Brushless DC (BLDC) motors are standard fare in low-precision, speedy RC applications. The control schemes needed to run them slowly or precisely go deep into motor theory and might put these motor… ...

Beyond electric fans, much development is underway to improve BLDC motor control systems in applications such as heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), refrigeration, and robotics. For ...

[Davide Gironi] shows us how to implement a sensorless brushless DC motor controller (sensorless BLDC) using an ATmega8 microcontroller. In order to control a BLDC motor you need to know its rotati… ...

The NA7200BE offers a range of functions to design a feature-rich circuit to drive BLDC motors. A wide operating voltage range from 6.3 to 36 V makes using any battery-powered and various other motor ...

Power Integrations’ Motor-Expert™ Suite for BridgeSwitch™ IC family includes new control software for three-phase BLDC motor drives. Image provided courtesy of Power Integrations.

Reference design RD-401 supports inclusion of the FCM8531 3-phase PMSM/BLDC controller, the FSB50550A smart power module, the FAN6961 Boundary Mode PFC Controller, and the FSL306LRN Green Mode ...

Power Integrations has bundled three-phase BLDC control software into its Motor-Expert configuration suite for the BridgeSwitch IC family of half-bridge motor drivers. According to the manufacturer, ...

BLDC motor hardware-software combo slashes inverter sleep-mode consumption to less than 10 mW, expands output power to 1 HP Power Integrations revs up motor-drive offering with BridgeSwitch-2 BLDC ...

Using a BLDC motor helps to achieve that goal. Other benefits include the use of low voltages—12 and 24 V; longer life; and the fact that they’re now available in larger sizes to tackle bigger ...

As motorized equipment accounts for more than 40% of global electricity consumption, motor efficiency is an extremely important issue for environmentally focused sustainable development. As a ...

Demand for low-cost, robust motor drives has spurred increased use of sensorless vector control of induction and BLDC motors — in everything from consumer products to industrial applications, in ...

Toshiba Electronics Europe has launched a three-phase brushless DC (BLDC) motor control pre-driver IC for motors that require high rotation speeds. Suitable for server fans, pumps, blowers and suction ...