Neil McCauley
17-08-2017, 07:40
Paul McGowan writes:
Continuing our thoughts on power supplies and the differences between a classic linear supply and a SMPS, I thought it might be helpful to list some generalized plus and minus’s of both. For this post I will keep the supplies focused on power amplifiers – I do this because there lies the biggest use/advantage of a SMPS.
I am going to emphasize that in each case, linear vs. SMPS, we are discussing only well designed versions – not everything else out there (lots and lots of bad designs – especially SMPS). Let’s start with a typical classic power amplifier linear supply and list what’s wrong with it:Poor power factor on the line
Continues at http://www.hifianswers.com/2017/08/continuing-our-thoughts-on-power-supplies-and-the-differences-between-a-classic-linear-supply-and-a-smps/
Continuing our thoughts on power supplies and the differences between a classic linear supply and a SMPS, I thought it might be helpful to list some generalized plus and minus’s of both. For this post I will keep the supplies focused on power amplifiers – I do this because there lies the biggest use/advantage of a SMPS.
I am going to emphasize that in each case, linear vs. SMPS, we are discussing only well designed versions – not everything else out there (lots and lots of bad designs – especially SMPS). Let’s start with a typical classic power amplifier linear supply and list what’s wrong with it:Poor power factor on the line
Continues at http://www.hifianswers.com/2017/08/continuing-our-thoughts-on-power-supplies-and-the-differences-between-a-classic-linear-supply-and-a-smps/