Signal processing device and signal processing method
AssigneePanasonic Corporation
InventorKazuya Iwata
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Abstract
A signal processing device includes a transformer simulator for simulating transfer characteristic of a transformer which changes in frequency characteristic depending on a load connected to the transformer and processing an input signal with the transfer characteristic to output the processed signal, and a load impedance simulator for simulating impedance characteristic of a predetermined load to output the impedance characteristic. The transformer simulator simulates the transfer characteristic of the transformer to which the load having the load impedance which is simulated by the load impedance simulator is connected.
Claims14
A signal processing device comprising:
- a transformer simulator for simulating transfer characteristic of a transformer which changes in frequency characteristic depending on a load connected to the transformer and processing an input signal with the transfer characteristic to output the processed signal;
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- a load impedance simulator for simulating impedance characteristic of a predetermined load to output the impedance characteristic,
- wherein the transformer simulator simulates the transfer characteristic of the transformer to which the load having the load impedance which is simulated by the load impedance simulator is connected, by using transfer characteristic of an equivalent circuit comprising an ideal transformer having winding ratio of the transformer to be simulated, and, primary inductance, primary winding leak inductance, primary winding resistance, primary winding floating capacitor, secondary winding leak inductance, secondary winding resistance, and secondary winding floating capacitor, which are parameters specific to the transformer to be simulated, iron loss, and
- in the equivalent circuit, the iron loss and the primary impedance are connected in parallel to the primary side of the ideal transformer, a series circuit including a primary winding leak inductance, a primary winding resistance, and a primary winding floating capacitor is connected in parallel to the iron loss, the input signal is applied across the primary winding floating capacitor, a secondary winding leak inductance, a secondary winding resistance, and a secondary winding floating capacitor are connected in series to the secondary side of the ideal transformer, and the load is connected across the secondary winding floating capacitor.
A signal processing device comprising:
- a transformer simulator for simulating transfer characteristic of a transformer which changes in frequency characteristic depending on a load connected to the transformer and processing an input signal with the transfer characteristic to output the processed signal;
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- a load impedance simulator for simulating impedance characteristic of a predetermined load to output the impedance characteristic,
- wherein the transformer simulator simulates the transfer characteristic of the transformer to which the load having the load impedance which is simulated by the load impedance simulator is connected, and
- the load impedance simulator simulates the impedance characteristic of the audio speaker by using impedance characteristic of a series circuit including a resistor forming a direct-current resistance of the impedance of the audio speaker, and at least one resonance circuit including a resistor, a capacitor and an inductor.
A signal processing method comprising:
- simulating an impedance characteristic of a predetermined load;
- simulating a transfer characteristic of a transformer which changes in frequency characteristic depending on a load connected to the transformer, by using the simulated impedance characteristic of the predetermined load;
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- processing an input signal with the simulated transfer characteristic to generate an output signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.