Technical Features

August 2016

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Figure 1: How to run the ACT72350 BLDC motor example

Optimizing BLDC Motor Control Through System Simulation

Siddharth Mohan, Sr. Design Engineer, Qorvo

Why BLDC motors? Electric motors are responsible for roughly 50% of the world’s total electrical energy consumption, according to the European Commission1. Improving motor efficiency not only reduces operational costs but also plays a vital role in lowering global CO₂ emissions. Among available motor te

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Date:

06/30/2025

Power MOSFETs spearhead greater efficiency

Takashi Akiba, ON Semiconductor

Power MOSFETs have become the preferred choice as the main switching device within power supplies for a wide range of consumer and industrial electronics equipment. Because it has become more important to improve overall power supply efficiency to meet energy saving requirements from governmental and industry st

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Date:

08/29/2016

Smooth, quiet and efficient motion

Frank Malik, Toshiba Electronics Europe

Three-phase Brushless DC (BLDC) motors have become commonplace in applications such as electric fans, office automation equipment and home appliances. The nature of these applications means that not only must the motor driver dissipate as little power as possible, but it also must operate with the bare minimum of

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Date:

08/29/2016

Designing high-efficiency supplies for 24V+ industrial automation

Nazzareno (Reno) Rossetti, Ramesh Giri, and Viral Vaidya, Maxim Integrated

Industrial automation systems are undergoing a revolution to reduce latency and down time. This directly translates to increased profits for factory operators and machine builders. Dubbed Industry 4.0, this effort will add more intelligence across the factory floor from HMI panels and controllers to communication mo

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Date:

08/24/2016