circuit which turns on a set of said first switching element and said fourth switching element, and a set of said second switching element and said third switching element, set-by-set, each of said sets being alternately put into on-state.
2. A pulse width modulation amplifier which supplies to a load circuit an amplified output having been subjected to a pulse width modulation, comprising:
a first bridge circuit having a series circuit connecting a first switching element and a second switching element, and a series circuit connecting a third switching element being connected to said first switching element, and a fourth switching element, a connecting point between said first and said third switching element being connected to a first direct-current power source, and a connecting point between said first and said second switching elements being connected to a connecting point between said third and said fourth switching elements by way of said load circuit,
a second bridge circuit having a series circuit connecting a fifth switching element and a sixth switching element, and a series circuit connecting a seventh switching element being connected to said fifth switching element, and an eighth switching element, a connecting point between said fifth and said seventh switching elements being connected to a second direct-current power source, and a connecting point between said fifth and said sixth switching elements being connected to a connecting point between said seventh and said eighth switching element by way of said load circuit, and
a driving circuit which turns on a first set of said first and fourth switching elements, a second set of said second and third switching elements, a third set of said fifth and eighth switching elements and a fourth set of said sixth and seventh switching elements set-by-set, so that said first set and said third set are alternately turned on, and when said first set and said third set are not in on-state, said second set and said fourth set are alternately turned on.