Heatsink Requirements - Philips TDA8920B Product Data Sheet

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13.5 Heatsink requirements

TDA8920B_2
Product data sheet
If two or more class-D amplifiers are used in the same audio application, it is strongly
recommended that all devices run at the same switching frequency. This can be realized
by connecting all OSC pins together and feed them from an external central oscillator.
Using an external oscillator it is necessary to force pin OSC to a DC-level above SGND for
switching from the internal to an external oscillator. In this case the internal oscillator is
disabled and the PWM modulator will be switched on the external frequency. The
frequency range of the external oscillator must be in the range as specified in the
switching characteristics; see
In an application circuit:
•
Internal oscillator: R
•
External oscillator: connect the oscillator signal between pins OSC and SGND; R
and C removed
OSC
In some applications it may be necessary to connect an external heatsink to the
TDA8920B. Limiting factor is the 150 °C maximum junction temperature T
cannot be exceeded. The expression below shows the relationship between the maximum
allowable power dissipation and the total thermal resistance from junction to ambient:
T – T
( )
j max
R = ----------------------------------- -
( )
th j a –
P
diss
P is determined by the efficiency (η) of the TDA8920B. The efficiency measured in the
diss
TDA8920B as a function of output power is given in
be derived as a function of output power (see
The derating curves (given for several values of R
A maximum junction temperature T
maximum allowable power dissipation for a given heatsink size can be derived or the
required heatsink size can be determined at a required dissipation level.
Rev. 02 — 07 November 2005
Section 12.1.
connected between pin OSC and V
OSC
amb
= 150 °C is taken into account. From
j
TDA8920B
2 × 100 W class-D power amplifier
SSA
Figure 21. The power dissipation can
Figure 20).
) are illustrated in
th(j-a)
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OSC
which
j(max)
(5)
Figure 8.
Figure 8 the
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