There seems to be some confusion within the industry about the terms “permanent magnet synchronous motors” (PMSMs) and “brushless DC (BLDC) motors”. I’ve talked with several different application ...

So does every other fan in my office and my home. These motors have been around for a long time, not because they’re the best ...

Field-Oriented Control (FOC) is changing how brushless DC (BLDC) motors operate in drones, robotics, and automation. By mathematically controlling torque and magnetic flux alignment, FOC enhances ...

Having reviewed the basics of BLDC motor control in Part 1, the design effort canbegin.. The first quest is to select a microcontroller. Looking in themarketplace there are several microcontrollers ...

Toshiba begins engineering sample shipments of the AEC-Q100 compliant TB9M030FG, a new addition to the SmartMCD series, ...

If you’re an active shopper on RC websites, you’ll find tiny motors spec’ed at hundreds of watts while weighing just a few grams, like this one. Sadly, their complementary motor controllers are ...

The motor and motor control markets are thriving in a number of areas, particularly medical and robotic applications. Also, there is a rich demand for small, efficient, high- and low-torque, and high- ...

The trend in the automotive industry is to replace mechanically actuated systems with systems based on electric motor technology. The traditional brushed dc motor is not suitable for many of these ...

In some categories of motor drive applications, users have little or no tolerance for unpredictable, uneven, or irregular motor behavior. While this certainly cannot be said of all motor-driven ...

Before continuing with the explanation started in Part 2 of the switched-modeoperation, the timer and timing system for the ST7MC motor control cellneeds explanation. All motor timing is driven by one ...