Method for Operating a Piezoelectric Speaker

    公开(公告)号:US20190268689A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-29

    申请号:US16286870

    申请日:2019-02-27

    申请人: USOUND GMBH

    摘要: A method for operating a piezoelectric speaker for generating sound waves in the audible wavelength spectrum and/or in the ultrasonic range includes at least partially charging a piezo actuator of the piezoelectric speaker with electrical energy of an energy unit and then at least partially discharging the piezo actuator. The method also includes determining at least one present electrical piezo actuator voltage of the piezo actuator. A future input voltage for the piezo actuator is compared with the present electrical piezo actuator voltage prior to charging and/or discharging, and a future differential voltage is derived therefrom. Furthermore, an embodiment of the method can include returning a part of the energy needed to charge the piezo actuator to the energy unit during discharging.

    Method for operating a piezoelectric speaker

    公开(公告)号:US10820091B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-27

    申请号:US16286870

    申请日:2019-02-27

    申请人: USOUND GMBH

    摘要: A method for operating a piezoelectric speaker for generating sound waves in the audible wavelength spectrum and/or in the ultrasonic range includes at least partially charging a piezo actuator of the piezoelectric speaker with electrical energy of an energy unit and then at least partially discharging the piezo actuator. The method also includes determining at least one present electrical piezo actuator voltage of the piezo actuator. A future input voltage for the piezo actuator is compared with the present electrical piezo actuator voltage prior to charging and/or discharging, and a future differential voltage is derived therefrom. Furthermore, an embodiment of the method can include returning a part of the energy needed to charge the piezo actuator to the energy unit during discharging.

    Device for audio signal processing for a piezoelectric speaker

    公开(公告)号:US10812905B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-20

    申请号:US16509997

    申请日:2019-07-12

    申请人: USound GmbH

    摘要: A device and a method for audio signal processing for a piezoelectric speaker for generating sound waves in the audible wavelength spectrum includes a signal input for a digital audio signal, a digital correction unit for correcting a nonlinearity of the speaker, a digital PWM generator that converts the signal corrected by the correction unit into a pulse-width modulated switch signal, a power stage controllable by the switch signal such that the speaker can be charged with a voltage for deflecting a membrane, and a closed-loop control circuit that feeds the voltage back as a feedback signal, which includes a first signal noise in the audible frequency range. The closed-loop control circuit of the device includes a noise shaping unit in that shifts a noise energy of the first signal noise outside of the audible frequency range.

    DEVICE FOR AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR A PIEZOELECTRIC SPEAKER

    公开(公告)号:US20200021914A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-16

    申请号:US16509997

    申请日:2019-07-12

    申请人: USound GmbH

    摘要: A device and a method for audio signal processing for a piezoelectric speaker for generating sound waves in the audible wavelength spectrum includes a signal input for a digital audio signal, a digital correction unit for correcting a nonlinearity of the speaker, a digital PWM generator that converts the signal corrected by the correction unit into a pulse-width modulated switch signal, a power stage controllable by the switch signal such that the speaker can be charged with a voltage for deflecting a membrane, and a closed-loop control circuit that feeds the voltage back as a feedback signal, which includes a first signal noise in the audible frequency range. The closed-loop control circuit of the device includes a noise shaping unit in that shifts a noise energy of the first signal noise outside of the audible frequency range.