Transient intermodulation distortion (TIM)
Figure 28. TIM distortion versus output power
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te Product(s) The diagram of Figure 29 originated by STMicroelectronics can be used to find the slew
le rate (SR) required for a given output power or voltage and a TIM design target.
o For example if an anti-TIM filter with a cutoff at 30 kHz is used and the max. peak-to-peak
bs output voltage is 20 V then, referring to the diagram, a slew rate of 6 V/ms is necessary for
0.1% TIM. As shown slew rates of above 10 V/ms do not contribute to a further reduction in
- O TIM.
) Slew rates of 100 V/ms are not only useless but also a disadvantage in hi-fi audio amplifiers
t(s because they tend to turn the amplifier into a radio receiver.
Obsolete Produc Figure 29. TIM design diagram (fC = 30 kHz)
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