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    United States Patent 15 Pritchard US00S636284A, Patent Number: Date of Patent: 5,636,284 Jun, 3, 1997 uy 145) [54] SOLID STATE EMULATION OF VACUUM TUBE AUDIO POWER AMPLIFIERS [76] Inventor: Erie K. Pritchard, Rte. 1, Box 536, ‘Berkeley Springs, W. Va. 25411 ey 2] Appl. No. 202,369 Filed: Feb. 25, 1994 Related US. Application Data [63] Continuation in-prt of Se. No. 914,596, Jul 20, 1992, Pat. No, 5,434,536, which is a continuaiionin-part of Ser’ No. 466,865, Jan.'18, 1990, Pat No. 5,133,014, which is a Continuationin-part of PCT/UIS88/01025 Mar. 23, 1988 ‘hich is a contiauation-in-patt of Ser No. 29,144, Mar 23, 1987, Pat. No. 4,809,336, [sl] (32) (38) (OTHER PUBLICATIONS Robert Schoonmaker, R. Schoonmaker Response to Glass Audio Article Re: Kirk Elliot, Aug. 1, 1992, 14 pages. Scott Reynolds, Vacuum-Tube Models for Pspice Simula- tions, Glass Audio-Apr. 1998, 4 pages. pp. 17, 18, 20 and 2. ‘TE. Rutt, Vacuum Tube Triode Nonlinearity as Part of the Electric Guitar Sound, An Audio Engineering Society Pre- print, 13 pages, Oct. 1984. Fender Schematic Diagram, H.O-T. Amplifier; Dated Jan. 5, 1990. Primary Examiner—Forester W. Isen ‘Attomey, Agent, or Firm—Barnes & Thoraburg. 7 ABSTRACT Solid state emulations of vacuum tube power amplifier are shown for both high-power and low-power applications. The emulations include the screen grid and power supply effect of compression, the variable output impedance for reacting ‘with speaker Toad, power tube distortions, the ining and ba ee bias shifting created by the power tube grids, and the bias shifting of the phase split ‘The high-power dsclosure apenast includes a curen amplier which may be linear or svitch- en ing, The low-power disclosure simulates a vacuum tube ree amplifier with a speaker load in order to drive a master sears volume without diminishing the clasic distorted ton. Ithas danse rmeans to simulate the speaker impedance. The solid state ais5@ émltion inchdes a gain contol means which produce an abrra81 38161 unclipped region which may be divided into more ot less son ~ 381/121 stortion than one percent and two clipped regions having. San “savin tilet caput ingots oF dict eguey dara 501536 71998 Prichard 21599 : 546700 11995 atU061 5504055. 61996 38161 54 Claims, 4 Drawing Sheets 48 # — ist |e 45 46 Ly nt P a 49, 61 2 x 543 633 62) 52 St, | 53, x, u Nv = ap Sheet 1 of 4 5,636,284 Jun. 3, 1997 US. Patent 15 FIG 1 af PRIOR ART Ip Ep €&9 FIG 3 FIG 2 US. Patent Jun, 3, 1997 Sheet 2 of 4 5,636,284 48 31 . 1 I 42 L 44 ‘FL? aA FIG + ee 4, 45 46 32 eA NZ I CZ tt Hi 3! 3, v 4! X: e \ 51 5O 61 l 7 xX Z| + 648 638 62 = LF. 54. | 53. N 7 NM NM ae Vv = * 68 31 7 1 a tit 44 ~ i fl FIG 5 oy 42 45 76 a8 = S | <1 y xt 4 : a : 33. ty : 41 re T 7S Y 7 a v 61 hx 34 140 1 a1 [Spe \ss 7 re re i. iV ag 543 633 62 78 54 | 53. a 37 S| i. \ 7g US. Patent Jun. 3, 1997 Sheet 3 of 4 5,636,284 R1 J A AC 7 LN FIG 7 \y/ Ly B Re i FIGE ASE ; ; ; FIG 8 B: eeee a FIG 9 A B “Cy FIG 10 A B IN—M Aw COMPUTER FIG 11 5,636,284 Sheet 4 of 4 Jun. 3, 1997 US. Patent O4- 2 £ tx 1 aioe He i ~N ay t 7 > 4 e- SET ‘GET ~/3 1 ~ ZI 9I4 | 66 os a t co o2t Zr gs~\i . f7 Sav id

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