
Appendix B: Thermal Considerations
The RDAG12-8 high power version can be packaged in several ways:
a) In the RT-Box.
b) In an open enclosure exposed to free air.
c) In free air with air circulation provided by the customer..
When the high power option is elected, special attention must be paid to heat generation and heat sinking.
The output amplifiers are capable of delivering 3A at output voltage ranges 0-10V, +/-5V, 0-5V.
However the capability to dissipate the heat generated in the amplifiers limits the permissible load
current. This capability is determined in a significant degree by the type of enclosure the RDAG12-8 is
packaged in.
When installed in the T-box the total power dissipation can be estimated using the following
calculations:
The power dissipated in the output amplifier for each channel is:
Pda= (Vs-Vout) x ILoad.
Where :
Pda
Power dissipated in the output power amplifier
Vs
Power supply voltage
Iload
Load current
Vout
Output voltage
Thus if the power supply voltage Vs= 12v, the output voltage range is 0-5V and the load is 40Ohms, the
power dissipated in the output amplifier by the load current is 7V x .125A =.875W. The power
dissipated by the quiescent current Io =.016A. Po=24Vx.016A=.4w. Thus the total power dissipated in
the amplifier is 1.275W. In the idle mode of operation (the outputs not loaded) at 25
E
C ambient air
temperature the temperature inside the box (in the proximity of the power amplifiers) is ~45
E
C. The
power dissipation in the idle mode is 6.7W.
thencl
The thermal resistance of the box R
(measured in the proximity of the power amplifiers) is estimated
to be~2
E
C/W. Thus the allowed output power for a maximum temperature inside the enclosure 70
E
C is
25
E
C/2
E
C/w =12.5W at 25
E
C ambient air temperature. Thus the allowed total power dissipation with
outputs driving resistive loads is ~19.2W at 25
E
C ambient temperature.
thencl = .
Derating for the ambient temperature rise is 1/R
5W for each degreeC of ambient temperature rise.
Operation In Free Air
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