• Short-circuit safe to ground, to supply voltage and
across load
• Loudspeaker protection circuit
• Device switches to single-ended operation at excessive
junction temperatures.
QUICK REFERENCE DATA
SYMBOLPARAMETERCONDITIONSMIN.TYP.MAX.UNIT
V
P
I
ORM
I
q(tot)
I
stb
input impedance−60−kΩ
Z
i
P
o
G
v
supply voltageDC biased6.014.418V
repetitive peak output current−−4A
total quiescent currentRL= ∞−95150mA
standby current−150µA
output powerRL = 4 Ω; EIAJ−36−W
voltage gain313233dB
CMRRcommon mode rejection ratiof = 1 kHz; R
SVRRsupply voltage ripple rejectionf = 1 kHz; R
∆V
DC output offset voltage−−150mV
O
α
cs
∆G
channel unbalance−−1dB
v
channel separationRs=0kΩ4060−dB
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The TDA1561Q is a monolithic power amplifier in a 13 lead
single-in-line (SIL) plastic power package. It contains two
identical 23 W amplifiers. The dissipation is minimized by
switching from SE to BTL mode, only when a higher output
voltage swing is needed. The device is primarily
developed for car radio applications.
non operating−−30V
load dump−−50V
THD 10%2123−W
=0Ω−80−dB
s
=0Ω4555−dB
s
ORDERING INFORMATION
TYPE
NUMBER
NAMEDESCRIPTIONVERSION
PACKAGE
TDA1561QDBS13Pplastic DIL-bent-SIL power package; 13 leads (lead length 12 mm)SOT141-6
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2 × 23 W high efficiency car radio power
amplifier
BLOCK DIAGRAM
1/2R
V
P
7
MUTE
R
REFERENCE
SOURCES
MUTE/STANDBY
R
THERMAL/
SHORT-CIRCUIT
PROTECTION
MUTE
handbook, full pagewidth
1
IN1
12
CIN
IN2
3
2
P
13
MODE
HV
HIGHER
TEMPERATURE
BTL DISABLE
0.5V
P
TDA1561Q
TDA1561Q
6
OUT1
5
OUT1
11
C
11
9
OUT2
8
OUT2
4
GND1
10
GND2
Fig.1 Block diagram.
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2 × 23 W high efficiency car radio power
amplifier
PINNING
SYMBOLPINDESCRIPTION
IN11input 1
HV
P
MODE3mute/standby/operating/SE-only
GND14ground 1
OUT15inverting output 1
OUT16non-inverting output 1
V
P
OUT28inverting output 2
OUT29non-inverting output 2
GND210ground 2
C
11
CIN12common input
IN213input 2
2half supply voltage control input
7supply voltage
11electrolytic capacitor for
single-ended (SE) mode
handbook, halfpage
IN1
HV
MODE
GND1
OUT1
OUT1
V
OUT2
OUT2
GND2
C
CIN
P
P
11
1
2
3
4
5
6
TDA1561Q
7
8
9
10
11
12
TDA1561Q
IN2
13
MLD215
Fig.2 Pin configuration.
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2 × 23 W high efficiency car radio power
amplifier
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
The TDA1561Q contains two identical amplifiers with
differential inputs. At low output power (up to output
amplitudes of 3 V (RMS) at VP= 14.4 V), the device
operates as a normal SE amplifier. When a larger output
voltage swing is needed, the circuit switches internally to
BTL operation.
With a sine wave input signal the dissipation of a
conventional BTL amplifier up to 2 W output power is more
than twice the dissipation of the TDA1561Q (see Fig.9).
In normal use, when the amplifier is driven with music-like
signals, the high (BTL) output power is only needed for a
small percentage of time. Under the assumption that a
music signal has a normal (Gaussian) amplitude
distribution, the dissipation of a conventional BTL amplifier
with the same output power is approximately 70% higher
(see Fig.10).
The heatsink has to be designed for use with music
signals. With such a heatsink, the thermal protection will
disable the BTL mode when the junction temperature
exceeds 145 °C. In this case the output power is limited to
5 W per amplifier.
TDA1561Q
The device is fully protected against short-circuiting of the
output pins to ground and to the supply voltage. It is also
protected against short-circuiting the loudspeaker and
high junction temperatures. In the event of a permanent
short-circuit condition to ground or the supply voltage, the
output stage will be switched off causing a low dissipation.
With permanent short-circuiting of the loudspeaker, the
output stage will be repeatedly switched on and off.
The duty cycle in the ‘on’ condition is low enough to
prevent excessive dissipation.
To avoid plops during switching from ‘mute’ to ‘on’ or from
‘on’ to ‘mute/standby’ while an input signal is present, a
built-in zero-crossing detector allows only switching at
zero input voltage. However, when the supply voltage
drops below 6 V (e.g. engine start), the circuit mutes
immediately avoiding clicks coming from electronic
circuitry preceding the power amplifier.
The voltage of the SE electrolytic capacitor (pin 11) is
always kept at 0.5V
Fig.1). The value of this capacitor has an important
influence on the output power in SE mode, especially at
low signal frequencies, a high value is recommended to
minimize dissipation at low frequencies.
by means of a voltage buffer (see
P
The gain of each amplifier is internally fixed at 32 dB. With
the MODE pin, the device can be switched to the following
modes:
• Standby with low standby current (<50 µA)
• Mute condition, DC adjusted
• On, operation
• SE-only, operation (BTL disabled).
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2 × 23 W high efficiency car radio power
TDA1561Q
amplifier
LIMITING VALUES
In accordance with the Absolute Maximum Rating System (IEC 134).
thermal resistance from junction to casesee note 11.3K/W
thermal resistance from junction to ambient40K/W
Note
1. The value of R
depends on the application (see Fig.3).
th(c-h)
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2 × 23 W high efficiency car radio power
amplifier
Heatsink design
There are two parameters that determine the size of the
heatsink. The first is the rating for the virtual junction
temperature and the second is the ambient temperature at
which the amplifier must still deliver its full power in the
BTL mode.
With a conventional BTL amplifier, the maximum power
dissipation with a music-like signal (at each amplifier) will
be approximately two times 5 W. At a virtual junction
temperature of 150 °C and a maximum ambient
temperature of 60 °C, R
= 0.2 K/W, the thermal resistance of the heatsink
R
th(c-h)
should be:
150 60–
---------------------25×
1.3–0.2–7.5 K/W=
Compared to a conventional BTL amplifier, the TDA1561Q
has a higher efficiency. The thermal resistance of the
heatsink should be:
150 60–
1.7
----------------------
25×
1.3–0.2–13.8 K/W=
= 1.3 K/W and
th(vj-c)
TDA1561Q
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OUT 1OUT 1
3.6 K/W
0.6 K/W
Fig.3 Thermal equivalent resistance network.
virtual junction
OUT 2OUT 2
3.6 K/W
3.6 K/W
0.6 K/W
0.1 K/W
case
3.6 K/W
MGC424
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,
2 × 23 W high efficiency car radio power
TDA1561Q
amplifier
DC CHARACTERISTICS
V
= 14.4 V; T
P
SYMBOLPARAMETERCONDITIONSMIN.TYP.MAX.UNIT
Supplies
V
P
I
q
I
stb
V
C
∆V
DC output offset voltageon state−−150mV
O
Mode select switch (see Fig.4)
V
ms
I
ms
Protection
T
dis
=25°C; measured in Fig.6; unless otherwise specified.