Motor Drives, Robotics & Controls

November 2021

Solitron Devices announces High-Rel 650V Silicon Carbide MOSFET

Solitron Devices is pleased to announce the introduction of the SD11702, 650V Silicon Carbide (SiC), ultra-low RDS(on) MOSFET. Packaged in a hermetically sealed TO-258, the SD11702 is built for the most demanding industrial, aerospace and defence applications. With operating temperatures of -55°C

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Date:

11/23/2021

UC3M

Robotics and AI to Improve Health Rehabilitation

UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID

A Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) spin-off, Inrobics Social Robotics, S.L.L., has developed a robotic device that provides an innovative motor and cognitive rehabilitation service that can be used at health centres as well as at home. Inrobics was created using research results from the University’s De

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Date:

11/23/2021

Martin Roschkowski, President of Mesago Messe Frankfurt GmbH

SPS 2021 is Canceled

Following the announcement made by Bavarian Prime Minister Dr. Markus Söder in today's press conference, Mesago Messe Frankfurt GmbH is canceling the SPS - Smart Production Solutions, which was scheduled to take place in Nuremberg from 23 - 25 November 2021. In addition to the continued rise in infection rates and

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Date:

11/19/2021

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Figure 1: Key Functional Blocks of BLDC Power Tool

Trapezoidal Commutation for Brushless DC Motors

Chengyuan He, Staff Application Engineer at Alpha and Omega Semiconductor

Introduction Brushless DC Motors (BLDC) have been increasingly used in industry, due to demand for improved functionality, precision, and better utilization of primary energy sources. BLDC features include large torque-to-volume ratio, high reliability, small size, and low cost. There are two major commutation

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Date:

11/09/2021

Entering the Final Quarter with Motors and Optimism

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

As you read this, we’ve surpassed the spooky part of the year, and we’re rapidly approaching the grandaddy of all gluttonous feasts and a holiday where a jolly fat man squeezes down your chimney to deliver gifts. And despite COVID stubbornly sticking around, like that freeloading uncle over the holidays,

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Date:

11/01/2021

BMW Custom Paint Process Highlights Industry 4.0 Benefits

Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

The Special Report in this month’s issue focusses on Motor Drives, Robotics and Controls. Inside that Special Report, we talked a lot on how to make these parts of the production process more efficient, which is a key part of Industry 4.0 along with using sensors and AI to optimize production and predict when ma

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Date:

11/01/2021

OEMs, Including Robotics Manufacturers, Expect Complete Motor Drive and Control Solutions

Kevin Parmenter, Director, Applications Engineering. TSC, America

Robotics isn’t just about replacing humans in manufacturing anymore. It covers everything from robot vacuums and surgical robots to self-guided ROVs to AI-driven production equipment, Cobots and more. According to market research sources, the global robotics market is projected to reach $189.56 billion by 20

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Date:

11/01/2021

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Figure 1: EMI immunity of op amps affects system operation

Reducing Resources in EMC Compliant Applications

Stefan Klein, Field Application Engineer, Application and Technical Solution Center, ROHM Semiconductor Europe

There are growing requirements in many industries for sensing technologies for measuring and control instruments, or for managing small signals. Op amps connect the sensor to the rest of the system. However, today’s systems have much higher component densities, leading to increased noise levels. Installi

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Date:

11/01/2021

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Figure 1. Closed-loop motor control feedback system

Fast Reacting, Optical Encoder Feedback System

Jonathan Colao, Applications Engineer, Analog Devices

Motor rotation information such as position, speed, and direction must be accurate in order to produce precise drivers and controllers across a wide variety of emerging applications—for example, in pick-and-place machines that mount microscopic components in the limited PCB area. Recently, motor controls have be

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Date:

11/01/2021

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Figure 1: Voltage modulation and phase current at 20 kHz with 500 ns dead time

GaN Devices for Smaller, Lighter, Smoother Motor Drives

Marco Palma, EPC

So far, silicon-based power devices have been dominant in the inverter electronics, but today their performance is nearing their theoretical limits. There is an increasing need for higher power density. Gallium nitride (GaN) transistors and ICs have the best attributes to satisfy these needs. The superior

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Date:

11/01/2021

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Figure 1: Technician adjusting connections at wiring closet

Factory Calibrated Configurable IO-Module Brings the Wiring Cabinet to You

Sean Long, Executive Director, Applications for the Industrial and Healthcare Business Unit at Maxim Integrated and Konrad Scheuer, Senior Principal Member of Technical Staff at Maxim Integrated

Connecting sensors and actuators to a process controller at the wiring cabinet is still a manually intensive and sometimes frustrating task. For example, if a process modification means a valve being driven by a Digital Output (DO) voltage must be changed to one using a 4-20mA Analog Output (AO) current, a technician mu

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Date:

11/01/2021

It's a Fair COP26

As we head to the end of the year, it is often time to look back and reflect on how things have changed. This month, and very close to where I live, leaders from around the world will be doing their own retrospective analysis on how they are progressing towards meeting the climate change goals they had previously se

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Date:

11/01/2021