The TDA 2050 is a monolithic integrated circuit in
a Pentawatt package, intended for use as an
audio class-AB audio amplifier.
Thanks to its high power capability the TDA2050
is able to provide up to 35 W true RMS power into
a 4 ohm load at THD = 0%, V
and up to 32 W into an 8 ohm load at THD = 10%,
V
= ±22 V, f = 1 kHz.
S
Moreover, the TDA2050 delivers typically 50 W
music power into a 4 ohm load over 1 sec at
V
= 22.5 V, f = 1 kHz.
S
= ±18 V, f = 1 kHz
S
TDA2050
32 W hi-fi audio power amplifier
Pentawatt V
The high power and very low harmonic and
crossover distortion (THD = 0.05% typ, at
V
= ±22 V, PO = 0.1 to 15 W, RL= 8 ohm,
S
f = 100 Hz to 15 kHz) make the device most
suitable for both hi-fi and high-end TV sets.
Table 1.Device summary
Order codePackage
TDA2050VPentawatt vertical
Figure 1.Test and application circuit
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1 Device overview
Table 2.Absolute maximum ratings
SymbolParameterValueUnit
V
s
V
i
V
i
I
o
P
tot
T
, T
stg
Table 3.Thermal data
SymbolParameterValueUnit
Supply voltage±25V
Input voltageV
s
Differential input voltage±15V
Output peak current (internally limited)5A
Power dissipation at T
Storage and junction temperature -40 to 150°C
j
= 75 °C25W
CASE
R
th j-case
Thermal resistance junction-case3 (max)°C
Figure 2.Pin connections (top view)
Figure 3.Schematic diagram
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The values given in the following table refer to the test circuit VS = ±18 V, T
= 25 °C,
amb
f = 1 kHz, unless otherwise specified.
Table 4.Electrical characteristics
SymbolParameterTest conditionsMin.Typ.Max.Unit
V
sSupply voltage range± 4.5± 25V
I
Quiescent drain current
d
I
Input bias currentVs = ± 220.10.5µA
b
V
I
Input offset voltageVs = ± 22± 15mV
OS
Input offset current± 200nA
OS
Vs = ± 4.5
Vs = ± 25
d = 0.5%,
R
P
o
Output power
= 4 Ω
L
= 8 Ω
R
L
= ± 22 V, RL = 8 Ω
V
s
d = 10%,
= 4 Ω
R
L
= 8 Ω
R
L
24
22
Vs = ± 22 V, RL = 8 Ω
Music power IEC268.3 rules
d = 10%, T = 1s
R
= 4 Ω; Vs = ± 22.5 V
L
= 0.1 to 24W, RL = 4 Ω, f = 1 kHz
P
o
f = 100 to 10 kHz, Po = 0.1 to 18 W
30
5090mA
55
28
18
25
35
22
32
50W
0.03
0.5
0.5%%
mA
W
W
W
W
W
W
dDistortion
Vs = ± 22 V, R
f = 1 kHz, Po = 0.1 to 20 W,
f = 100 Hz to 10 kHz;
= 0.1 to 15 W
P
o
= 8 Ω,
L
0.02
0.5%%
SRSlew rate58V/µs
G
vVoltage gain (open loop)f = 1 kHz80dB
G
vVoltage gain (closed loop)f = 1 kHz3030.531dB
BWPower bandwidth (-3dB)V
e
Input noise voltage
N
Input resistance (pin 1)500kΩ
R
i
SVRSupply voltage rejection
hEfficiency
T
Thermal shutdown junction
sd-j
temperature
= 200 mW, RL = 4 Ω; 20 to 80.000Hz
i
B = Curve A
B = 22 Hz to 22 kHz
R
= 22 kΩ, f = 100 Hz;
g
V
= 0.5 V
ripple
P
= 28 W, RL = 4 Ω65%
o
= 25 W, RL = 8 Ω,Vs = ± 22 V,67%
P
o
RMS
4
510µVµV
45dB
150°C
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Figure 4.Split-supply typical application circuit
Figure 5.PC board and component layout of split-supply typical application circuit
TDA2050
L
R4
R3
R2
C2
R1
C4
C1
Vi
C7
C5
C3
C6
R
+Vs
-Vs
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The recommended values of the external components are those shown on the application
circuit of Figure 5. Different values can be used. The following table can help the designer.
C3, C4100 nFSupply voltage bypassDanger of oscillation
C5, C6220 µFSupply voltage bypassDanger of oscillation
C70.47 µFFrequency stabilityDanger of oscillation
1. The gain must be higher than 24 dB
Recommended
value
Purpose
Feedback resistor
Inverting input DC
decoupling
Larger than
recommended value
Increase of input
impedance
Decrease of gain
Increase of switch
ON/OFF noise
(1)
Smaller than
recommended value
Decrease of Input
Impedance
Increase of gain
(1)
Higher low-frequency cutoff
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2.1 Printed circuit board
The layout shown in Figure 5 should be adopted by the designers. If different layouts are
used, the ground points of input 1 and input 2 must be well decoupled from the ground
return of the output in which a high current flows.
Figure 7.PC board and component layout of single-supply typical application circuit
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3 Single-supply application suggestions
The recommended values of the external components are those shown in the application
circuit of Figure 6. Different values can be used. The following table can help the designer.
C5100 nFSupply voltage bypassDanger of oscillations
C60.47 µFFrequency stabilityDanger of oscillations
C71000 µFOutput DC decouplingHigher low-frequency cutoff
Recommended
value
Purpose
Feedback resistor
Inverting input DC
decoupling
Increase of gain Decrease of gain
Worse turn-off transient
Worse turn-on delay
Increase of switching
ON/OFF
Larger than
recommended value
(1)
Increase of gain
Smaller than
recommended value
(1)
Danger of oscillations
Worse turn-off transient
Higher low-frequency cutoff
1. The gain must be higher than 24 dB
Note:If the supply voltage is lower than 40 V and the load is 8 ohm (or more), a lower value of C2
can be used (i.e. 22 mF). C7 can be larger than 1000 µF only if the supply voltage does not
exceed 40 V.
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4 Typical characteristics (split-supply test circuit
unless otherwise specified)
Figure 8.Output power vs. supply voltageFigure 9.Distortion vs. output power
Figure 10. Output power vs. supply voltageFigure 11. Distortion vs. output power
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Figure 12. Distortion vs. frequencyFigure 13. Distortion vs. frequency
Figure 14. Quiescent current vs. supply
voltage
Figure 15. Supply voltage rejection vs.
frequency
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Figure 16. Supply voltage rejection vs.
frequency (single-supply) for
different values of C2 (Figure 6)
Figure 18. Total power dissipation and
efficiency vs. output power
Figure 17. Supply voltage rejection vs.
frequency (single-supply) for
different values of C2 (Figure 6)
Figure 19. Total power dissipation and
efficiency vs. output power
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TDA2050Short-circuit protection
5 Short-circuit protection
The TDA2050 has an original circuit which limits the current of the output transistors. The
maximum output current is a function of the collector emitter voltage, hence the output
transistors work within their safe operating area. This function can therefore be considered
as being peak power limiting rather than simple current limiting. It reduces the possibility
that the device gets damaged during an accidental short-circuit from AC output to ground.
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Thermal shutdownTDA2050
6 Thermal shutdown
The presence of a thermal limiting circuit offers the following advantages:
1.An overload on the output (even if it is permanent), or an above-limit ambient
temperature can be easily tolerated since Tj cannot be higher than 150 °C.
2. The heatsink can have a smaller factor of safety compared with that of a conventional
circuit. There is no possibility of device damage due to high junction temperature. If for
any reason, the junction temperature increases up to 150 °C, the thermal shutdown
simply reduces the power dissipation and the current consumption.
The maximum allowable power dissipation depends upon the thermal resistance junctionambient. Figure 20 shows this dissipable power as a function of ambient temperature for
different thermal resistances.
Figure 20. Maximum allowable power dissipation vs. ambient temperature
6.1 Mounting instructions
The power dissipated in the circuit must be removed by adding an external heatsink. Thanks
to the pentawatt package, the heatsink mounting operation is very simple, a screw or a
compression spring (clip) being sufficient. Between the heatsink and the package it is better
to insert a layer of silicon grease, to optimize the thermal contact; no electrical isolation is
needed between the two surfaces. Figure 21 shows an example of a heatsink.
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6.2 Dimension recommendations
The following table shows the length that the heatsink in Figure 21 must have for several
values of P
Table 7.Dimension recommendations
P
(W)1286
tot
Length of heatsink (mm)604030
of heatsink (°C/W)4.26.28.3
R
th
Figure 21. Example of heatsink
and Rth.
tot
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Appendix A
A.1 Music power concept
Music power is (according to the IEC clauses n.268-3 of Jan. 83) the maximum power which
the amplifier is capable of producing across the rated load resistance (regardless of nonlinearity) 1 sec after the application of a sinusoidal input signal of frequency 1 kHz.
According to this definition our method of measurement comprises the following steps:
●Set the voltage supply at the maximum operating value
●Apply a input signal in the form of a 1 kHz tone burst of 1 sec duration: the repetition
period of the signal pulses is 60 sec
●The output voltage is measured 1 sec from the start of the pulse
●Increase the input voltage until the output signal shows a THD=10%
●The music power is then V
condition of point 4 and R
The target of this method is to avoid excessive dissipation in the amplifier.
A.2 Instantaneous power
2
/RL, where V
out
is the rated load impedance
L
is the output voltage measured in the
out
TDA2050
Another power measurement (maximum instantaneous output power) was proposed by the
IEC in 1988 (IEC publication 268-3 subclause 19.A). We give here only a brief extract of the
concept, and a circuit useful for the measurement. The supply voltage is set at the maximum
operating value.
The test signal consists of a sinusoidal signal whose frequency is 20 Hz, to which are added
alternate positive and negative pulses of 50 µs duration and 500 Hz repetition rate. The
amplitude of the 20 Hz signal is chosen to drive the amplifier to its voltage clipping limits,
while the amplitude of the pulses takes the amplifier alternately into its current-overload
limits. A circuit for generating the test signal is given in Figure 22.
The load network consists of a 40 µF capacitor, in series with a 1 ohm resistor. The
capacitor limits the current due to the 20 Hz signal to a low value, whereas for the short
pulses the effective load impedance is of the order of 1 ohm, and a high output current is
produced.
Using this signal and load network the measurement may be made without causing
excessive dissipation in the amplifier. The dissipation in the 1 ohm resistor is much lower
than a rated output power of the amplifier, because the duty-cycle of the high output current
is low. By feeding the amplifier output voltage to the Xplates of an oscilloscope, and the
voltage across the 1 ohm resistor (representing the output current) to the Y=plates, it is
possible to read on the display the value of the maximum instantaneous output power.
The result of this test applied on the TDA2050 is:
Peak power = 100 W typ
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Figure 22. Test circuit for peak power measurement
In order to meet environmental requirements, ST offers these devices in different grades of
®
ECOPACK
packages, depending on their level of environmental compliance. ECOPACK®
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ECOPACK
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8 Revision history
Table 8.Document revision history
DateRevisionChanges
Removed minimum value from Pentawatt (vertical) package
31-Aug-20113
dimension H3 in Figure 23: Pentawatt V package
Revised general presentation, minor textual updates
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