Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and a method for detecting loudspeaker chain failure
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Application No.: US16899364Application Date: 2020-06-11
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Publication No.: US11284208B2Publication Date: 2022-03-22
- Inventor: David Castonguay , Alex Boudreau
- Applicant: SYSTÈMES DE CONTRÔLE ACTIF SOFT DB INC.
- Applicant Address: CA Quebec
- Assignee: SYSTÈMES DE CONTRÔLE ACTIF SOFT DB INC.
- Current Assignee: SYSTÈMES DE CONTRÔLE ACTIF SOFT DB INC.
- Current Assignee Address: CA Quebec
- Agency: Lavery, De Billy, LLP
- Agent Gwendoline Bruneau
- Main IPC: H03F3/183
- IPC: H03F3/183 ; H04R29/00

Abstract:
A method and a system for monitoring operation of at least one loudspeaker in a system comprising a plurality of loudspeakers connected in series on a same amplifier output in at least one loudspeaker chain driven by an amplifier board, the method comprising measuring a current consumed by the amplifier in an operating position of the plurality of loudspeakers, yielding a reference current; stopping the masking system into an idle position; emitting the reference signal, measuring an idle current consumed by the amplifier; and comparing the idle current with the reference current. The system comprises a microprocessor unit and a current measurement module, wherein the current measurement module is configured to measure a current drawn by the amplifiers and feed a resulting signal to the microprocessor unit; and the microprocessor unit generates an output signal to respective output channel.
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