ETC UTC2030

UTC2030
LINEAR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
18W Hi-Fi AMPLIFIER AND
35W DRIVER
DESCRIPTION
The UTC2030 is a monolithic IC in Pentawatt package
intended for use as low frequency class AB amplifier.
With Vsmax=32V it is particularly suited for more reliable
applications without regulated supply and for 35W driver
circuits using lowcost complementary pairs.
The UTC2030 provides high output current and has very
low harmonic and cross-over distortion.
Further the device incorporates a short circuit protection
system comprising an arrangement for automatically limiting
the dissipated power to as to keep the working point of the
output transistors within their safe operating area. A
conventional thermal shut-down system is also included.
TO-220B
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS(Ta=25°C)
CHARACTERISTICS
SYMBOL
VALUE
UNITS
Supply Voltage
Input Voltage
Differential input voltage
Peak output current (internally limited)
Total power dissipation at Tcase=90°C
Storage temperature
junction temperature
Vs
Vi
Vdi
Io
Ptot
Tstg
Tj
±20
Vs
±13
3.5
20
-40~+150
-40~+150
V
V
V
A
W
°C
°C
TYPICAL APPLICATION
+Vs
Vi
μ
C5
100nF
μ
C1
1 F
C3
100 F
D1
1N4001
1
Ω
R3
22k
5
4
UTC2030
2
3
Ω
μ
C8
Ω
R4
1
Ω 1N4001
R3
680
C2
22 F
R5
R1
22k
μ
C6
100 F
D1
RL
C4
C7
100nF 220nF
-Vs
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PIN CONNECTION
1 Non inverting input
2 Inverting input
3 -Vs
4 Output
5 +Vs
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS(Refer to the test circuit,Vs=±16V,Ta=25°C)
PARAMETER
SYMBOL
Supply Voltage
Quiescent drain
current
Input bias current
Input offset voltage
Input offset current
Vs
Id
Output power
Power bandwidth
Slew rate
Open loop voltage
gain
Closed loop
voltage gain
Total Harmonic
distortion
Total Harmonic
distortion
Second order CCIF
intermodulation
distortion
Third order CCIF
intermodulation
distortion
Input noise voltage
Input noise current
Signl to Nois rtio
TEST CONDITIONS
BW
SR
Gvo
TYP
MAX
UNIT
50
±18
80
V
mA
0.2
±2
±20
2
±20
±200
µA
mV
nA
±6
Ib
Vos
Ios
Po
MIN
Vs=±16v
d=0.5%, Gv=26dB
f=40 to 15kHz
RL=4Ω
RL=8Ω
Po=15W, RL=4Ω
15
10
18
12
100
8
80
25.5
26
W
W
kHz
V/µsec
dB
f=1kHz
Gvc
d
d
d2
d3
S/N
26.5
dB
Po=0.1 to 14W, RL=4Ω
f=40Hz to 15kHz
Po=0.1 to 14W, RL=4Ω
f=1kHz
Po=0.1 to 9W, RL=8Ω
f=40Hz to 15kHz
Po=4W, RL=4Ω
f2-f1=1kHz
0.08
%
0.03
%
0.5
%
0.03
%
f2=14KHz,
f1=15kHz
0.08
%
B=curve A
B= 22Hz to 22kHz
RL=4Ω, Rg=10kΩ, B=curve A
Po=15W
Po=1W
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PARAMETER
SYMBOL
Input Resistance
(pin 1)
Supply Voltage
rejection
Thermal Shut-down
junction
temperature
TEST CONDITIONS
open loop, f=1kHz
MIN
TYP
0.5
5
MΩ
54
dB
145
°C
RL=4Ω, Gv=26dB
Rg=22kΩ, f=100Hz
MAX
UNIT
TEST CIRCUITS
+Vs
Vi
μ
C5
220 F
μ
C1
1 F
C3
100nF
D1
1N4001
1
Ω
R3
22k
5
4
UTC2030
2
3
Ω
R1
13k
Ω
D1
1N4001
R3
680
μ
C2
22 F
Ω
R4
1
μ
C6
220 F
RL
C4
C7
100nF 220nF
-Vs
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+Vs
100k
Ω
1N4001
1
5
Ω
2
4.7k
4
UTC2030
μ
F
100k
220
3
Ω
100k
Ω
Ω
R4
1
Ω
1N4001
μ
2.2 F
2200
μF
22
μF
μF
0.1
RL=4
Vi
Ω
μF
100k
2.2
C7
220nF
Fig. 1 Single supply amplifier
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Fig.3 Output power vs. Supply
voltage
140
Gv
(dB)
180
Phase
100
90
60
0
Phase
Fig.2 Open loop frequency
response
Po
(W)
18
Gv=26dB
d=0.5%
f=40 to 15kHz
15
Ω
RL=4
12
Gain
20
9
-20
6
-60
RL=8
3
1
10
2
10
3
10
4
10
5
10
6
10
7
10
22
Frequency (Hz)
Fig.4 Total harmonic distortion
vs. output power
d
(%)
Ω
Ω
f=15kHz
Vs=32V
Po=4W
RL=4
Gv=26dB
Ω
Order (2f1-f2)
-1
10
Ω
Vs=28V
RL=4
f=1kHz
-2
10
-1
10
0
10
1
10
Order (2f2-f1)
2
10
-2
10
1
10
2
10
3
10
4
10
Po (W)
Fig.7 Maximum allowable power
dissipation vs. ambient
temperture
±
Ω
30
Vo
(Vp-p)
30
Vs= 15V
RL=8
25
5
10
Frequency (Hz)
Fig.6 Large signal frequency
response
Ptot
(W)
25
±
Ω
Vs= 15V
RL=4
20
32
2
10
0
10
Vs=32V
RL=8
-2
10
30
Vs (V)
1
10
Gv=26dB
-1
10
28
Po (W)
d
(%)
0
10
26
Fig.5 Two tone CCIF
intermodulation distortion
2
10
1
10
24
20
10
℃
℃
5
℃
nk
10
a
Rt tsin
h= k h
4 av
he
/W ing
a ts
R t in k
h= ha
v
8
/W ing
ts i
15
ea
eh
init
inf
g
v in
h a /W
ink
ats 5
h e ty = 2
R
he
15
5
1
10
2
10
3
10
4
10
-50
0
Frequency (kHz)
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Ω
4
UTC2030
2
3
R4
3.3k
Ω
μ
μ
R8
1
Ω
BD907
R5
30k
C4
10 F
C8
2200 F
μ
1N4001
R2
56k
BD908
5
Ω
C2
22 F
Ω
1
R3
56k
μ
μ
R6
1.5
Ω
R7
1.5
C7
0.22 F
Ω
Ω
RL=4
C3
0.22 F
μ
Ω
C5
220 F
/40V
C6
0.22 F
Vi
C1
2.2 F
μ
R1
56k
1N4001
+Vs
μ
Fig. 8 Single supply high power amplifier(UTC2030+BD908/BD907)
TYPICAL PERFORMANCE OF THE CIRCUIT OF FIG. 8
PARAMETER
Supply Voltage
Quiescent drain
current
Output power
SYMBOL
Vs
Id
Po
Voltage Gain
Slew Rate
Total harmonic
distortion
Input sensitivity
Gv
SR
d
Signal to Noise
Ratio
S/N
Vi
TEST CONDITIONS
MIN
Vs=32V
d=0.5%,RL=4Ω
f=40Hz to 15kHz,Vs=32V
d=0.5%,RL=4Ω
f=40Hz to 15kHz,Vs=28V
d=0.5%,f=1kHz,
RL=4Ω,Vs=32V
d=0.5%,RL=4Ω
f=1kHz,Vs=28V
f=1kHz
TYP
MAX
UNIT
28
50
36
V
mA
32
26
W
35
28
19.5
Po=20W,f=1kHz
Po=20W,f=40Hz to 15kHz
Gv=20dB,Po=20W,
f=1kHz,RL=4Ω
RL=4Ω,Rg=10kΩ
B=curve A,Po=25W
RL=4Ω,Rg=10kΩ
B=curve A,Po=25W
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0.02
0.05
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100
20.5
dB
V/µsec
%
%
mV
dB
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Fig. 10 Output power vs. supply
voltage
Fig. 11 Total harmonic distortion
vs. output power
Po
(W)
d
(%)
Ω
Vs=32V
RL=4
Gv=20dB
25
0
10
20
15
-1
10
f=15kHz
10
f=1kHz
-2
10
5
22
24
26
28
30
Vs
(V)
32
-1
10
0
10
Fig. 12 Output power vs.
Input level
1
10
Po
(W)
Fig. 13 Power dissipation vs.
output power
Ptot
(W)
Po
(W)
20
20
Complete
Amplifier
Gv=26dB
15
15
Gv=20dB
10
10
5
5
BD908/
BD907
UTC2030
0
100
250
400
550
0
Vi
(mV)
700
0
8
16
24
32
Po
(W)
+Vs
Vi
μ
C5
100 F
μ
C1
1 F
C3
100nF
D1
1N4001
1
Ω
R3
22k
5
4
UTC2030
2
3
Ω
Ω
R1
22k
R3
680
μ
C2
22 F
R5
μ
C6
100 F
C8
Ω
R4
1
D2
1N4001
RL
C4
C7
100nF 220nF
-Vs
Fig. 14 Typical amplifier with split power supply
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Vs+
μ
C7
100nF
C6
100 F
IN
1
Ω
R1
22k
5
4
UTC2030
2
3
μ
C8
0.22 F
μ
C1
2.2 F
Ω
R3
22k
Ω
R8
1
μ
C4
22 F
Ω
RL
8
Ω
R4
680
Ω
R7
22k
Ω
5
4
UTC2030
2
Vs-
3
Ω
R5
22k
μ
C9
0.22 F
1
R2
22k
Ω
R9
1
μ
C5
22 F
μ
C2
100 F
C3
100nF
Ω
R6
680
Fig. 16 Bridge amplifier with split power supply(Po=34W,Vs+=16V,Vs-=16V)
Multiway speaker systems and active boxes
Multiway loudspeaker systems provide the best possible acoustic performance since each loudspeaker is
speciailly designed and optimizied to handle a limited range of frequencies.Commonly,these loudspeaker systems
divide the audio spectrum two or three bands.
To maintain a flat frequency response over the Hi-Fi audio range the bands cobered by each loudspeaker must
overlap slightly.Imbalance between the loudspeakers produces unacceptable results therefore it is important to
ensure that each unit generates the correct amount of acoustic energy for its segmento of the audio spectrum.In
this respect it is also important to know the energy distribution of the music spectrum to determine the cutoff
frequencies of the crossover filters(see Fig. 18).As an example,1 100W three-way system with crossover
frequencies of 400Hz and 3khz would require 50W for tthe woofer,35W for the midrange unit and 15W for the
tweeter.
Both active and passive filters can be used for crossovers but active filters cost significantly less than a good
passive filter using aircored inductors and non-electrolytic capacitors.In addition active filters do not suffer from the
typical defects of passive filters:
--Power less;
--Increased impedance seen by the loudspeaker(lower damping)
--Difficuty of precise design due to variable loudspeaker impedance.
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Obviously, active crossovers can only be used if a power amplifier is provide for each drive unit.This makes it
particularly interesting and economically sound to use monolithic power amplifiers.
In some applications complex filters are not realy necessary and simple RC low-pass and high-pass
networks(6dB/octave) can be recommended.
The result obtained are excellent because this is the best type of audio filter and the only one free from phase and
transient distortion.
The rather poor out of band attenuation of single RC filters means that the lodspeaker must operate linearly well
beyond the crossover frequency to avoid distortion.
A more effective solution,named "Active power Filter" by SGS is shown in Fig. 19.
The proposed circuit can realize combined power amplifiers and 12dB/octave or 18dB octave high-pass or lowpass filters.
In practive, at the input pins amplifier two equal and in-phase voltages are available, as required for the active
filter operations.
The impedance at the Pin(-) is of the order of 100Ω,while that of the Pin (+) is very high, which is also what was
wanted.
Fig. 18 Power distribution vs.
frequency
Fig. 19 Active power filter
100
C1 C2 C3
IEC/DIN NOISE
SPECTRUM
FOR SPEAKER
TESTING
80
Vs+
Morden
Music
Spectrum
RL
60
R1 R2
R3
3.3kΩ
Vs-
40
100Ω
20
0
1
10
2
10
3
10
4
10
5
10
The components values calculated for fc=900Hz using a Bessel 3rd Sallen and Key structure are:
C1=C2=C3=22nF,R1=8.2KΩ,R2=5.6KΩ,R3=33KΩ.
Using this type of crossover filter, a complete 3-way 60W active loudspeaker system is shown in Fig. 20.
It employs 2nd order Buttherworth filter with the crossover frequencies equal to 300Hz and 3kHz.
The midrange section consistors of two filters a high pass circuit followed by a low pass network.With Vs=32V the
output power delivered to the woofer is 25W at d=0.06%( 30W at d=0.5%).The power delivered to the midrange
and the tweeter can be optimized in the design phase taking in account the loudspeaker efficiency and
impedance(RL=4Ω to 8Ω).
It is quite common that midrange and tweeter speakers have an efficiency 3dB higher than woofers.
Musical instruments amplifiers
Another important field of application for active system is music.
In this area the use of several medium power amplifiers is more convenient than a single high power amplifier,
and it is also more reliable. A typical example(see Fig. 21) consist of four amplifiers each driving a low-cost, 12 inch
loudspeaker. This application can supply 80 to 160W rms.
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Transient inter-modulation distortion(TIM)
Transient inter-modulation distortion is an unfortunate phenomena associated with negative-feedback amplifiers.
When a feedback amplifier receives an input signal which rises very steeply, i.e. contains high-frequency
components, the feedback can arrive too late so that the amplifiers overloads and a burst of inter-modulation
distortion will be produced as in Fig.22.Since transients occur frequently in music this obviously a problem for the
designed of audio amplifiers. Unfortunately, heavy negative feedback is frequency used to reduce the total
harmonic distortion of an amplifier, which tends to aggravate the transient inter-modulation(TIM situation.)The best
known
Vs+
Ω
1
UTC2030
2200
Ω
μF
Ω
3.3k
100
BD907
Ω
Ω
μ
Ω
4
22k
μ
3
μF
1
33nF
2
100
BD908
4
F
680O
Ω
5
0.22
22k
1.5
0.22 F
2200
Ω
0.22 F
22k
1N4001
μF
18nF
1
Ω
1.5
IN
μ
1N4001
F
μ
Low-pass
300Hz
Woofer
Band-pass
300Hz to 3kHz
0.22
μF
Vs+
1N4001
μF
22k
Ω
1
6.8k
Ω
5
2
220
4
UTC2030
μF
Ω
3
Ω
μ
F
3.3nF
3.3k
Ω
Ω
22k
0.22
8
0.1
1
μF
18nF
0.1
1N4001
100
μF
2.2k
100
Ω
0.22
High-pass
3kHz
12k
22k
Ω
1
Ω
5
UTC2030
2
100
4
3
μ
1N4001
μF
Ω
0.22
Ω
22k
100
F
μ
1N4001
μF
8
0.1
μF
1O
Ω
μF
Midrange
Vs+
F
0.1
22k
Vs+
Ω
47
100
Ω
μF
2.2k
Ω
High-pass
3kHz
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Fig.21 High power active box for musical
instrument
Fig.22 Overshoot phenomenon in
feedback amplifiers
FEEDBACK
PATH
20 to 40W
Amplifier
βV4
INPUT
PRE
AMPLIFIER
V1
V2
V3
POWER
AMPLIFIER
OUTPUT
V4
20 to 40W
Amplifier
V1
20 to 40W
Amplifier
V2
20 to 40W
Amplifier
V3
V4
method for the measurement of TIM consicts of feeding sine waves superimposed onto square wavers,into the
amplifier under test.The output spectrum is then examined using a spectrum analyser and compared to the
input.This method suffers from serious disadvantages:the accuracy is limited, the measurement is a tather delicate
operation and an expensive spectrum analyser is essential.A new approach (see Technical Note 143(Applied by
SGS to monolithic amplifiers measurement is fast cheap,it requires nothing more sophisticated than an
oscilloscope-and sensitive-and it can be used down to the values as low as 0.002% in high power amplifiers.
The "inverting-sawtooth" method of measurement is based on the response of an amplifier to a 20KHz sawtooth
waveform.The amplifier has no difficulty following the slow ramp but it cannot follow the fast edge.The output will
follow the upper line in Fig.23 cutting of the shade area and thus increasing the mean level.If this output signal is
filtered to remove the sawtooth,direct voltage remains which indicates the amount of tIM distortion, although it is
difficult to measure because it is indistingishable from the DC offset of the amplifier.This problem os neatly avoided
in the IS-TIM method by periodically inverting the sawtooth waveform at a low audio frequency as shown in
Fig.24.Inthe case of the sawtooth in Fig. 25 the means level was increased by the TIM distortion, for a sawtooth in
the other direction the opposite is ture.
SR(V/µs)
Input
Signal
m2
m1
Filtered
Output
Siganal
Fig.23 20kHz sawtooth waveform
Fig.24 Inverting sawtooth waveform
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The result is an AC signal at the output whole peak-to-peak value is the TIM voltage,which can be measured
easily with an oscilloscope.If the peak-topeak value of the signal and the peak-to-peak of the inverting sawtooth are
measured,the TIM can be found very simply from:
VOUT
TIM =
* 100
Vsawtooth
Fig. 25 TIM distortion Vs.
Output Power
Fig. 26 TIM design
diagram(fc=30kHz)
1
10
2
10
SR(V/
UTC2030
BD908/907
Gv=26dB
Vs=32V
RL=4
Ω
0
10
-2
10
-1
10
0
10
RC Filter fc=30kHz
1
10
RC Filter fc=30kHz
-1
10
祍)
0
10
1
10
Po(W)
2
10
TI
M
=0
.0
TI
1%
M
=0
.
TI
1%
M
=1
%
TIM(%)
-1
10
-1
10
0
10
1
10
2
10
Vo(Vp-p)
In Fig.25 The experimental results are shown for the 30W amplifier using the UTC2030 as a driver and a low-cost
complementary pair.A simple RC filter on the input of the amplifier to limit the maxmium signal slope(SS) is an
effective way to reduce TIM.
The Digram of Fig.26 originated by SGS can be used to find the Slew-Rate(SR) required for a given output power
or voltage and a TIM design target.
For example if an anti-TIM filter with a cutoff at 30kHz is used and the max.Peak to peak output voltage is 16V then,
referring to the diagram, a Slew-Rate of 6V/µs is necessary for 0.1% TIM.
As shown Slew-Rates of above 10V/µs do not contribute to a further reduction in TIM.
Slew-Rates of 100V/µs are not only useless but also a disadvantage in Hi-Fi audio amplifiers because they tend to
turn the amplifier into a radio receiver.
Power Supply
Using monolithic audio amplifier with non regulated supply correctly.In any working case it must provide a supply
voltage less than the maximum value fixed by the IC breakdown voltage.
It is essential to take into account all the working conditions, in particular mains fluctuations and supply voltage
variations with and without load.The UTC2030(Vsmax=32V) is particularly suitable for substitution of the standard
IC power amplifiers(with Vsmax=28V) for more reliable applications.
An example, using a simple full-wave rectifier followed by a capacitor filter, is shown in the table and in the
diagram of Fig.27.
A regulated supply is not usually used for the power output stages because of its dimensioning must be done
taking into account the power to supply in signal peaks.They are not only a small percentage of the total music
signal, with consequently large overdimensioning of the circuit.
Even if with a regulated supply higher output power can be obtained(Vs is constant in all working conditions),the
additional cost and power dissipation do not usually justify its use.using non-regulated supplies,there are fewer
designe restriction.In fact,when signal peaks are present, the capacitor filter acts as a flywheel supplying the
required energy.
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In average conditions,the continuous power supplied is lower.The music power/continuous power ratio is greater in
case than for the case of regulated supplied,with space saving and cost reduction.
Fig.27 DC characteristics of
50W non-regulated supply
Ripple
(Vp-p)
Vo(V)
26
24
Ripple
4
22
220V
μ
2
Vo
3300 F
20
Vout
0
18
0
0.4
0.8
1.2
1.6
2.0
Io(A)
Mains(220V)
Secondary
voltage
+20%
+15%
+10%
23.0V
22.1V
21.1V
19.2V
17.3V
16.3V
15.3V
—
-10%
-15%
-20%
DC output Voltage(Vo)
Io=0
34.5V
33.1V
31.7V
29.0V
25.9V
24.5V
23.0V
Io=0.1A
33.6V
32.2V
30.8V
28.0V
25.2V
23.8V
22.4V
Io=1A
30.0V
28.6V
27.3V
24.8V
22.2V
20.8V
19.4V
Short Circuit Protection
The UTC2030 has an original circuit which limits the current of the output transistors.This function can be
considered as being peak power limiting rather than simple current limiting.It reduces the possibility that the device
gets damaged during an accidental short circuit from AC output to Ground.
Thermal Shut-Down
The presence of a thermal limiting circuit offers the following advantages:
1).An overload on the output (even if it is permanent),or an above limit ambient temperture can be easily supported
since the Tj can not be higher than 150°C
2).The heat-sink can have a smaller factor of safety compared with that of a convential circuit,There is no possibity
of device damage due to high junction temperature increase up to 150, the thermal shut-down simply reduces the
power dissipation and the current consumption.
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LINEAR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
APPLICATION SUGGESTION
The recommended values of the components are those shown on application circuit of Fig.14. Different values can
be used.The following table can help the designer.
Component
Recommended value
Purpose
Large than
recommended value
Large than
recommended value
R1
22KΩ
Increase of Gain
Decrease of Gain
R2
680Ω
Decrease of Gain
Increase of Gain
R3
22KΩ
R4
1Ω
Closed loop gaon
setting.
Closed loop gaon
setting.
Non inverting input
biasing
Frequency stacility
R5
≈3R2
C1
1µF
C2
22µF
C3,C4
0.1µF
C5,C6
100µF
C7
C8
0.22µF
≈1/(2π*B*R1)
D1,D2
1N4001
Increase of input
Decrease of input
impedance
impedance
Danger of oscillation
at high frequencies
with inductive loads.
Upper frequency
Poor high frequencies Dange of oscillation
attenuation
cutoff
Input DC decoupling
Increase of low
frequencies cutoff
Inverting DC
Increase of low
decoupling
frequencies cutoff
Supply voltage
Dange of oscillation
bypass
Supply voltage
Dange of oscillation
bypass
Frequency stability
Larger bandwidth
Upper frequency
smaller bandwidth
Larger bandwidth
cutoff
To protect the device
against output voltage
spikes.
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