Experimental modeling and design optimization of push-pull electret loudspeakers

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 2274-2281

  Bai, Mingsian R ^a   Wang, Chun Jen ^a   Chiang, Dar Ming ^b   Lin, Shu Ru ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Taiwan Electrets Electronics Co Ltd   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN GOAL; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE; ELECTROACOUSTIC PARAMETERS; EXPERIMENTAL MODELING; EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; FORCE CONVERSION; GAP DISTANCES; LASER VIBROMETERS; MECHANICAL PARAMETERS; MOTIONAL IMPEDANCE; OPTIMAL PARAMETER; OPTIMIZED DESIGNS; PARAMETER IDENTIFICATION; SIMULATED ANNEALING ALGORITHMS; SIMULATION PLATFORM;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESIGN; ELECTRETS; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; LOUDSPEAKERS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

SIMULATED ANNEALING;

ACOUSTICS; ALGORITHM; AMPLIFIER; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; IMPEDANCE; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MOTION; PRESSURE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SOUND; THEORETICAL MODEL; TIME; TRANSDUCER; VIBRATION;

ACOUSTICS; ALGORITHMS; AMPLIFIERS, ELECTRONIC; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LASERS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PRESSURE; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SOUND; TIME FACTORS; TRANSDUCERS; VIBRATION;

EID: 77954046062     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.3337224     Document Type: Article

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