In the example shown, the motor-drive supply voltage is 5 V. Ohm’s Law is used to calculate total circuit resistance at 2.5 Ω to limit current through the winding to its 2-A maximum.

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… ...

The first type of motor built is still in widespread use In the late 1800s, several inventors built the first working motors, which used direct current (DC) power. After the invention of the induction ...

If we did, it would typically result in smaller branch-circuit, short-circuit, and ground-fault protective devices and conductors. The full-load current values for NEMA motor horsepower ratings found ...

TB67S539FTG incorporates Toshiba’s latest DMOSFET device [1], which allows it to realize a motor output voltage rating of 40V and a motor output current rating of 2.0A [2].

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. (Photo ...