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MA 2402 Power Amplifier
Operation Manual
Here are the equations used to calculate the data presented in Figure 9.1:
The quiescent power draw of 90 watts is a maximum value and includes
power drawn by the fan. The following equation converts power draw in
watts to current draw in amperes:
The power factor of 0.83 is needed to compensate for the difference in
phase between the AC mains voltage and current. The following equa-
tion is used to calculate thermal dissipation:
The constant 0.35 is inefficiency (1.00–0.65) and the
factor 3.415 converts watts to btu/hr. Thermal dissipation in btu is
divided by the constant 3.968 to get kcal. If you plan to measure output
power under real-world conditions, the following equation may also be
helpful:
This section provides detailed information about the amount of power
and current drawn from the AC mains by the Macro-Tech 2402 amplifier
and the amount of heat produced under various conditions. The calcula-
tions presented here are intended to provide a realistic and reliable
depiction of the amplifier. The following assumptions or approximations
were made:
• The amplifier’s available channels are loaded, and full power is being
delivered.
• Amplifier efficiency at standard 1 kHz power is estimated to be 65%.
• Quiescent power draw is 90 watts (an almost negligible amount for
full-power calculations).
• Quiescent thermal dissipation equals 105btu/hr at 90 watts.
• The estimated duty cycles take into account the typical crest factor for
each type of source material.
• Duty cycle of pink noise is 50%.
• Duty cycle of highly compressed rock ‘n’ roll midrange is 40%.
• Duty cycle of rock ‘n’ roll is 30%.
• Duty cycle of background music is 20%.
• Duty cycle of continuous speech is 10%.
• Duty cycle of infrequent, short duration paging is 1%.
9 AC Power Draw and Thermal Dissipation
AC Mains Power
Draw (watts)
=
Total output power with all
channels driven (watts)
x
Duty
Cycle
Amplifier Efficiency (.65)
+
Quiescent Power
Draw (watts)
Current Draw
(amperes)
=
AC Mains Power
Draw (watts)
x
AC Mains
Volta
e
Power
Factor
.83
Total output power with all
channels driven (watts)
Thermal
Dissipation
(btu/hr)
=
+
Quiescent Power
Draw (watts)
x
Duty
Cycle
Amplifier Efficiency (.65)
x
3.415
.35
x
Total measured output power
from all channels (watts)
Thermal
Dissipation
(btu/hr)
=
+
Quiescent Power
Draw (watts)
.35
x
Amplifier Efficiency (.65)
x
3.415
