ECM Introduces New Motor Drive and Controller Platform to Accelerate Adoption of PCB Stator Motor Technology

Purpose-built platform reduces time, cost, and complexity in developing next-generation PCB Stator motor systems. NEEDHAM, ...
Hackaday

SimpleFOC Demystifies Precision BLDC Motor Control

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 motors ...
EDN

The growing use of FPGAs in motor control

Today’s electric motor drive market offers system designers more options than ever before. On the AC side, motor drives provide highly flexible solutions with a growing array of features like variable ...
EDN

Motor efficiency depends on power-factor correction, too

Electric motor power efficiency has taken center stage. Individuals, corporations, and governments are increasingly interested in saving power, now that technology can make it possible and economy ...
Electronic Design

Simple, Low-Cost Dynamometer Setup for Motor Testing (Part 1)

A dynamometer is a testing device that helps engineers collect data for various mechanical loading conditions that a motor or engine might encounter in a particular application. Other than testing the ...
Electronic Design

Simple, Low-Cost Dynamometer Setup for Motor Testing (Part 2)

Figure 1 shows a block diagram of the dynamometer’s architecture. Table 1 describes each of the dynamometer components with the reasons for selection. 1. Shown is a block diagram of dynamometer. The ...