Ac Power Draw And Thermal Dissipation - Crown CH Series Operation Manual

8 AC Power Draw and
Thermal Dissipation
This section provides detailed information about the amount of power
and current drawn from the AC mains by CH and CL amplifiers and the
amount of heat produced under various conditions. The calculations
presented here are intended to provide a realistic and reliable depiction
of the amplifiers. 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%
for CH1, CH2, CL1 and CL2 models, and 77% for CH4 and CL4 models.
• Typical quiescent power draw is approximately 60 watts for CH1,
CH2, CL1 and CL2 models, and 140 watts for CH4 and CL4 models.
• When running at full speed, typical power draw for the internal fan is
12 watts for all models.
• Quiescent thermal dissipation is related.
• 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%.
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CH and CL Series Power Amplifiers
Here are the equations used to calculate the data presented in Figures
8.1, 8.2 and 8.3:
The value used for Amplifier Efficiency is 0.65 for CH1, CH2, CL1 and
CL2 models, and 0.77 for CH4 and CL4 models (these values are listed
in the previous column).
The following equation converts power draw in watts to current draw in
amperes:
The value used for Power Factor is 0.83 for CH1, CH2, CL1 and CL2
models, and 0.98 for CH4 and CL4 models. The Power Factor variable is
needed to compensate for the difference in phase between the AC mains
voltage and current.
The following equation is used to calculate thermal dissipation:
The value used for Amplifier Inefficiency is 0.35 (1.00–0.65) for CH1,
CH2, CL1 and CL2 models, and 0.23 (1.00–0.77) for CH4 and CL4
models.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:
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