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Heatsink example – Philips TDA2611A User Manual

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November 1982

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Philips Semiconductors

Product specification

5 W audio power amplifier

TDA2611A

Fig.2 Power derating curves.

HEATSINK EXAMPLE

Assume V

P

=

18 V; R

L

=

8

; T

amb

=

60

°

C maximum; T

j

=

150

°

C (max. for a 4 W application into an 8

load, the

maximum dissipation is about 2,2 W).

The thermal resistance from junction to ambient can be expressed as:

Since R

th j-tab

=

11 K/W and R

th tab-h

=

1 K/W, R

th h-a

=

41

(11

+

1)

=

29 K/W.

R

th j-a

R

th j-tab

R

th tab-h

R

th h-a

150

60

2 2

,

----------------------

41 K/W.

=

=

+

+

=