Applied Sciences (Mar 2022)

Self-Balancing Power Amplifier with a Minimal DC Offset for Launcher Automation Control Circuits of a Surface-to-Air Missile System

  • Piotr Żółtowski,
  • Witold Bużantowicz

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/app12073532
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 7
p. 3532

Abstract

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This paper discusses the design of a new self-balancing amplifier of an AC component power characterized by a minimal output DC offset. The design of the amplifier is based on semiconductor technology and intended for application in low-frequency analog signal processing paths, particularly in surface-to-air missile system launcher automation circuits. The proposed solution has several design and technical-implementation advantages, whereas the primary novelty compared to the commonly used ones is the ability for self-generating a near-zero DC component value of output signal. The design features and technical parameters of the developed amplifier make it suitable for use in a wide range of devices that must ensure the stable, prolonged operation of a low-frequency power amplifier under variable weather conditions and a minimal DC offset of output signal.

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