Electronics Consulting – Active Transducer Research Ltd

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With a higher degree in electrical & electronic engineering together with thirty five years of industrial experience, ATRL owner Mike Turner offers in-depth expertise across a wide range of topics, including power electronics, electrical machines and their control, electronic circuit and systems design, audio engineering, energy management and many other engineering topics. Expertise we can offer includes:

Creative and holistic design of circuits & systems
Simplifying difficult/complex problems
Problem & failure analysis, root cause etc.
Product and technology strategy
Electronically controlled motors
Power electronics & switched mode power conversion
Analogue and digital electronics, signal processing
System modelling and dynamics
Active loudspeakers, loudspeaker nonlinearities
Audio electronics
Design with vacuum tubes (valves)
Control systems – classical, state-space and non-linear
Product design, agency approvals & manufacturing
Basic mechanical engineering and acoustics
History of electronics, audio & broadcasting
Business management & entrepreneurship
Manufacturing systems
Quality control

With a network of contacts developed over decades in engineering, we can also connect you with, or bring in additional know-how from, a diverse range of external experts and suppliers.

Power Electronics in Audio

With its emphasis on controlling, converting and delivering energy – as opposed to signals and information – switched-mode power electronics originally had little, if any, relevance to the world of audio engineering. The past three decades have, however, seen a dramatic increase in the overlap between these once quite distinct topics, with switching power supplies now ubiquitous and Class D amplification already a mainstream technology. In January 2023, as incoming Chair of the Audio Engineering Society’s UK Section, ATRL’s Mike Turner drew on 35 years’ professional experience spanning both disciplines, to deliver a talk exploring the origins of power electronics and the developments that led to its rapid growth, together with an introduction to some of the key basic technical considerations. The talk concluded with a brief look at some application examples, all, of course, with an emphasis on audio. You can view the presentation here:

You can also download a PDF copy of the slide presentation HERE.

The Audio Engineering Society

The Audio Engineering Society is the only professional society devoted exclusively to audio technology. Founded in the USA in 1948, the AES is now an international organization that unites audio engineers, creative artists, scientists and students worldwide by promoting advances in audio and disseminating new knowledge and research.

12,000+ members are affiliated with 90+ AES professional sections and 120+ AES student sections around the world that provide members valuable opportunities for professional networking and skill and career growth.

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