An advanced spread spectrum architecture using pseudorandom modulation to improve EMI in class D amplifier

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 638-646

  Ming, Xin ^a   Chen, Zao ^a   Zhou, Ze Kun ^a   Zhang, Bo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Class D; electromagnetic compatibility (EMC); electromagnetic inference (EMI); linear feedback shift register (LFSR); pseudorandom modulation (PRM); spread spectrum

Indexed keywords

CLASS-D; ELECTROMAGNETIC INFERENCE (EMI); LINEAR FEEDBACK SHIFT REGISTERS; PSEUDORANDOM MODULATION; SPREAD SPECTRUM;

AUDIO FREQUENCY AMPLIFIERS; CLOCKS; DESIGN; DIGITAL RADIO; ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY; ELECTROMAGNETISM; MODULATION; RADIO EQUIPMENT; SPECTROSCOPY;

SHIFT REGISTERS;

EID: 79951657944     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2010.2063440     Document Type: Article

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