Category: Motor
CoolSiC™ MOSFET evaluation board for motor drives up to 7.5 kW
Silicon carbide (SiC) is en route to mainstream for applications like photovoltaic and uninterruptable power supplies. Infineon Technologies AG is now targeting the next group of applications for this wide bandgap technology: The evaluation board EVAL-M5-E1B1245N-SiC will help to pave...
Continue ReadingFree Elektor Article: Precision Control for DC Motors
This control circuit will provide the correct rotational speed and direction of a 12-V DC motor. Nothing special in that? But there is definitely, when you consider the multitude of potential options for actuating the motor. You can adjust the speed manually with a potentiometer...
Continue ReadingFree Elektor Article: TMC2160 Motor Driver Board
Stepper motors are popular in computer and microcontroller-based position control applications like robotics, industrial automation, CNC machines, 3D printers and video camera control. Due to their uncomplicated internal construction and their limited number of connection wires, stepper...
Continue ReadingThree-phase, 1.25-kW, 200-VAC small form factor GaN inverter reference design for integrated drives
This reference design is a three-phase inverter with a continuous power rating of 1.25 kW at 50°C ambient and 550 W at 85°C ambient for driving 200-V AC servo motors. It features 600-V LMG3411R150 Gallium Nitride (GaN) power modules with an integrated FET and gate driver mounted on an...
Continue ReadingHigh Power Bidirectional DC Motor Driver using IFX007T
This motor driver circuit can drive a brushed DC motor with up to 250W of continuous load. The project can be controlled with the general logic IO-Ports of any microcontroller. Either an Arduino Uno or other microcontroller can be used as the control board. The project uses two IFX007T...
Continue ReadingInfraRed Robot Controller Shield For Arduino Nano
This compact Infrared robot controller is based on Arduino Nano and L298 H-Bridge. The Nano shield can be used in various DC Motor driver applications using infra-red remote control or speed controller using trimmer potentiometer and direction control with help of slide switch. The...
Continue ReadingInfineon’s Solutions for Pumps and Fans
Fans and pumps can be found in various applications including home appliances and industrial systems. Driven by more stringent regulations and growing awareness around energy efficiency, this segment is increasingly being shaped by rising demand for inverterization, especially in pumps...
Continue ReadingSingle chip from Melexis drives BLDC motors from 100 to 1,000W
Latest generation II motor predriver offers more Flash memory, LIN interface and easy sensor integration. Melexis announces the latest addition to its generation II embedded motor driver product portfolio for automotive applications, with the release of the MLX81206. This single-chip...
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