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Product data sheet Rev. 02 — 30 June 2009 15 of 54
NXP Semiconductors
TDF8599A
I
2
C-bus controlled dual channel class-D power amplifier
8.5.1 Thermal foldback
Thermal Foldback Protection (TFP) is tripped when the average junction temperature
exceeds the threshold level (145 °C). TFP decreases amplifier gain such that the
combination of power dissipation and R
th(j-a)
create a junction temperature around the
threshold level. The device will not completely switch off but remains operational at the
lower output power levels. If the average junction temperature continues to increase, a
second built-in temperature protection threshold level shuts down the amplifier completely.
8.5.2 Overtemperature protection
If the average junction temperature (T
j
) > 160 °C, OverTemperature Protection (OTP) is
tripped and the power stage shuts down immediately.
8.5.3 Overcurrent protection
OverCurrent Protection (OCP) is tripped when the output current exceeds the maximum
output current of 8 A. OCP regulates the output voltage such that the maximum output
current is limited to 8 A. The amplifier outputs keep switching and the amplifier is NOT
shutdown completely. This is called current limiting.
OCP also detects when the loudspeaker terminals are short circuited or one of the
amplifier’s demodulated outputs is short circuited to one of the supply lines. In either case,
the shorted channel(s) are switched off.
The amplifier can distinguish between loudspeaker impedance drops and a low-ohmic
short across the load or one of the supply lines. This impedance threshold depends on the
supply voltage used. When a short is made across the load causing the impedance to
drop below the threshold level, the shorted channel(s) are switched off. They try to restart
every 50 ms. If the short circuit condition is still present after 50 ms, the cycle repeats. The
average power dissipation will be low because of this reduced duty cycle.
When a channel is switched off due to a short circuit on one of the supply lines, Window
Protection (WP) is activated. WP ensures the amplifier does not start-up after 50 ms until
the supply line short circuit is removed.
8.5.4 Window protection
Window Protection (WP) checks the PWM output voltage before switching from Standby
mode to Mute mode (with both outputs switching) and is activated as follows:
Table 9. Overview of protection types
Protection type Reference
Thermal foldback
Section 8.5.1
Overtemperature
Section 8.5.2
Overcurrent
Section 8.5.3
Window
Section 8.5.4
DC Offset
Section 8.5.5
Undervoltage
Section 8.5.6
Overvoltage
Section 8.5.6